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… A new approach for improving functional annotation in fungal genomes. The … unique traits in far-flung species would speed up efforts to harness species diversity in traits relevant to … and biochemistry. Their capabilities can be harnessed for a wide range of biotechnological applications, including …
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… Woyke and other JGI researchers made their debut writing for the Nature Reviews Microbiology column last year — and … their expertise in environmental genomics by writing for the column Genome Watch in Nature Reviews Microbiology … 27, is about engineering plants and their microbiomes for more sustainable agriculture and was written by JGI …
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… energy and environmental challenges. Scanning the California oak woodlands from the air, large swaths of the … can be seen. These plagued patches have become kindling for the inevitable next firestorm. The majestic sentinel … served as just that on a catastrophic scale from Baja California north into Oregon and beyond. The disease is known …
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… of 2020, selected from 118 nominees. The selection process for AAM Fellows is based on their records of scientific … leaders in the field of microbiology and are relied upon for authoritative advice and insight on critical issues in … methods to access the genetic material of uncultivated microbes and link their genomes to the roles they play in …
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… of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of California, Berkeley. He contributed to the Human Genome Project … Moscow, Russia PhD in Molecular Biology, Research Institute for Genetics and Selection of Industrial Organisms, Moscow, … in computational structural genomics, University of California, Berkeley, CA …
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… those big goals with their everyday activities, striving for sustainability in lab spaces as well as offices. These efforts dovetail into sustainability commitments for the wider Berkeley Lab. “We’re shifting now to our … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit …
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… highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science.” Less than 6,200 … a gene related to seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time. I-Min Chen , Natalia Ivanova , Nikos … , and Tanja Woyke were part of a “big data” mining effort reported in Nature Biotechnology that led to the …
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… and have very little oxygen, which is tough on the type of microbes that break down plant matter. This means plants … by minimizing flood risks and filtering water. Peat formed there over thousands of years sequesters more carbon … vegetation types in the world combined. Harvesting peat for energy has been increasingly discouraged due to …
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… Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi from … explained: “One of the hallmarks of JGI is our diverse workforce and our diverse collaborators around the world. That … Clarissa Nobile, investigating interactions between microbes and venomous hosts. She also facilitates the …
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… Martin and Lucas Auer discuss their work on communities of forest floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into seagrass meadows' …
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… Streamlined genome with precise gene targeting transforms oil-producing alga into a powerful platform for developing bio-based industrial products. The … genome-scale engineering technologies to control plants and microbes for bioproducts and biomaterial manufacturing. …
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