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… recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local … biologist at HudsonAlpha and first author of the study. “For that, it’s necessary to have the plant’s genome … a longtime JGI collaborator and a senior author on this study. The use of switchgrass as a feedstock for …

… prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in environments with … an interactive browser that allows other researchers to study the genomes and predict the metabolic abilities of … also used the tool to predict possible functions from 733 metagenome-assembled rumen genomes. Finally, they used the …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … from individual environmental cells. The proof of principle study built off earlier approaches and offered a way for researchers to study the planet’s microbial diversity, much of which …

… JGI researchers nearly tripled the available fungal mitochondrial genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven … Impact This dataset gives researchers a new foundation for studying how fungi produce and manage energy at the cellular … First, they scanned over 26,000 publicly available metagenomes in the JGI's IMG portal for mitochondrial …

… A new approach for improving functional annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated that a new genetic mapping … species that have been separated for millions of years. The study highlights the genes that could be used to make other …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … as multiple copies across the chromosomes. In a follow-up study , researchers focused on two types of naturally … JGI Annual Meeting, David Lowry talked about a multi-year study his student conducted involving fungal rust pathogen …

… Kaushal Sharma, one of five Antioch High School rising juniors who … through the Biotech Partners program is now an author on a Nucleic Acids Research publication. The paper describes … his student’s contributions as reviewing close to 3,800 metagenomes to verify geographic locations and assign …

… habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have gained insights … rot ( Serpula lacrymans ) is so destructive in houses. A study involving six brown rot fungi reveals the genomic … to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study lends insights on how the fungus has responded to …

… Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in yeast genes. The Science … a more nuanced library approach to tuning gene expression in metabolic pathways. Compared to the traditional way, … optimization. Summary Life is all about balance. This study,  recently published in the  Proceedings of the …

… regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … confirmation bias, because it enables scientists to study how methanogenesis takes place in the context of the … They could just be switched off.” Yet, after extensive study, Hatzenpicher and his team were able to definitively …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers … gaseous organic sulfur compounds in the atmosphere.  Beyond bacteria, this enzymatic machinery has potential as an … innovation ecosystem. “At JGI, we’ve done the synthesis, metagenome mining, all the way from sequencing to functional …

… RIViT-seq technology could speed up associating transcription factors with their target genes. The Science Regulons are … given sigma factor are inferred. Prior to this most recent study, only 12 sigma factors and 200 genes (or 209 sigma … to 399. Two of the 11 sigma factors addressed in the study were found to control more than 100 genes, one of …