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… the ability to break down hardy plant cell walls and therefore hold clues to how humans could do the same on an … coherent pieces called contigs — into genes and even into genomes — from these environmental samples,” said Matthias … and transfer that ability into industry, specifically to generate biofuels,” Hess said.  (Only 90 of those genes were …

… soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in … around this structure to facilitate sharing.  Recently, researchers have been able to study both sides of this … can serve as a reservoir for carbon compounds that plants generate from carbon dioxide they take in. In this way, …

… novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing … fresh organic carbon which can serve as a food source for other microbes into the environment. Summary In J. R. R. … of countering multiple attempts at virus infections. Their genomes include short DNA sequences that code for CRISPR …

… 5mC is an important piece of how they regulate their genomes, but is not well understood in fungi. A team of … ways to protect poplar and other crops being considered for bioenergy feedstock development. Summary With the aim of producing at least one reference genome for every family of fungi, the 1000 Fungal …

… of genomics, structural biology, bioimaging, and water research. The meeting involved key representatives from the ACTIVE SITES Research Center (ACSI), the Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU) of the University … as well as microbial ecology with a focus on metabolism and ecosystem health. To facilitate in-depth discussions on …

… The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, … to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting … which microbes in the soil persist after a wildfire — and why they thrive — gives forest managers more avenues to …

… A new approach for improving functional annotation in fungal genomes. The … a series of random insertions of a foreign DNA sequence to generate a huge pool of mutants, each containing only a …

… in perspective, the genus Aspergillus has been evolving for 82 million years, making it nearly 30 times older than … one of the world's most comprehensive collections of fungal genomes. A sweeping analysis published in Nature Reviews … by hypotheses about fungal lifestyle and their roles in ecosystems.” The JGI's comprehensive genomic infrastructure, …

… For the first time, a team has comprehensively described … instead of lysing them, which appears to be prevalent in marine environments, they were predicted to simply abide … virus had been infecting the cell. The team assembled 130 genomes from their sample — a small proportion of the …

… seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase … also co-located in the IGB. Vision  Lead genomic innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy. Mission  As a U.S. Department … to realize our new vision to, “ Lead genomic innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy ” — as articulated in our new …