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… revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of … maize. By deciphering the zealexin synthesis pathway, this study makes it possible to harness the protective function … maize, which has been largely overlooked, according to the study’s senior author Alisa Huffaker, a biologist at the …

… For the Joint Genome Institute, the end of 2018 was marked … newest 5-Year Strategic Plan: Beyond Basepairs — A Vision for Integrative and Collaborative Genome Science , the … and incubation process. “JGI’s ‘vision’ is truly a tour de force,” said Mary Maxon, Biosciences Associate Laboratory …

… he served as a Research Molecular Biologist at the USDA for 12 years where he was a driving force behind the development of numerous genomic resources … of Brachypodium distachyon as an experimental model for the grasses. In addition to this fundamental work, he …

… The 500 species described within the group are responsible for roughly two-thirds of antibiotics, and a deeper … a public platform built on the knowledge of researchers studying actinomycetes and the focus of a  recent paper published in  Microbial Genomics .   “Studying actinomyces, especially Streptomyces and many other …

… This single environmental trigger highlights efficiency for users requiring multiple omics methods to examine … bacterium's entire metabolism for chemical production, the study provides a blueprint that engineers can use to design … specialty materials and high-value bioproducts. This study offers a template — integrative analysis of multiple …

… secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and CRAGE … researchers with a powerful addition to their toolkit to study gene function. As a demonstration, the researchers …

… , Sebastien Duplessis of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA)  proposed sequencing a reference genome for  P. pachyrhizi to develop better strategies to counter … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently evolved to establish … (Berkeley Lab). All of the fungal genomes used in the study are available on the JGI fungal portal  MycoCosm . The … Genomics Initiative (CSP # 305), Metatranscriptomics of Forest Soil Ecosystems project (CSP # 570) and the 1000 …