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… Six new members have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute … feedback on pangenome tool development. Maurice is a fungal evolutionary ecologist with interests in understanding which …

… Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short … Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) suite of tools managed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) … from infecting viruses and phages. In the event of a new infection, the microbes use the genetic information …

… The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from … can whip up dozens of complex natural products, including new ones. The Impact In the past, natural products have been …

… JGI’s  MycoCosm data portal , an interactive collection of sequenced fungal genomes, omics data and comparative … user community inputs. We also have the potential to create new EcoGroups – reach out to us. 3.  Q: Can you use NCBI … While are still working on finalizing the tree and related publication the tree is still in development and not …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights into how these ocean photosynthesizers cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… chemical factories. They hold genetic blueprints for dozens of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under … promoter sequences within these gene clusters, offering new regulatory targets for engineering efforts. Importantly, … hundreds of Streptomyces species, pointing toward shared mechanisms that could be exploited for bio-based …

… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common … drought, from a large-scale field experiment to uncover the mechanisms behind sorghum’s capacity to produce high yields …

… Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address wide-ranging … Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley. Dr. Pennacchio received his Ph.D in 1998 from the Department of Genetics at Stanford University where he uncovered the …

… Jan. 7: New Capabilities to Study Secondary Metabolism   Although there are still a large number of secondary metabolites yet to be discovered and their … accessing these untapped metabolic capabilities is often tedious and resource intensive. This is often due to, …

… researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use … process called fermentation. To better understand the range of bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of metabolism, researchers recently compiled a list of with …

… Retracing how the dry rot Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new ecological habitat. The Science By comparing genetic … plant mass for conversion to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study lends insights on how the … than its partner brown rots. The team’s results reflect the evolutionary gains and losses of S. lacrymans var. lacrymans …

… Since 2012, Mr. Shahab has led the development of an integrated platform for tracking JGI's sequencing … tracking, and enables efficient analysis and reporting of sequencing projects and their status. Mr. Shahab has … BS in Electrical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia; MS in Computer Science, …