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… the opportunity to pursue part of their thesis research at one of the DOE national laboratories or national user … to an exceptional caliber of scientists.” For her project, “Microbial Community Structure and Methane Production in … Tringe’s research group focuses on the roles of microbial communities in wetland carbon cycling and the interactions …

… metabolites for multiple applications. The planet’s microbial diversity is immense, yet much of it remains … resource, but also yielding and supporting many high-impact publications ,” emphasized Markus Göker, who managed the production of genomic DNA at DSMZ for GEBA-Actino and similar projects. …

… hermaphrodites, expressing both male and female gametes in one individual. But some, including shrub willow  Salix … resolution to analyze their structure. Scientists found both a gene likely important for sex determination and … Palindromes are large inverted repeats with highly similar sequences so that their sequences read the same (or …

… Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists … was recognized for “advances in sequence-based studies of microbial assemblies, revealing the roles of microbial communities in carbon cycling, in interactions with plants, …

… – the DOE Joint Genome Institute and the Molecular Foundry – both located at Lawrence Berkeley National … boulardii  was naturally performing activities similar to the specialized animal cells or osteoblasts that … million annually.  The team is working on developing new microbial strains that can synthesize other bio-based …

… private sector, as well as research expertise in secondary metabolites and synthetic biology. Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his education and … Nigel Mouncey is the Secondary Metabolites Program head as well as our JGI Director. …

… have uncovered genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity. Because most microbes cannot be … (KBase) . Metagenomics is the study of the microbial communities in the environmental samples without needing to … it is. That’s very useful for my work and for others doing similar research.” Additionally, he’s interested in …

… help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … sequencing technologies applied to the effort. The Impact Found on all continents, including Antarctica where it is a … at the University of Florida, an answer is in sight for a similar question. In a recent Scientific Advances article , …

… Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science … of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to reconstruct and model gene regulatory pathways used by the … screwdrivers, not to mention Allen wrenches. The fungi are similarly armed with a variety of PCWDEs to first break down …

… This single environmental trigger highlights efficiency for users requiring multiple omics methods to examine microbial chemical production. The Science Soil bacteria in … As described in a recent issue of mSystems , scientists found that adding salt to the growth medium caused …