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… life’s processes.  Traditionally, mapping this intricate network of regulatory “switches” in plants at a large scale … offering researchers the ability to chart regulatory networks across evolutionary time and diverse plant … transcription factors (TFs) — the proteins that flip genetic switches — bind DNA were limited to a few model …

… National Laboratory, the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) , and now the APS as well. Presentations … Contact Hugh O’Neill National Ecological Observatory Network  (NEON): For general questions, contact  Michael …

… Impact Microbes are known to be key contributors to the planet’s biogeochemical cycles, but the vast majority remains … Science award. The DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute (http://www.jbei.org) is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, …

… fungal  genome . The study’s pivotal NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) data, gathered using magnetic fields to diagnose electronic structure and … of Energy Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI, http://www.jbei.org) contract DE-AC02–05CH11231 (Lawrence Berkeley … Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC, https://www.glbrc.org/) contract DE-SC0018409 (University of …

… manner. Because of the ease with which the alga can be genetically engineered, it has the potential to be imbued with … for dramatically more precise gene-targeting. While genetic modifications usually insert randomly in other algae, … MAD was supported, in part, by the NIH T32 Genetics Dissection of Cells and Organisms Grant …

… of switchgrass and is a key component in providing genetic variation available for selection to improve biofuel … 8X switchgrass is generally thought to harbor less genetic and phenotypic (visible traits) diversity. After our … Using a combination of genomic, quantitative genetic, landscape, and niche modeling approaches, we …

… a better understanding of nutrient cycling across the planet. Summary To understand more about how archaeal hosts and …

… species specific sets of single cells harbored mobile genetic elements that were missed within paired metagenome … members. The Impact Though microbes help regulate the planet’s nutrient cycles and are potentially of use in fields … and medicine, the vast majority in, on, and around the planet remain unknown. In recent years, advances in sequencing …

… editing is being advanced as a potential therapy for both genetic and complex disease. Finally, gene editing is being used to understand how a person’s genetic makeup predisposes them to, or protects them from, … mechanism in bacteria that confers resistance to foreign genetic elements by incorporating short sequences from …