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… hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … enzyme activity assay. The work was  reported in  The ISME Journal . While the screen caught several microbes from known …

Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … one of the senior authors on the paper, of the uncovered viral diversity. “Although the technical challenges of data … system. “We then looked into many more samples and refined our methodology,” Neri said. “Our team grew and so did the …

… networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of … importantly, when faced with a veritable buffet of carbon sources, these fungi detect which complex chains are … regulatory networks as they responded to available carbon sources, which ranged from simple sugars to plant biomass. …

Harnessing BER-funded data resources, researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into … Environmental Research (BER) program to enable scientific discovery in support of the DOE mission. Fermentative …

… expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of … can breathe oxygen — just like we do. Oxygen is a rich source of energy, and because anaerobic fungi can’t harness … natural products . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for the first …

… of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … The JGI sequenced the shrub willows through the  Community Science Program , using long-read sequencing to assemble the …

… “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant … The moss genomes’ metabolic pathways could lead to the discovery of genes that could be used for multiple … comprise a full third of each moss genome, and are almost four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the …

… to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to … to legend, Abraham Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four …

… by the JGI and co-organized with NIST,  the goal of the Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) symposium was to bring together a “Viral EcoGenomics” community to foster discussion on how to … and industrial applications.  Thank you to all of our in-person and virtual attendees! Click here for the …

JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate in professional … genomics and to help foster a diverse future workforce in science. To learn more about each intern’s experience during …

… growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual … The cuttings included genotypes from the DOE BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), predecessor of  DOE’s Center for … as secreted proteins. However,  M. elongata  seems to encourage the plant to have leakier cell walls and weaker …