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… The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including … from the atmosphere than current natural processes and use it as a sustainable resource for making high-value bioproducts. As a … Council grant (ERC 637675 ‘SYBORG’), as well as the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office …

… an array of experiments at universities and national user facilities, researchers found that this protein detects … we were able to work with on this project to ask questions about structure and function,” Blaby-Haas said.  Looking at … well in further experiments, so she could glean information about their specific function, filling in our understanding …

… working virtually with JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and … returned to re-engage with their mentors from the previous year and continue working on their research project! The … foster a diverse future workforce in science. To learn more about each intern’s experience during their internship, …

… To put this evolutionary timescale in perspective, the genus Aspergillus has been evolving for 82 million years, … and ancient origins, fungi remain largely mysterious. Only about 200,000 fungal species have been named. Among those … species lies an even thornier problem: The genomes already sequenced don't adequately capture the vast nature of …

… and what escapes to the atmosphere in the form of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous … than expected. The transcriptome data had suggested about a 50/50 split between fungal and bacterial enzymes. … the more bacteria show up. The data underscore what was already suspected: these microbial groups play different …

… the total global methane production. They are thought to use billions of tons of the carbon dioxide trapped in … on the global carbon cycle. All methanogenic archaea use one of three pathways for methanogenesis: … and, acetoclastic. All three pathways require the gene cluster for methane production known as Mcr. Until recently, …

… Pennacchio joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to … at Stanford University where he uncovered the genetic cause of a rare form of human epilepsy and subsequently generated one of the first mouse models for this common neurological disorder. In 1999, …

… with DOE missions and from PIs who have not led any previously-accepted proposals — through the New Investigator call … for proposal submission is October 4, 2024, for inclusion in the December 2024 review. You can also find more information about the JGI’s various proposal calls here. …

… David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms special. This week, he and 39 collaborators published a paper tracing how these mushrooms have evolved.  …

… workshop, Volkan Sevim, a computational biologist at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), … that low sequence identity may belie. The technology he’s using is magical; transform any length of amino acid sequence into a smaller, constant-length vector using deep learning. Vector representations allow homology …

… in terms of nutrient cycles and biogeochemical cycles…. Viruses play a pretty important role in the cycling of … these systems.” -Mike Wilkins, Colorado State University GI users and microbiome researchers Mike Wilkins and his … Amundson at Colorado State University have many questions about the microbial communities deep underground, and before …

… six to the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Facilities (FICUS) program for fiscal year 2026, in partnership with the … what each facility could generate individually. Learn more about the projects below. …