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… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can … an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among and within poplar trees, and … were striking. Adding PM193 caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . …

… in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic … of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of thousands of genetic switches implicated in developmental and … the JGI's Deputy for Science Programs. Click to learn more about our seven science program — their areas of focus, …

… — in the cyanobacterium  Synechocystis . Through an array of experiments at universities and national user facilities, researchers found that this protein detects … we were able to work with on this project to ask questions about structure and function,” Blaby-Haas said.  Looking at …

… ecological consequences of microbe-microbe interactions. Using metagenomes recovered directly from environmental … researchers have been able to gain further insights about how microbes have adapted to thrive in polar … Nanohaloarchaeota were predicted to be capable of autonomous growth because they had larger genome sizes and their …

… combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those … paired CRISPR and CRAGE technologies. While CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) is … and other industries — yet there’s still so much about them we don’t know.  Unlocking the power of secondary …

… so nice and helpful.”     Mo Kaze, UC Merced JGI Mentor : Susannah Tringe, Microbial Systems Group “Everyone here is very kind and really open to talking about their work. It’s fun to be around people who are generous with their time and like nerding out about the big stuff, well, the little stuff! People hold …

… funded by a DOE training grant.  Building off the previous year’s project, undergraduate interns Tamyra Long and … the Oakland soccer club this summer.  Want to learn more about their experience? Watch the short video below:  Video … with Zyiah and Tamyra this summer and teaching them more about how to analyze data. Zyiah Mikes : Dr. Yi Zhai is our …

… highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often … relative of the oak. These fungi are part of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on … work (proposal:10.46936/10.25585/60001048) conducted by the US Department of Energy JGI (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a …