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… a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees … with functions useful for forest recovery, this study sheds light on how microbes contribute as a forest recovers after …

… decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise gene targeting in the genome in the … produces high amounts of oil and can grow with or without light. The relatively small size of its genome also … already used this alga to understand how genes with unusual structures work in green algae. The genome is remarkably …

… Specializing in mass spectrometry-centered projects, Dr. Bowen’s work focuses on developing high-performance computing workflows and … for advanced analysis, modeling, and data integration. Dr. Bowen’s expertise in spectral alignment, molecular … Arkansas, Fayetteville, Chemical Engineering Ph. D. – Arizona State University, Tempe, Chemical Engineering …

… help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … of chromosomes, are available. The genome assemblies highlight the multiple advances in sequencing technologies … continue to evolve so rapidly in gene content and structure. He and JGI Plant Program head Jeremy Schmutz …

… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … The team’s findings also illustrate what’s happening on a spatial scale. Breaking down plant matter by fungi is … This work was supported by the Czech Science Foundation (18- 25706S and 20-02022Y), by the Ministry of Education, …

… Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … planet’s microbial diversity is immense, yet much of it remains unknown. For more than a decade, researchers around the … resource, but also yielding and supporting many high-impact publications ,” emphasized Markus Göker, who managed the …

… (https://data.jgi.doe.gov/) launched last year, it was only accessible through the plant portal  Phytozome . Now … common set of metadata. For Steve Wilson, JGI’s Systems Engineering group lead, the Data Portal reflects a structural … requires that users know about the FY Funding Year, and the publication status in addition to the public/private status. …

… Innovative technology from this biomanufacturing … between the JGI and the Foundry on this project highlights an  ongoing partnership that combines the JGI’s … research and development (LDRD). The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome …

… The Secondary Metabolism Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary … more than 13 million BGCs in the catalog at the time of publication, it is the largest repository of BGC sequence … U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https:// ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help … rig explosion that dumped nearly five million barrels of light crude oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, …

… ActinoBase offers a public portal of insight into special … word. The 500 species described within the group are responsible for roughly two-thirds of antibiotics, and a deeper … are also abundant in soil and can be used as biocontrol agents and to promote plant growth. It is the largest …

… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( … zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of diverse structures. The Impact Zealexins belong to a class of … AFRI (1758976 to A.H. and E.S.) for sesquiterpenoids, National Science Foundation Plant-Biotic Interactions Program …