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… model to study drought tolerance in perennial grasses using Panicum hallii (Hall’s panicgrass), by generating two … ( Panicum virgatum ) is a candidate bioenergy feedstock with a complex genome with multiple copies of its … for developing methods for converting plant biomass into sustainable fuels for cars and jets. By studying a close …

… highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often … sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks the enzymes …

… The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including … have developed a platform that mimics chloroplast function within a cell-sized system. The Impact Photosynthesis … from the atmosphere than current natural processes and use it as a sustainable resource for making high-value …

… instrument when applying to the FY2022 EMSL-JGI FICUS call for proposals. Presentations from: Scott Lea, EMSL’s … “Solar Energy Conversion in Cyanobacterial Membranes” Marcus Foston, Washington University in St. Louis on “Integrated … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… are bacteria that act like tiny natural engineers with special skills to break down pollutants and recycle … microorganisms for biofuel production and other sustainable applications. Summary Hot springs are … A recent study published in  The ISME Journal     focused on a class within  Chloroflexota called  …

… of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with younger, thinner ice means more fresh water — and less … yield and climate resilience of algae — for potential use as biomass or in biomass conversion to biofuel. Summary … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… two polysaccharides can yield sugar monomers, it’s only with the aid of specialized bacterial enzymes. Honey bees … of the National Academy of Sciences . The team focused on the dominant bacterial clades shared between honey … pollen’s pectin and hemicellulose are degraded mainly by just two clades:  Gilliamella,  which mostly resides in the …

… Lab) and other institutions shared their works-in-progress with 86 participants in an online workshop to harness deep … 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 …

… data policies. Since completion of the HGP, the JGI has sustained its commitment to uploading sequence data generated on behalf of its user community to NCBI as well as to the  data portals that … to balance its  Data Release and Utilization Policies with the DOE mandate to provide data access widely to the …

… With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more … Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but … To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ two different methods; shotgun metagenomic …

… Researchers report a new reference genome for eucalyptus in the July edition of the journal G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics , with significant advances compared to the 2014 Eucalyptus grandis reference genome that has been widely adopted. … ID: 508017, Myburg, Wegrzyn, Borevitz) conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute ( …

… The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using proteins on … Energy under contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This research used resources of the National Energy Research Scientific …