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… date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome sequence can … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, and others like … the need for a more comprehensive exploration of genomic DNA modifications (epigenome).  In  Nature Ecology & …

… growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual … effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of scientists studied what happens to the tree’s physical … as secreted proteins. However,  M. elongata  seems to encourage the plant to have leakier cell walls and weaker …

… and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … of the key community participants and enabling future metagenomics studies.   …

… The JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) represents the JGI user … on JGI policies and practices that affect users and their science including technical capabilities offered, proposal … scientific community and promotes communication and collaboration within the user community. UEC responsibilities …

… activity is focused on developing and implementing new technologies and methodologies that facilitate discovery of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he studied transcriptional regulation, metabolism and … Savchenko, A., and Eltis, L.D. (2016) The activity of CouR, a MarR family transcriptional regulator, is modulated …

… published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , researchers at Stanford University, the Chan … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, report the … These two things combined led us to conclude that our new methanogen did not belong to the Euryarchaeota, the …

… helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not … study in which researchers paired CRISPR and CRAGE technologies. While CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … enzyme activity assay. The work was  reported in  The ISME Journal . While the screen caught several microbes from known …

… Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and incredibly complex — … secondary metabolites and associated genes are great resources for bioremediation, new agricultural applications or … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …