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… Congratulations to Tanja Woyke, who has been awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in … Programs. Earlier this year, she was elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM). She has led JGI’s … . Woyke also holds appointments as Adjunct Scientist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and as Associate …

… essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study … Genome Engineering) is a technique researchers can use to integrate large genetic payloads directly into … that quickly kill the host. Understanding exactly how P. luminescens and its secondary metabolites work could …

… long-term open access ecological data to better understand how U.S. ecosystems are changing.  Through the  “Facilities … Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) , successful applicants can also access resources at NEON. This includes … researchers may also request access to the  Biological Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (Bio-SANS) instrument …

… are becoming common images in many regions due to more extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts and … products.  Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is an African grass that adroitly handles droughts, floods and poor … to determine what genes respond to drought conditions, and how these conditions impact the crop and its microbiome. For …

… Meeting.  A wide array of invited speakers shared how research infrastructure – DNA sequencing, synthesis, … those lab studies to really understand what the organisms can do. And we need the field’s context to see why it … or a picture of delight?” She went on to explain that the ambiguity was exactly her point. “Things have one or another …

… The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … of its photosynthetically fixed carbon to the mycobiont. However, despite a century-and-a-half of lichen research, … ecosystems, deciphering their internal molecular mechanisms can help researchers better model global carbon and nitrogen …

… We know all kinds of things about plastic – except, how to break it down for recycling. But some hungry insects can digest plastic. So researchers are taking a look at how these critters process plastic, to improve plastic …

… we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … and environmental challenges. Sorghum stands out as a candidate feedstock for biofuels thanks to its drought and … reference genome for Sorghum bicolor . Since then, 2,993 publications, 107 patent applications, and 53 patents have …