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… impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave event in the ocean known as “The Blob.” … such as hurricanes and droughts. Another one began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean water about a third …

… genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single … genome, and are almost four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the study first author Carey put it, … continue to evolve so rapidly in gene content and structure. He and JGI Plant Program head Jeremy Schmutz …

… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … of burned soils. By connecting microbial genes with functions useful for forest recovery, this study sheds light … full function. Foresters can transplant trees and soils, targeting helpful bacteria, viruses and fungi. Overall, …

… hydroxyapatite, a high-value biomaterial with a wide range of industrial applications. The team was led by researchers at two U.S. Department of Energy national user facilities – the DOE Joint Genome … to make, and it could be sold in the United States for $50-200, generating a potential profit of $1.4 million …

… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in … given species).  “This is a great example of developing a large-scale genome infrastructure with a reasonably accessible system,” said … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and … is a technique researchers can use to integrate large genetic payloads directly into diverse microbes. … with a powerful addition to their toolkit to study gene function. As a demonstration, the researchers used …

… chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how bacteria function and colonize diverse environments. The Science … di-GMP (Guanine Monophosphate) is found in nearly all types of bacteria and interacts with cell signaling networks that … cyclic di-GMP biosensor that can produce both large signal changes and high signal intensity for imaging. …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of … regional and global biogeography of haloarchaea and the structure and extent of the Antarctic microbial pan-genome. … in resistance between two strains. But perhaps the largest implication of this study is the evidence that H. …

… characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … enzymes are often loosely understood, leaving potential targets for crop engineering untouched. Research recently … the JGI provided DNA synthesis capabilities to enable functional testing of these enzymes. Yasuo Yoshikuni, head …