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… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of … importantly, when faced with a veritable buffet of carbon sources, these fungi detect which complex chains are … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… for developing ​​bio-based industrial products.    The Science Scientists have fully decoded the genome of an oil-producing … resilience and diversifying industrial feedstock sources. … was supported by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research program under …

… Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address wide-ranging … Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley. Dr. Pennacchio received his Ph.D in 1998 from the Department of Genetics at Stanford University where he uncovered the …

… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … prediction approaches, researchers have created a new program called iPHoP (pronounced “eye-pop”,  freely … described in Plos Biology , the research team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome …

… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, as well as a member of  its Secondary … Prodcast podcast , where she talks about this community resource. ) “Most people study actinomycetes because they … working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications. … goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to …