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… a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees … clearer picture of how burned ecosystems return to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a … To complete this analysis, a multi-institutional team of researchers collected soil samples from a wildfire that …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights into how these ocean … experiments at universities and national user facilities, researchers found that this protein detects iron and … DOE’s Office of Science is the largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and …

… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics as … the CRISPR-Cas9 investigations began as “curiosity driven research.” In the early 2000s, UC Berkeley colleague and … to address a wide range of new questions — from basic research, like learning how to optimize the gene editing …

… clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … mycobiont. However, despite a century-and-a-half of lichen research, many of the symbiosis’ details remain unclear. For … deciphering their internal molecular mechanisms can help researchers better model global carbon and nitrogen cycling. …

… chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient hybridization (polyploidy) and insights into the dynamics of gene … name suggests giant miscanthus literally towers over most researchers due to its prodigious capability for growth. … Innovation (CABBI), a Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Research Center, along with researchers from the Energy …

… Committee (UEC) – Jack Gilbert, Ashley Shade, and Jason Stajich! They join six other JGI users already serving on … – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on … in mind. Microbiome ecologist Shade became Director of Research at France’s Centre National de la Recherche …

… surfaces of plants and their roles in plant health and environmental processes. The Science In a recent Microbiome paper , scientists focused on the conifer needle microbiome. The phyllosphere, which is … (DOE) Office of Science’s Biological and Environmental Research program because of its relevance to understanding …

… decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise gene targeting in the genome in the … optimization for enhanced lipid production. Also notable, researchers found it is missing 33 genes thought essential … the Department of Energy (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program to advance a fundamental …

… This webinar focused on how the JGI employs single-molecule, long-read DNA sequences to aid with genome assembly and transcriptome analysis of microbial, fungal, and plant research projects.  More recently, these long-reads have … DOE’s Office of Science is the largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and …

… high-performance computing resources, an upcoming hackathon led by the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility … Office of Science user facility, aims to explore applications in the life sciences that can be ported to the GPU … with changes in industry/DOE Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) facilities. It’s a leadership opportunity …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce … With an eye to harnessing these nitrogenase-like enzymes, researchers have recently characterized a specific enzyme, …

… For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, … your career, I witnessed you design and model what great research support is at the Laboratory.” Chief Counsel Jeff … of the DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research: Sharlene Weatherwax; Associate Director of …