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… 1000 fungal genomes to create two reference genomes for all fungi families — essentially, the foundation for an … Riverside would focus on broad sampling of early diverging fungi, and Francis Martin of the French National Institute … on in-depth exploration of ecology-related groups of fungi. The 1KFG project has brought together over 400 …

… The Impact Part of the Department of Energy’s work toward developing a clean energy economy is developing … Researchers at many national laboratories are working toward that goal. In a collaborative effort published in … of algal lipids. This knowledge could be useful for controlling the lipid content of biofuels sourced from …

… secondary metabolites work could yield new tools for pest control. Secondary metabolites are highly regulated in … could fuel further agricultural applications for pest control and understanding how the pathogen uses insects for …

… 35,000 samples — from plants, algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses — to support scientists around the world. …

… Nature Biotechnology 37, 29–37. Schulz et al. (2017) Towards a balanced view of the bacterial tree of life. …

… and fermentation processes for vitamins, insecticides, fungicides, platform chemicals, cosmetics and new crop … for all aspects of the JGI. This includes responsibilities toward the JGI internal scientific programs, the affiliated …

… of the more typical, one enzyme, one product. At each step, the zealexin pathway utilizes dexterous enzymes— …

… to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell … There’s some evidence to support the idea. Study coauthor Stephen Nayfach, a JGI bioinformatics research scientist, …

… expansions of the Tree of Life and latest discoveries toward the evolution of cellular complexity and microbial …

… environmental challenges, characterizing viruses is a key step. For decades, though, many viruses have been somewhat … Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps these challenges, since it doesn’t require this kind …

… do both. The work was led by research scientist Stephen Nayfach, the study’s first author in the Microbiome … those from the host organism. Without this prediction step, numerous genes for antibiotic resistance and secondary …