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… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … coauthor Lee did the initial development of a streamlined workflow that reduces the time and cost associated with this purification step, and Baumgart continued and …

… Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by … a job site for a task that requires a flathead screwdriver with a full toolbox including Phillips and specialty … available at the Fungal Genetics Stock Center. This work was supported by an Energy Biosciences Institute Grant, …

… Science In a recent  Nature Genetics paper , researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the … the Community Science Program . The comparative framework provided by these high quality reference genome … a resource that associates plant’s genetic variants with specific adaptation mechanisms they had identified. For …

… The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using proteins on … known, throws open the doors to characterizing how DGRs work at the molecular level. Scientists might then harness …

… are bacteria that act like tiny natural engineers with special skills to break down pollutants and recycle … microorganisms for biofuel production and other sustainable applications. Summary Hot springs are … and inorganic compounds. Studying their diverse metabolic capabilities offer insights into how microbial processes …

… species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different lifestyles. The Science The bacterium SAR324 is unusually cosmopolitan. In the ocean’s North Pacific … data gave the team unprecedented resolution to study the network of genes that contribute to the metabolisms that …

… Researchers report a new reference genome for eucalyptus in the July edition of the journal G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics , with significant advances compared to the 2014 Eucalyptus … of eucalypts as woody biomass crops for the bioeconomy. The work contributes to the efforts of the  U.S. Department of …

… carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground … organisms share space at cellular scale: fungi stretch a network of tendrils called arbuscules into a plant’s root cells, and both organisms … in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of …

… The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including … have developed a platform that mimics chloroplast function within a cell-sized system. The Impact Photosynthesis … a step toward an artificial photosynthetic cell. The work is part of a long-term effort to capture and utilize …

… notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve … cow stomach. Rumen – and its microbes – are really a powerhouse. Rumen microbes have the ability to break down hardy … study subject that could lead to more sustainable energy production.  However, less than 10% of the microbes found in …

… With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more … Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but … (now at Stanford University) collaborated with the JGI. Working together, they found most bacterial genomes from …

… of eight weeks this past summer, 10 students from UC Merced worked closely with JGI scientists on research projects that contribute to … wide — from implementing new data visualization tools, to using natural language processing techniques to categorize … Intern: Brendan Blasius (undergraduate) Mentor: Guohong "Albert" Wu Click the …