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… on developing new bioinformatics solutions to support JGI in adopting new genomics technologies, scaling up … genomics analysis to peta-bases, and enabling data-driven science. This is a group of computational biologists, bioinformaticians, computer scientists and biostatisticians. Through collaborations with …

… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … prediction approaches, researchers have created a new program called iPHoP (pronounced “eye-pop”,  freely … described in Plos Biology , the research team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome …

… about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the … originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed light on both when and how eelgrass … many species able to occupy the regions where eelgrass flourishes. The plant can thrive in both frigid and tropical …

… to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications. … goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to …

… when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial activity teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break … proteins in the samples were then isolated and sequenced by scientists at the Environmental Molecular Sciences …

… datasets. The work was  recently published in the journal  Developmental Cell and provides a community resource … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … Report Released Berkeley Lab News:  Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive Prestigious Five-Year Research Grant   … …

… infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, so … In  their study , which appeared in  The ISME Journal , they focused on how virus-infected microbes are … U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often source their nutrients — the shii tree, a Japanese relative … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a … is a long and laborious process — as well as a key way scientists study microorganisms. Because microorganisms live … HT-SIP is a capability available to request through  the JGI proposal calls . … Work at Lawrence Livermore National …