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When local students Maya Hanck of Carondelet High School and … La Salle High School expressed an interest in learning more about the principles of synthetic biology, Robert Evans and …

New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of DNA synthesis, strain engineering, and biosystems … Biology Pathway Engineering group. His research focus includes engineering of non-model yeasts for production … Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …

We know all kinds of things about plastic – except, how to break it down for recycling. But some hungry insects …

Berkeley Lab in 2008, Dr. Northen has had leadership roles within large DOE-funded research programs using mass spectrometry for energy and environmental … Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …

Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, for publicly …

The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 … an interactive browser that allows algal scientists and enthusiasts to look deep into more than 100 algal genomes, … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility,  reported on just how morel fruiting is triggered when nutrients are acquired …

Life as we know it wouldn’t exist without cyanobacteria; they began oxygenating … adopted new technologies, and made a few discoveries about the microbial mat denizens.  …

The US Department of Energy’s favorite tree is poplar. They’re the fastest growing trees in the Northern Hemisphere, making them … who have uncovered remarkable genetic secrets that bring us closer to making poplar an economical and sustainable …

… and dark. But there are hotspots on the ocean floor — underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents — where lively microbial communities thrive, and even support … Emily St. John, Gilberto Flores, and Peter Girguis about sampling these communities, and understanding how …

… to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts … off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — just like we do. Oxygen is a rich source of energy, and … Neocallimastix californiae , and Piromyces finnis . In work reported in 2017, the fungal genomes were sequenced by the …