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… of California (UC), Merced graduate student working with  Susannah Tringe , JGI’s User Programs deputy and head of the Microbial Systems group … and Methane Production in California’s Canal System,” focuses on anthropogenic impacts on wetland microbiome …

… is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director Nigel Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI has established a portfolio of microbial hosts that users can select to be engineered. “Piloting access to this …

… vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too … be applied to biotechnology and medicine. A more robust understanding of these microbial communities could lead … separate, seawater seeps through cracks in the Earth’s crust and reacts with very hot rocks below, becoming an …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do anything, they must find a host, and not just any host will do. It must be a …

Nikos Kyrpides Dan Rokhsar Simon Roux Jeremy Schmutz Susannah Tringe Tanja Woyke Below are a few projects each of … with switchgrass biology. The information could be useful toward the DOE’s interest in harnessing the crop … (Watch SCGSR fellows Nick Reichart and Ian Rambo talk about their experiences at the JGI.) Igor Grigoriev hosted …

… a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays … scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they suspect there are even more to find. Zealexins are produced … a dozen enzymes. But researchers have now revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins …

… off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — just like we do. Oxygen is a rich source of energy, and because anaerobic fungi can’t harness it, scientists long held … source of antibiotics. Indeed, these anaerobic fungi may be using these compounds for self-defense. But the compounds …

… to unlock their potential for bioenergy, environmental sustainability, and bioproducts. By sequencing and analyzing … genomic potential into practical applications, including sustainable biofuels, biomaterials, natural products, and … biodegradation and biogeochemistry. The program’s focus is on large-scale sequencing efforts that survey the vast …

… (UC), Berkeley, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR), US Department of Agriculture P­­lant Gene Expression Center, … Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … its potential production of biomass on marginal lands not usable for conventional food crops. For that reason, its …

… particularly actinomycetes. His research activity is focused on developing and implementing new technologies and … Mouncey NJ. Comparative and pangenomic analysis of the genus Streptomyces. Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 7;12(1):18909. Otani H, … governs the principal sigma factor in Streptomyces griseus. Mol. Microbiol. 87, 1223-1236. PubMed … Education … …

… microorganisms for biofuel production and other sustainable applications. Summary Hot springs are … A recent study published in  The ISME Journal     focused on a class within  Chloroflexota called  … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has …

The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including … from the atmosphere than current natural processes and use it as a sustainable resource for making high-value bioproducts. As a …