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… Brachypodium model system traces polyploid genome evolution. … more the merrier,” with respect to their genomes. In their base state, they are diploids with two genome copies, one … Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), relied on a model grass system for answers. Their work  recently appeared in  Nature …

… Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved mix-and-match characteristics — … organisms have developed metabolisms that function with a toolkit of enzymes. It’s useful to differentiate these …

… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when … down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial … what escapes to the atmosphere in the form of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide). …

… the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the … By complete sequencing of 24 new mushroom genomes, and assembling genomes from 60 existing sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than … However, eelgrass didn’t have a reliable calibration tool in the form of another species, so the scientists had … This study was supported by a PhD scholarship from the China Scholarship …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what … cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do anything, they must find a host, and not … any host will do. It must be a specific host the virus has adapted to commandeer. For bacteriophage viruses, these …

… Specializing in mass spectrometry-centered projects, Dr. Bowen’s work focuses on developing high-performance computing workflows and integrating mathematics and … BS – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Chemical Engineering Ph. D. – Arizona … 2024 Berkeley Lab Recognition of Excellence Award 2016 R&D 100 Winner 2014 …

… Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) … grams per Liter per hour,” Jewett said. “From the academic perspective we’re able to be in this range in the absence of … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust … tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … organisms called phytoplankton (from the Greek phyto for ‘plant’ and planktos for ‘wanderer’). But they vary …