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… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have both the machinery to … , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of Northwestern …

… learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be … glasses, or a cane, but only Waldo will have all of these features. As described July 22, 2019, in  Nature …

By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights into how these ocean photosynthesizers cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … down my spine; if CRISPR was present in so many different species, there was a good chance that nature was using it to do something important.” Related Publications:  A scoutRNA Is Required for Some Type V …

A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate … data this work leverages. These experiments focused on two species at once: the model legume species  Medicago …

A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate … this work leverages.   These experiments focused on two species at once: the model legume species  Medicago …

JGI researchers lend expertise to develop tools and data hub for NIH program. While the … viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome … Berkeley National Laboratory, have collaborated with global researchers on projects related to understanding how …

Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to … N. crassa is the model organism for filamentous fungi, all of which contain a wide array of plant cell-wall degrading …

Scientists have discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock switchgrass has adapted to expand its habitat range. … A collaborative team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for … occurring ploidy levels, called cytotypes, across the species. These are primarily tetraploids (4X or four copies …

… from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists …

Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, … — making it difficult to grasp a deeper understanding of fundamental aspects of fern biology and, more broadly, … of defense mechanisms. The Impact There are over 10,400 species of ferns alive today. Boasting adaptations in order …

… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes within the soil. … harbored fungal genomes, including a novel Leotiomycetes species and Coniochaeata lignaria , and both DNA and RNA …