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Laboratory, believes they can. And, what’s more, that using gene editing technology to conscientiously mix traits of different plant species will help us get there. …

… highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name … are part of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and … conducted by the US Department of Energy JGI (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, was …

… applications, and breeders aren’t interested in waiting decades to develop new crops. One example is an ongoing … team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology … USDA-ARS, Arizona Genomics Institute, University of Georgia, Athens, Clemson University, Marshall University, …

…   This highly hands-on workshop is designed to familiarize users with the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes … wealth of public microbiome sequence data and enables the user to analyze these data with existing bioinformatic …

… 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 …

… and increasing demand for agricultural products.  Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is an African grass that adroitly … (UC), Berkeley, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR), US Department of Agriculture P­­lant Gene Expression Center, … Proceedings of the National Academy of Science the week of December 2, 2019. While sorghum is drought-tolerant, the …

… that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Sorghum stands out as a candidate feedstock for biofuels … sorghum’s survival secrets could change not only how we use and grow sorghum, but other important crops as well. In … of sorghum projects at the JGI: 2009: JGI and collaborators use whole-genome shotgun sequencing to analyze the …

… these bacteria evolved could help inform engineering microorganisms for biofuel production and other sustainable applications. Summary Hot springs are … A recent study published in  The ISME Journal     focused on a class within  Chloroflexota called  …

… a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring … polar bears in winter scenes that came with crayons in various shades of white. To researchers searching for sequences … absence can impact the planet’s nutrient cycles. While most organism’s genetic information is encoded in DNA, with RNA …

The Impact Traditional methods for breaking down biomass use aerobic methods (those using oxygen) to remove lignin … biomass production and bioproduct engineering. Summary That organisms make use of cellulose and hemicellulose is … ability to slowly break down lignin (think of a fallen, decomposing tree in the forest). Because oxygen is essential …