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… Global chocolate brands can’t exist without cocoa According to the  International Cocoa … metric tons . The global chocolate brands couldn’t exist without cocoa.  But today the plant is under threat due to … of the world’s largest buyers of cocoa, is collaborating with others to develop healthier and more productive cacao …

… switchgrass transformation pipeline and, in collaboration with industrial partners, generated hundreds of transgenic … tolerance, and the mechanisms by which plants interact with their microbiomes. In addition, his group conducts … in the Brachypodium distachyon pan-genome correlates with population structure. Nat. Comm. 8(1), 2184 doi: …

… displacing these important cold-water communities of algae with warm-adapted ones, a trend that threatens to … tend to be dominated by prokaryotes (microorganisms without a defined nucleus). Colder waters nearer the poles, … beneficial findings, like antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, and novel enzymes that function at low temperature.” said Katrin …

… be engineered. “Piloting access to this emerging technology with JGI users will enable us to assess CRAGE’s impact, … first used CRAGE to engineer domesticated bacterial strains with novel biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). BGCs make diverse …

…  Who is eligible to submit a FICUS proposal? A:  We work with people from all around the world and at different career level stages. We work with start-ups and mature companies, as long as the data are …

… and Ben Bowen of the  JGI Metabolomics Program , along with Jenny Mortimer, Director of Plant Systems Biology at … or biological samples (like cell media or lake water) without doing a metabolite extraction? Or are these samples … health is outside of JGI’s mission. However, analysis of novel secondary metabolites from plants could be a good.  …

… the building blocks of many of our fuels and materials.  With an eye to harnessing these nitrogenase-like enzymes, … the enzyme operates. It works as a two-part complex, along with a regulatory accessory protein and multiple … the way for optimizing production of chemicals and plastics with this system. “From a biotechnology standpoint, we can …

… group for the JGI Plant Program . Her collaborations with the JGI began soon after the JGI was established to … large-scale multi-institutional JGI projects and resulting publications that Grimwood contributed to include: A 2021 … As well as the seminal Human Genome Project DOE Chromosome publications: The DNA sequence and biology of human …

… of 100 times the size of what has typically been associated with viruses, while the genomes of large viruses may be only … the researchers insights into how they might interact with their hosts, and how those interactions may in turn … researchers previously applied this approach to uncover a novel group of giant viruses dubbed “Klosneuviruses.” …

… .) This plan aligns the DOE Office of Science user facility with broader national efforts to promote and stimulate a … solutions, the JGI is well-positioned to provide users with capabilities to create genomics-enabled insights into a … multiple avenues, including agriculture, climate modeling, novel bioproducts, and environmental remediation—all …

… Selaginella Genome Identifies Genetic Changes Associated with the Evolution of Vascular Plants.  Science, 2011; 332: … Selected Publications …

… anaerobic fungi could be used to effectively modify lignin without oxygen and make use of it, it would change the … is well-established: Across all life forms and with little exception, organisms have figured out how to … evidence that lignin can, in fact, be deconstructed without oxygen. Lead author Tom Lankiewicz cultivated …