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… and thrive — some varieties grow their leafy stalks 16 to 18 feet into the air. Beyond being a staple grain eaten around the world, sorghum’s potential to adapt and thrive in our … sorghum’s survival secrets could change not only how we use and grow sorghum, but other important crops as well. In …

… enzyme family evolved across 90 species. “One unique thing about this work was our focus on all the kingdoms, including animals, plants, bacteria, … nitrogen metabolisms can be so varied.  As evolution has progressed, organisms have developed metabolisms that …

… fungi can form such symbiotic partnerships. To learn more about these other plant-fungal relationships, an … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … toward filling gaps on the fungal Tree of Life through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project. Hacquard’s group had assembled …

Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it … cells as virocells, a change in name first described in 2011 which reflects the metabolic changes they’ve undergone. … ocean could fix less carbon when infected. Little is known about virus-infected microbial cells that are transformed …

… a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays … zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they suspect there are even more to find. … scientists a bigger bang for their buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these …

… combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those … and other industries — yet there’s still so much about them we don’t know.  Unlocking the power of secondary … in overcoming this obstacle when it hit the scene in 2019. Now, that power is poised to grow exponentially by …

Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in … particularly actinomycetes. His research activity is focused on developing and implementing new technologies and … trove of microbial natural products. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2021 Nov;19(11):683. Mouncey NJ, Otani H, Udwary D, …

The Impact Traditional methods for breaking down biomass use aerobic methods (those using oxygen) to remove lignin and transform the remaining … (MAO), Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies grants W911NF-09–D-0001 and W911NF-19-2-0026 (MAO), US Army Research …

… forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way … from a wildfire that burned at the Colorado-Wyoming border, about a year after the fire. They sampled soil across a … … This work was supported through a USDA NIFA award (2021-67019-34608) to M.J.W. FTICR-MS analyses were performed …

… fellow interns and scientists alike. Want to learn more about their experience? Watch the short video below. Video … fall for my master’s in plant soil science and my career focus is plant breeding. Ti’Yanna Watson: My mentor is Dr. Yi … through climate change. Ti’Yanna Watson: The best part about interning here is the community aspect. Everyone here …