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… a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( … maize. By deciphering the zealexin synthesis pathway, this study makes it possible to harness the protective function … maize, which has been largely overlooked, according to the study’s senior author Alisa Huffaker, a biologist at the …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new … insights into how these ocean photosynthesizers cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis … scientist at the JGI and Molecular Foundry, and the study’s senior author. In other proteins, two histidine …

… vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called phytoplankton play an outsize role in cycling carbon and nutrients. … temperatures characteristic for polar oceans. In this study, they’ve cracked open the genome of another polar …

… Mini-Metagenomics Approach Helps Identify Novel Archaeal Methane … Methane-producing archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total … is typically observed, but to the “TACK” superphylum,” said study first author Bojk Berghuis. “This provided us with …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. … able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have … (Berkeley Lab). All of the fungal genomes used in the study are available on the JGI fungal portal  MycoCosm . The …

… attendees joined the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting.  A wide array of invited speakers shared how … Annual Meeting, Holmes discussed how to use genomics and metagenomics to better understand what is called the “virus … random,” Holmes said. Given the vast unknowns contained in metagenomic data sets, Holmes and his group set out to use …

… genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  new analysis … the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks the enzymes these fungi use to break down … project of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (cofinanced by FEDER funds) to F.J.R.-D., S.C., and …

… Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in … can be further explored for novel functions. In the current study, the team combined the CETCH cycle with a … Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility (contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231) with T.J.E. as grantee. …

… single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is … of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Using a single-cell screen, … their functional roles in their community. This study shows how the function-driven, single-cell screen can …

… bioenergy crops The Science Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) led a team that  identified a protein … within poplar involved in plant growth, lignin production, and disease resistance.  The Impact With increased … x-ray bioimaging experiments were conducted to study iron accumulation and cell wall structure in the …

… The Science Researchers have developed a genomic model to study drought tolerance in perennial grasses using Panicum … complete genomes from varieties that diverged over a million years ago. The hallii variety thrives in desert … plant biomass into sustainable fuels for cars and jets. By studying a close relative model species like P. hallii , …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex polysaccharides. Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant … to harvest all the energy they can. The results in the study were enabled by a number of  in vitro and  in vivo …