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… together a “Viral EcoGenomics” community to foster discussion on how to best capture and characterize uncultivated viruses, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, … in-person and virtual attendees! Click here for the event photos. Keynote Speakers Katrine Whiteson , UC Irvine Chase …

Nikos Kyrpides Dan Rokhsar Simon Roux Jeremy Schmutz Susannah Tringe Tanja Woyke Below are a few projects each of … with switchgrass biology. The information could be useful toward the DOE’s interest in harnessing the crop … (Watch SCGSR fellows Nick Reichart and Ian Rambo talk about their experiences at the JGI.) Igor Grigoriev hosted …

… a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring … polar bears in winter scenes that came with crayons in various shades of white. To researchers searching for sequences of RNA viruses in large data sets, their work may be akin to finding a …

… have found that polar algae rely on dissolved zinc to photosynthesize. Thomas Mock, a marine microbiologist at the … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … a cold-adapted microalga: the diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus . At that time, they noted that the F. cylindrus genome …

Molecular Foundry, a nanoscale research and knowledge-based user facility at Berkeley lab. She earned her PhD in … of Florida, working with Valérie de Crécy-Lagard on using comparative genomics to predict gene function in … analysis of two extremophilic algae reveals iron economy management. PNAS  120(30):e2305495120. Pasquini M, Grosjean …

… highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often … relative of the oak. These fungi are part of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … mining, empowering research collaborators to take on ambitious synthetic biology experiments. A recent special issue of … Through a series of case studies, JGI scientific users share how they’ve worked with the JGI DNA Synthesis …

… (UC), Berkeley, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR), US Department of Agriculture P­­lant Gene Expression Center, … Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … Some different responses relate to functioning of the photosynthetic machinery, which requires water to function. …

The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including sunlight, … from the atmosphere than current natural processes and use it as a sustainable resource for making high-value …

… yield and climate resilience of algae — for potential use as biomass or in biomass conversion to biofuel. Summary … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … also opens new avenues for utilizing these organisms in sustainable practices, such as biofuel production and natural …

… training at UC Berkeley and work in the pharmaceutical industry. He holds joint appointments as Fungal and Algal … genomics and PhycoCosm portal. Dr. Grigoriev engaged thousands of researchers in genome projects and organized … Algal Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …

… at one of the DOE national laboratories or national user facilities. As a result of the latest call , a total of … UC Merced School of Natural Sciences. “I’m deeply concerned about climate change and this is a remarkable opportunity to … how engineered environments contribute to greenhouse gases,” Kaze said. “It’s an exciting time in the field …