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… into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … short-chain alkane oxidation,” Borrel and Gribaldo said. “Overall, these results show a striking case of how metabolic …
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… have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of … investigator who has been an active user of the JGI at any time in the past two fiscal years is eligible for election …
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The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer … able to be a part of groundbreaking research is very sentimental to me.” Mentors: Crysten Blaby-Haas & Bikash … innovative environment where collaboration and research discovery are at the forefront.” Mentors: Rex Malmstrom, Nandita …
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A special issue of Synthetic Biology celebrates research enabled by the JGI … Program, which started in 2012, and what they’ve discovered through their collaborations. One review article in … to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit …
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… than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Science Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi … who mentored 2018 intern Akshay Paropkari, echoed the sentiment, saying, “I wish Akshay could stay at the JGI for …
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… for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released … jointgeno.me/2024StrategicPlan .) This plan aligns the DOE Office of Science user facility with broader national … to build on existing strengths to accomplish this vision.” Over a year and a half, Visel drove the effort, comprised of …
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… genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single … The moss genomes’ metabolic pathways could lead to the discovery of genes that could be used for multiple … a full third of each moss genome, and are almost four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the study …
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New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components The Science There are three main … called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy cell walls. It’s the cellulose and hemicellulose … shows how anaerobic fungi — the kind living in the stomachs of livestock — are actually capable of naturally modifying …
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… a single protein. Recently reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team of researchers has found numerous … to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit …
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Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant world facilitating the remixing of genes in the … to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit …
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… more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley … to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit …
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In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. On March … at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is located in one of those counties. The shelter-in-place order has since been … to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit …
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