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David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms special. This week, he and 39 collaborators published a paper tracing how these mushrooms have evolved.  …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … University of East Anglia was also approved to learn more about the roles of diatoms in carbon fixation and in aquatic … and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  DOE’s Office of …

… light, transport molecules and regulate reactions. Identifying these proteins and then figuring out what they are … an array of experiments at universities and national user facilities, researchers found that this protein detects … we were able to work with on this project to ask questions about structure and function,” Blaby-Haas said.  Looking at …

Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials Initiative, a … Molecular Foundry, a nanoscale research and knowledge-based user facility at Berkeley lab. She earned her PhD in … analysis of two extremophilic algae reveals iron economy management. PNAS  120(30):e2305495120. Pasquini M, Grosjean …

In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which … and more. And eventually, their findings could help us grow better crops, with less impact on our planet. …

… with DOE missions and from PIs who have not led any previously-accepted proposals — through the New Investigator call … a list of researchers whose proposals were accepted for 2024. Harnessing the JGI’s  resources, these researchers … December 2024 review. You can also find more information about the JGI’s various proposal calls here. …

… in terms of nutrient cycles and biogeochemical cycles…. Viruses play a pretty important role in the cycling of … Amundson at Colorado State University have many questions about the microbial communities deep underground, and before … National Laboratory. Letters of Intent are due March 16, 2022 to freely access resources at multiple DOE user …

… and what escapes to the atmosphere in the form of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous … oxide). Summary To do this work, the international scientific team led by Petr Baldrian of the Czech Academy of … than expected. The transcriptome data had suggested about a 50/50 split between fungal and bacterial enzymes. …

Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect … the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage partial sequences, including over 28,000 …

… disease-resistance that could prove fruitful for saving Citrus from greening disease. You’ve probably never heard of … a disease ravaging citrus groves: citrus greening. From 2012 to 2016, in Florida alone this disease caused an … and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  DOE’s Office of …

… training at UC Berkeley and work in the pharmaceutical industry. He holds joint appointments as Fungal and Algal … Algal Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and … 108: 4352-4357. Banks JA et al. The  Selaginella Genome Identifies Genetic Changes Associated with the Evolution of …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary . Over the next few … JGI has hosted interns from a number of universities and organizations. From field research and wet lab experiments, …