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… expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of … can breathe oxygen — just like we do. Oxygen is a rich source of energy, and because anaerobic fungi can’t harness … natural products . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for the first …

… described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms … interactions. This work,  recently published in  The ISME Journal , by contrast, relied on methods that eschew … the virus in 34 hosts or 26 percent of the single cells. Metagenomics sequencing then allowed the team to ask, for …

… of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … The JGI sequenced the shrub willows through the  Community Science Program , using long-read sequencing to assemble the …

… to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to … to legend, Abraham Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four …

Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science arm of Thomson Reuters, has released their 2019 list … categories Microbial Systems research group lead and User Programs Deputy Susannah Tringe, Cross-Field category … for an uncultivated virus genome, including the source, methods of identification of the virus genome, and …

… growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual … The cuttings included genotypes from the DOE BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), predecessor of  DOE’s Center for … as secreted proteins. However,  M. elongata  seems to encourage the plant to have leakier cell walls and weaker …

Genome Institute (JGI) and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) for “Empowering Automated … for more details and registration information. Sign up for our newsletter , the JGI Primer, to stay informed … The JGI and EMSL are U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national scientific user facilities dedicated to …

… genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  Nature Genetics paper , researchers … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … of the  Marchantia pangenome, scientists developed a resource that associates plant’s genetic variants with specific …