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… Book your stay at the conference venue This inaugural event will bring together researchers across major ecosystems and disciplines who are … advancing standardized fabricated ecosystems for microbiome research. Contact If you have questions or would like access …

… to Antarctic valleys, these organisms have diversified into an estimated 2–6 million species — dwarfing the diversity of plants. To put this evolutionary … of books written in a yet-to-be-deciphered language. Researchers with the Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome …

… approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for … viruses,” said the study’s lead author Simon Roux, a JGI research scientist in the  Environmental Genomics group . … phages!” said Krupovic. “We can now start inquiring into their impact on microbial communities in the …

… plants The Science In a recent  Nature Genetics paper , researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or … of the model plant  Marchantia polymorpha. Commonly known as liverwort, this was done to gain insights into gene families involved in adaptations seen in later …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and … Wilkins, Colorado State University GI users and microbiome researchers Mike Wilkins and his graduate student Kaela … (FICUS) . Through FICUS, the researchers have tapped into the resources and capabilities of both the JGI and the …

…   On November 3, 2021, the JGI and the Workforce Development & Education department of Lawrence … Lab) hosted a pitch event promoting fully-supported summer research collaborations through the U.S. Department of … both for faculty members and students who participate. The researchers who pitched potential collaborations were: Simon …

… celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured speakers who shared a look back at the JGI’s history, from its … Director of DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research “There are two kinds of scientific revolutions,” … he admitted that boiling that portfolio’s impact down into a succinct message was quite a challenge. “The default …

… Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a … from simple to complex carbohydrates, and then convert them into simple sugars. More importantly, when faced with a …

… omics data and comparative analysis tools. Questions and Answers 1.  Q(uestion): Why would your Tree ever differ from NCBI Taxonomy? … comparison to other funding agencies. The JGI doesn’t fund research; we provide the resources for free. 8.  Q: What … DOE’s Office of Science is the largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and …

… that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a … entailing the function of more than a dozen enzymes. But researchers have now revealed that just a handful of enzymes … are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of diverse structures. The Impact Zealexins …

… to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts … could inform how scientists can more easily convert plants into carbon-neutral biofuels . What’s more, many natural … at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The team’s research at both the JGI and EMSL was enabled by the …

… Multi-species assays yield an unprecedented view of plant evolution and adaptation.    Understanding how … As  published online in  Nature Plants  on July 15, researchers have developed multiplexed assays — experimental … the power grid of gene regulation is finally coming into clear view. Behind the Breakthroughs: Advancing gene …