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… reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes excel … along with a regulatory accessory protein and multiple metallocofactors. Given the MAR system’s potential to function … contexts.  “That allows us now to really start thinking about the structure-function relationship. What could we do, …

… – the complete set of RNA molecules transcribed from all the genes within a cell or tissue at a specific time or … specific conditions – in over a dozen plants. To learn more about the project, HudsonAlpha’s Research Communication … It was developed to improve plant genome annotations at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI)*, …

… between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether or not anyone registers the … carbon and cycle key nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.  This way, the fungi of forest soils hold keys to tree … give researchers a way to access much more information about fungi in these environments. “Now with these new tools …

… analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple … the team. These strains have been characterized physiologically and enzymatically, with descriptions of how their … information as well as of important descriptive metadata about each strain. “This has been a very fruitful …

… As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to … food webs are microscopic photosynthesizing organisms called phytoplankton (from the Greek phyto for ‘plant’ and … other words, some like it hot; some do not. “We can think about the ocean, naively, as a sort of homogeneous medium. …

… expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the number of viruses in the same … they are found everywhere, comparatively little is known about viruses, much less those considered large and giant. …

… exist without cocoa According to the  International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), global cocoa bean production in … for comparative purposes on the latest version of the JGI plant portal Phytozome at  phytozome-next.JGI.doe.gov . … annotation was developing a high quality node for cacao used for systemic orthology to enable use for both cacao …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most … establish itself in a variety of new environments.  This all started roughly 250,000 years ago, when eelgrass … and by a grant to J. Eisen, J.J.S. and J.L.O. from the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute Community …

… leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and … and biogeochemical cycles. He provides his expertise to the JGI user community and supports various user projects in the … roles of microeukaryotes in terrestrial ecosystems. Additionally, Dr. Schulz is leading a DTRA-funded program on …