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… The Science Haloarchaea flourish in hypersaline environments, and researchers are interested in learning how … microbes have learned to adapt from marine to hypersaline conditions by studying the microbial communities in Antarctic … (DP150100244) and the Australian Antarctic Science program (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of …

… Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the … habitats. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic information for every … with various origins, ranging from fungi, plants to bacteria. Back in 2011 when these genome and transcriptome …

… from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: … smoothly. As reported August 26, 2021, in Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of … senior authors. “But this has been done most commonly in bacterial-based systems, and so one of the things that I …

… from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Yeast strains engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in … senior authors. “But this has been done most commonly in bacterial-based systems, and so one of the things that I …

… virtually with JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate in … the previous year and continue working on their research project! The JGI-UC Merced internship program was founded in … Evolution of the Mitochondria Internship …

… The JGI’s Genomes OnLine Database celebrates 25 years as a vital resource for … ago, the  Genomes OnLine Database has matured from six projects on a spreadsheet into a flagship  genomic metadata … analysis initiatives. GOLD not only curates sequencing projects carried out at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) …

… biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth … pest control. Secondary metabolites are highly regulated in bacteria, making it difficult to identify which pathway … could potentially allow for introducing CRISPR into other bacteria, thereby enhancing the scientific community’s …

… viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in environments all over the world, scientists have discovered … , these giant viruses boast larger genomes than many bacteria. Until recently, understanding of giant viruses … previously thought, and potentially even more abundant than bacteria. A fourth option for virus discovery is …