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… genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a boxful of lures. Designed with feathers … they uncovered a novel cellulose-degrading bacterium typically found in low abundances. The Impact Microbes are known …

… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science … always found among and within poplar trees, and in an effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of … from  M. elongata;  the fungus produces them so prolifically, it oozes. The team hypothesizes that lipids could act …

… 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 … accurately editing genomes, its effectiveness has historically been limited due to the lack of robust tools available …

… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The … by a growing human population and increasing demand for agricultural products.  Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is … plants with nutrients and pathogen protection. Specifically, gene expression in that set, implicated in AMF …

… As part of the ongoing partnership between DOE JGI and UC Merced to … Gutierrez Huerta and Bryan Rangel Alvarez, both California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) students at UC Merced. …

… A collaborative team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of … Switchgrass has multiple naturally occurring ploidy levels, called cytotypes, across the species. These are primarily …

… genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single … advances in sequencing technologies applied to the effort. The Impact Found on all continents, including … could lead to the discovery of genes that could be used for multiple biotechnological applications. These …

… Knockout experiments showcase potential for engineering bioenergy crops The Science Scientists at … iron, engineered poplar can be used to develop bioproducts for industrial applications. For example, lignin could be … Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy …

… school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer … provides the only known reference microbiome data sets for the Loxahatchee Refuge,  was published in the journal  Environmental Microbiome . “Before JGI was involved, I was not sure we could even complete …

… The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial communities, with results published … did not. This is normally an arduous wet lab process. Typically, after incubating microbial communities with labeled …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … produced in environments without oxygen through a process called methanogenesis. Methanogenic microorganisms therefore …

… Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called phytoplankton play an outsize role in cycling carbon … other oceans. That zinc turns out to be extremely important for polar phytoplankton.  After peering into the function …