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… the range of bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of metabolism, researchers recently compiled a list of … bioproducts. Summary Researchers at the University of California, Davis and UC Santa Barbara generated a list of … They then used the JGI’s GOLD and IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of the organisms on …

… of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of California, Berkeley. He contributed to the Human Genome Project … Moscow, Russia PhD in Molecular Biology, Research Institute for Genetics and Selection of Industrial Organisms, Moscow, … in computational structural genomics, University of California, Berkeley, CA …

… language processing techniques to categorize genetic information. Learn more about their work here in a series of … virtual events and technology enabled a fruitful experience for mentors and students alike. Tools like Slack, Google … career in genomics, and to help foster a diverse future workforce in science. Since the program’s inception, more than …

… tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications. Cas9 needs guide RNA to lead it … , a team of researchers likewise honed their tool before felling their research problem: at a genetic level, how … Y. lipolytica work? The project was a multi-institutional effort led by then-graduate student Cory Schwartz and his …

… plant species have adapted to their local environments; for example, crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying and breeding varieties that have high … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… organisms called phytoplankton (from the Greek phyto for ‘plant’ and planktos for ‘wanderer’). But they vary across the global ocean. … a nucleus). These photosynthesizing eukaryotes, or algae, form the basis of productive food webs in cold, but fecund … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the … the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for the first time, that this group is unexpectedly … Indeed, these anaerobic fungi may be using these compounds for self-defense. But the compounds may also be involved in …

… revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of … the protective function of zealexins and related compounds for other plants, including those cultivated for bioenergy. The zealexin synthesis pathway may be …

… the SCGSR research experience was “an ideal opportunity for me to get real-world experience.” As he finalizes his … as a computational biologist. My primary future goal is to form a startup.” …

… projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy … DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)—have selected 11 proposals for support from 53 received through a joint research call. … selected with four focused on biofuels and bioproducts. For example, Sabeeha Merchant of the University of …

… to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and cell motility. It’s also a model for studying lipid production in other algae that may be more viable for sustainable biofuel production. The JGI published a …