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… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the beach. For …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant world facilitating the remixing of genes in the … One other finding that interested the authors was that an evolutionary analysis of  Bifidobacterium strains in honey …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better … , is recognized as a mutualist, where both species of organism benefit from association, but was predicted to … control over reproduction was a likely key to this evolutionary transition. Using this model, researchers also …

… from Sonoma State University. Early on, Ms. Clarke knew the importance of understanding human and group behaviors as her role in HR … and trust. Ms. Clarke is very enthusiastic to be a part of the Berkeley Lab’s first Conflict Resolution Services … Company), Dublin, CA, HR Manager 2000 – 2007 New Era of Networks (Sybase Acquired Company), Pacheco, CA HR …

… crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … breeders aren’t interested in waiting decades to develop new crops. One example is an ongoing collaborative effort to … plant’s traits and genetic diversity,” said John Lovell, an evolutionary biologist at HudsonAlpha and first author of …

… human chromosomes 5, 16, and 19. Following the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, he developed … assembly, and improvement strategies for de novo sequencing of eukaryotic organisms from simple yeasts to large … the JGI Plant Program, focusing on the organization of community driven science for JGI Plant Flagship Genomes …

… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have … the machinery to make products such as proteins, and the mechanisms for maintenance to keep processes running … , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of Northwestern …

… Yeast strains engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in chemical … an alternative format for chemical synthesis in the absence of cell growth by isolating the soluble components of lysed … the machinery to make products such as proteins, and the mechanisms for maintenance to keep processes running …

… researchers have known that many datasets miss a key part of microbial genomes: the mobile genetic elements, or MGEs, … can move between organisms. But now, deep sequencing and new analysis methods are bringing this mobilome into light, and opening up new options for engineering these microbes in the future. …

… Maureen is currently developing new high-resolution and high-throughput methods to link uncultivated viruses to their host. With these new methods, she hopes to expand our understanding of the roles that viruses play in their ecosystems, …

… The latest edition of the JGI Progress Report highlights notable research and … scientific collaborations in 2018. The cover is an image of Mono Lake, a saline soda lake east of California’s Yosemite National Park, taken by JGI’s own …