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Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm … roots with genomes from other plant-associated fungi. Their analysis identified fungal gene families that help … relationships, but not all plants and fungi can form such symbiotic partnerships. To learn more about these other …

… episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – that’s managed to have a big impact. UC Berkeley plant biologist Sabeeha Merchant explains why she works on this alga, how researchers managed to sequence its …

… research as part of the Metagenome Program. His responsibilities include the development of novel computational … design of new experimental approaches to link viruses to their host(s), collaboration with JGI users for analyzing … 2018 Senior Editor: Microbiology Resource Announcements … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

… to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More than two billion years ago, cyanobacteria acquired the ability to produce their own food and generate oxygen as a byproduct. The …

… in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often source their … genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  new … for converting plant waste into sugars for  biofuel production. Additionally, these fungi play a role in the global  …

Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is considered to be a … contribution they make, whether as part of a course or internship, and before ever publishing a research article. … National Labs, User Facilities and Programs, and introduce best practices for anyone to get credit for their …

… zu Berlin   has developed an atlas that maps gene expression patterns in the  Arabidopsis root, profiling nearly … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … Phytozome and will be available for future single-cell projects.” The Berkeley Lab  Biosciences Area has been …

In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint Genome Institute … published a Nature Communications paper that builds off their early collaborations that could help crop breeders and … the complicated evolutionary history of strawberry in such detail is biologically interesting,” Session said.  The …

Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … The planet’s microbial diversity is immense, yet much of it remains unknown. For more than a decade, … physiologically and enzymatically, with descriptions of how their activities influence biochemical reactions. For this …

… bioinformatics software to enable analysis and interpretation of genomic and metagenomic data for JGI’s user community. She also provides support for user science and projects through implementation of advanced analysis …

… biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container with access to sunlight, water and carbon dioxide … grow, and then harvest for use as biofuels and other bioproducts. As any good cook knows, recipes can be refined for … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …