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… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get …

… influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last … were all instrumental in the development of the Novel Metagenome Protein Families (NMPF) Catalog . Published in the … diversity of microbes by looking at protein function within them. Kyrpides and Roux also worked together on the …

… range of habitats — from brine pockets and melt pools, and within the water column. They are also the primary producers … significant stress with a higher proportion of dead cells recorded. Samples were taken again at two, six, 12 and … sequencing from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… herbivore’s poop sample, there’s a whole heap of microbes, each potentially contributing to powerful biomass … a rumen sample, you’re going to find beautiful diversity.”  Within that diversity of bacteria and fungi, O’Malley and … advantage these fungi wield: the capacity to form enzyme complexes that work like assembly lines for efficiency.  In …

… novel antibiotics. Summary The zealexins are chemically complex, but their biosynthetic pathway is simpler than … instead of the more typical, one enzyme, one product. At each step, the zealexin pathway utilizes dexterous enzymes— … synthesized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… as bioactive molecules. The instructions for building each compound are encoded in a dedicated set of genes called … Researchers with the Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user … team also identified previously unknown promoter sequences within these gene clusters, offering new regulatory targets …

… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha … set of RNA molecules transcribed from all the genes within a cell or tissue at a specific time or under specific … accomplishing this requires a diverse team of specialists, each contributing their expertise to different aspects of …

… determination. Rhondene Wint, an alumna of the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)-UC Merced internship program and current PhD student, reached this milestone with a recent publication in Molecular Biology and Evolution . “It’s my …

… to technical limitations and the sheer complexity of plant genomes. Now, with improvements to DNA Affinity Purification … and fragmented genomic DNA, eliminating the need for living cells. This allowed researchers to map regulatory “switches” … and adaptation. “You learn a lot more than you would from each one individually,” Baumgart added. “By combining these …