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… The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. … Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one place where you can browse the genetic blueprints of these photosynthetic organisms. PhycoCosm is one of the largest data repositories of its kind, with an …

… Sun, Olena Vatamaniuk, Setsuko Wakao, Meng Wang, and Allison Werner.   A total of 20 proposals were selected by the … their resources and capabilities to advance their DOE mission-relevant science.   Supported by the Biological and … Users and members of their research teams work onsite at TMF alongside facility experts to conduct research …

… at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … the 8X variant come from? Did they arise multiple times or does their broad distribution indicate multiple, independent …

… hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they … to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. … find that while archaeal hitchhikers may often act as parasites, in other cases, they likely help their hosts. The …

… a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( … protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed that maize synthesizes these … compounds via clear, straight pathways, entailing the function of more than a dozen enzymes. But researchers have now …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science … represents one of the largest carbon sinks in the ocean — occupying just 0.2% of the ocean floor, these meadows are … is unique in that there are not many species able to occupy the regions where eelgrass flourishes. The plant can …

… prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in environments with little or no oxygen, life had found other ways to produce energy, using a process called fermentation. To better understand the range of bacteria and archaea …

…   Registration for this meeting has closed           Registration fees:                   General attendees: $500    … for joining the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) at their joint … are U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national scientific user facilities dedicated to advancing …