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… genomics pipeline that provides JGI users access to the genomes of uncultured microbes. His group also handles the … that reveals in situ functional activities of specific microbial groups within complex communities. The Microscale … molecular protocols. Finally, his team utilizes new technologies, e.g. acoustic liquid transfer and …
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… to terrestrial habitats. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic … to the terrestrial ecosystems exposed fungi to numerous new ecological niches and triggered rapid diversification of … known fossil record of land plants and evolved in early microbial biocrust environments. … The U.S. Department …
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… further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters. The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not … Repeats) is the leading tool for accurately editing genomes, its effectiveness has historically been limited due … luminescens and its secondary metabolites work could yield new tools for pest control. Secondary metabolites are highly …
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… heavy metal contamination, and drought. The moss genomes’ metabolic pathways could lead to the discovery of … student Sarah Carey, now at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, reported that high quality genome references … to evolve so rapidly in gene content and structure. He and JGI Plant Program head Jeremy Schmutz already see how …
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… mechanisms of sex determination could also lead to new approaches to accelerate flowering, which can speed the … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … of the sequences. The variety of palindromes observed in nature — for example, in humans Y chromosomes and some …
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