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… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team of researchers has found numerous examples … zofingiensis . “I was scrutinizing the genes of one of our species of algae and kept seeing what looked like … and first author of the article. The research team included scientists at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, …

… symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … of mutualistic forest-dwelling fungi … Datasets … From our partners …

… to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who was recently selected … management best practices that have advanced the microbial sciences. The Prize also recognizes innovative and impactful analysis of microbiome data that has changed our understanding of the microbiome and the microbial …

… (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase), the National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC), and Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area are also co-located in the IGB. Vision The …

Genomics and Systems Biology Division of the Lab’s Biosciences Area since 2018. Woyke also holds appointments as … has been groundbreaking. The JGI is most fortunate to have scientists of Dr. Woyke’s caliber support the JGI User community in accessing our resources and help them to push the boundaries of energy …

… genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can … recorded. Samples were taken again at two, six, 12 and 24 hours. By the 24-hour mark, these algae showed significant … increased nutrient uptake and decreased cell death.  Scientists then extracted RNA to analyze gene expression, to …