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… of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). And one of the tools … that researchers can apply to study the transcription factors that control how genes are turned on is known as DNA … factors have been repurposed during evolution to control new functions,” O’Malley said. “Combining the two approaches …

… participants in state-of-the-art analytical methods in this area, by means of theoretical lectures and seminars as well as practical hands-on sessions in bioinformatics and …

… roles of microbial communities in carbon cycling, in interactions with plants, and as drivers of methane production, …

… mechanisms of sex determination could also lead to new approaches to accelerate flowering, which can speed the … at West Virginia University (WVU), led the study’s international team, which included scientists from Oak Ridge … , using long-read sequencing to assemble the repetitive areas of the complete sex chromosomes. The results were …

… a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), with computing resources … affect a microbe’s ability to cycle nutrients or produce new chemicals. They can also affect ecosystems by killing … plasmids or viruses. geNomad combines a broad scope, targeting all known groups of viruses and plasmids. It is also …

… breakdown. They’ve spent millions of years evolving tactics against potential threats. “Because plants can’t run … material for a wide range of fuels and chemicals. To get to that point, industrial facilities will need … to find beautiful diversity.”  Within that diversity of bacteria and fungi, O’Malley and her team are amassing all …

… produce. For more on this feat, see this Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Newscenter story and this piece in  Current Opinion in … to take advantage of their joint metabolisms. Because, together, microbes can be used to create compounds more …

… movement, each of these lures are the bait designed to attract specific catches. A similar technique has been developed … of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Using a single-cell … can uncover more about cellulose-degrading microbes. The new technique is another tool for microbial ecologists to …

Mono Lake, a saline soda lake east of California’s Yosemite National Park, taken by JGI’s own Jon Bertsch. Microbes …