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… A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is … tool for microbial ecologists to learn more about the diversity of microbial enzymes, which could have a plethora … User Facility, is supported under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The work was supported by a JGI Director’s Science …

… a single experiment — and integrated these data with single-cell gene expression maps. Together, the scale of data … ways. A research biologist by training, Baumgart and his colleagues have adapted the method to handle the complexity … adaptation. “You learn a lot more than you would from each one individually,” Baumgart added. “By combining these data, …

… Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and … from bacteria have all armed the plant with an array of defense mechanisms. The Impact There are over 10,400 species … high-quality genome assemblies and annotations for 35 species representing all major evolutionary lineages in …

… shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to … tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, cumulatively called … conducted RNA sequencing and alignment to the reference fungal  genome . The study’s pivotal NMR (nuclear magnetic …

… are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms … genome sequencing was no easy task. The traditional way of collecting them is through a method called Multiple … a single cell and isolating it for analysis. Once it’s alone, the cell breaks apart and its DNA is copied millions of …

… cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials … a platform that mimics chloroplast function within a cell-sized system. The Impact Photosynthesis harnesses … chloroplasts, a step toward an artificial photosynthetic cell. The work is part of a long-term effort to capture and …

… experimental approaches to link viruses to their host(s), collaboration with JGI users for analyzing viral datasets, … virus ecology and virus genomics, where he has engaged in collaborative, interdisciplinary research focused around developing foundational knowledge of viral diversity and virus-host interactions in microbial systems. …