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… genome sequencing of new fungal species.  Students collect fungi, sterilize tissue, isolate genes and more. The … selected for sequencing 16 genomes released 20 members from 15 institutions 300+ students 800+ iNaturalist … sequencing and tissue preparation), allowing participation from a growing audience. For consistency and to reduce …

… of which contain a wide array of plant cell-wall degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) that allow them to efficiently break down … break down the components of plant cell walls, which range from simple to complex carbohydrates, and then convert them … these techniques was DAP-seq, a high-throughput method for identifying protein binding sites in DNA by DNA Affinity …

… develops data science tools for workflow management and novel automations for DNA design, assembly and analysis … platform enables users to validate hypotheses generated from mining genomic data by designing and assembling …

… Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science … fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with genomes from other plant-associated fungi. Their analysis identified … a mycobiome culture collection consisting of fungal species from natural Arabidopsis populations around Europe. The JGI …

… leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications. … genomes can’t be sequenced using traditional approaches. Identifying and characterizing the planet’s microbial … repository of 52,515 microbial draft genomes generated from environmental samples around the world, expanding the …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to … monomers, it’s only with the aid of specialized bacterial enzymes. Honey bees rely on their gut microbiota to produce these enzymes to break down polysaccharides. But scientists have …

… on developing methods for converting digital information from sequence databases into biotechnological or … applications.  We are interested in:  characterizing novel enzymatic activities using phylogenomic driven …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components … little exception, organisms have figured out how to create enzymes that break these components down into glucose. It’s … proof that lignin can be deconstructed without oxygen. Identifying the precise mechanisms by which these fungi …

… projects will provide pilot data to assess feasibility of a novel approach or form the foundation for a large-scale CSP …

… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The …

… When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, they uncovered a novel cellulose-degrading bacterium typically found in low … ecologists to learn more about the diversity of microbial enzymes, which could have a plethora of potential …