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… in mammals: a structure that helps correct deleterious mutations. The Impact Shrub willow and its close relative  Populus trichocarpa,  or the poplar tree, are potential biofuel … willow is flipped: females are heterogametic. To avoid confusion with the mammalian system, the sex chromosomes are …

… gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications. Cas9 needs guide RNA … of the genes in a lipid-prolific yeast. The Impact The team used this set of guide RNAs on  Yarrowia lipolytica to … furthers the U.S. Department of Energy’s goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the …

… the metabolomics capabilities and product offerings for JGI users.  Using cutting-edge mass spectrometry-based techniques, the … turnover, DNA-SIP for helping identify active micro-organisms within complex communities, and custom software …

… that will help solve energy and environmental challenges.   Usually, plants have the upper hand against any kind of … of years evolving tactics against potential threats. “Because plants can’t run away, they’ve evolved these really … microbes — and the enzymes that would be produced by microorganisms — out,” said JGI user/collaborator Michelle …

… of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… in mass spectrometry-centered projects, Dr. Bowen’s work focuses on developing high-performance computing workflows and … supporting the DOE’s Biological and Environmental Research user community in their bioenergy and environmental … State University, Bioengineering & Metabolic Biology … 2024 Berkeley Lab Recognition of Excellence Award 2016 R&D …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … and in the laboratory. “We are fortunate because the progenitor species of  Brachypodium hybridum are … de Zaragoza, one of the paper’s senior authors. “It offers us the possibility to explore genomically the whole complex …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do anything, they must find a … bacteria, millions of  microbes govern ecosystems. These organisms carry out important environmental processes like  …

… life on Earth, and led to the development of multicellular organisms. Not all bacterial lineages harnessed aerobic … popularizer and communicator (and at one time, the spouse of Lynn Margulis). The information was then used to predict the metabolic strategies applied by a common …

… at the 5th position on its carbon ring, or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an important piece of how they regulate … the genome. Many plant pathogens such as the fungi that cause poplar leaf rust, are rich in transposons, which may help the pathogens …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … a cold-adapted microalga: the diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus . At that time, they noted that the F. cylindrus genome encoded more proteins requiring zinc than …

… highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often … conducted by the US Department of Energy JGI (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, was …