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… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … ways to accelerate bio-design and identifying the best sets of enzymes that enable synthesis of sustainable …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of … sequences from six hypersaline lakes, researchers focused on understanding the genomic variation in haloarchaea … Rauer Islands. Additionally, they compared metagenome data generated from samples collected at four Rauer lakes to …

… June 24-28: Module 2/Microbial Genomics & Metagenomics Workshop The workshop is addressed to students and professionals of biology, biomedical research, the health …

… Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are abundant … identified. The JGI researchers surveyed publicly available data in the JGI’s  IMG/M database , information the Probst … 2018, phase 14 project “Development of novel archaeal viruses and the corresponding CRISPR arrays of a highly …

… Scientists have developed a more nuanced library approach to tuning gene expression in metabolic pathways. Compared to … to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene … This novel form of intermediate expression, when used in addition to traditional methods, can offer …

…   Each year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from reseachers who translate genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP Functional Genomics … Tapping into these functions allows researchers to use them for engineering applications in support of …

… developing new high-resolution and high-throughput methods to link uncultivated viruses to their host. With these new methods, she hopes to expand our understanding of the roles that viruses play in their ecosystems, …

… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced … of significant interest for their potential contributions to a sustainable bioeconomy, including, potentially, methane …

… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More … Communications , two research teams joined forces and data sets to describe bacterial genomes for related … popularizer and communicator (and at one time, the spouse of Lynn Margulis). The information was then used to …

… Yeast strains engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in chemical … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … ways to accelerate bio-design and identifying the best sets of enzymes that enable synthesis of sustainable …