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… to the lack of robust tools available for carrying CRISPR into microorganisms. CRAGE (Chassis-independent … a light into this “biological dark matter.”  It also offers CRISPR a point of entry. By using CRISPR to knock out …

… nutrient. The Impact This study is the first to dig into a forest floor ecosystem to discover what carbon- and … to which microbes they belong. This study provides further insights into the microbial involvement in carbon and … Pinpointing the processes happening on and in forest soil also better enriches models of global carbon and …

… to develop guidelines and best practices for defining virus data quality. Reported in Nature Biotechnology, the work brought together virus experts, representatives from the Genomic Standards … (GSC), and the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses to outline the minimum amount of information for an …

… Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), offers more ways for scientists to explore the balance of … in multiple applications. This proof-of-concept experiment offers a new approach for fine-tuning gene expression in …

… ‘Dark Matter’ Microbial communities living everywhere from soils and stomachs to the deep sea are capable of doing a … we have amassed an extensive repository of groundbreaking insights, significantly expanding the horizons of potential … majority of these protein families belonged to bacteria and viruses, though 6 million of the sequences evaded …

… 199 Needham, D.M. et al. 2019. A distinct lineage of giant viruses brings a rhodopsin photosystem to unicellular marine … Couradeau, J.S. et al. 2019. Probing the active fraction of soil microbiomes using BONCAT-FACS.  Nature Comm 10(1) 1-10 Schulz, F. et al. 2018. Hidden diversity of soil giant viruses. Nature Comm . 9 (1), 4881 Tsementzi, D. …

… to examine microbial chemical production. The Science Soil bacteria in the genus Streptomyces are nature's … shared across hundreds of related species, meaning these insights are potentially broadly applicable. The findings … specialty materials and high-value bioproducts. This study offers a template — integrative analysis of multiple omics …