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… . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to reconstruct … hemicellulose. The Impact N. crassa is the model organism for filamentous fungi, all of which contain a wide array of … We acknowledge the use of deletion strains generated by Grant P01 GM-068087 …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications. Cas9 needs guide RNA to lead it … , a team of researchers likewise honed their tool before felling their research problem: at a genetic level, how …

… ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … manage the growth, yield and climate resilience of algae — for potential use as biomass or in biomass conversion to … thrives in the Arctic, and how different types of microbes form communities. As temperatures fluctuate, salt levels …

… Kelly Wrighton and her group at Colorado State University in Fort Collins have a massive undertaking: sequencing the …

… Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) platform — has been developed to help inform scientists and researchers more about the patterns and functions of environmental microbes. Researchers can use the tool to … based on their ratios of small DNA sequence fragments called tetranucleotides, are a way to measure the collection …

… OnLine Database celebrates 25 years as a vital resource for data contextualization The Science Since its launch 25 … sequencing projects carried out at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … allows users to access curated metadata programmatically in a secure and reliable manner. The JGI team managing …

… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using … Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at … revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of …

… For the first time in several years, the DOE Joint Genome … Emerald Nash and mentor Jonelle Basso, Experimental Study of Root Colonization by Resident Phages of a Plant Growth … the level of photosynthesis in a model green alga called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. We’re using an attentive …

… using gene editing technology to conscientiously mix traits of different plant species will help us get there. …

… Biofuels and bioproducts are a way to kick our addiction to … Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) , a JGI partner and one of the four US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers.  …

… Science Program gives researchers access to all kinds of sequencing, ‘omics and bioinformatics capabilities — and it’s open to scientists at any … and the environment several times a year. A few proposal calls have deadlines coming up – in January, March, and …

… Research yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar … molecular features to large ecosystem-level processes for the first time. By collecting data from 27 different … data set will help identify how different elements of the ecosystem interact and respond to changes in the …