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A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes … remains unexplored and uncultivated. Developing a more targeted genomic approach would allow researchers to focus …

RIViT-seq technology could speed up associating transcription factors with their target genes. The Science Regulons are a group of genes that can be turned on or off by the same regulatory … particularly sigma factors that initiate transcription in bacteria. Using this technology, which combines an in vitro …

Guiding Principles All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to …

… … Dan Udwary: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s … on synthetic biology of engineering gene expression in bacteria – however, the professor was actually quite …

Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that …

The Fungal & Algal Program explores the vast diversity of fungi and algae to unlock their potential for bioenergy, environmental sustainability, and bioproducts. By sequencing and analyzing the genomes of these organisms, the program investigates the biological …

A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers to quickly modify diverse bacterial genomes. In 2019, the JGI’s Yasuo Yoshikuni and … ( CRAGE ). CRAGE enables scientists to insert large pieces of DNA (up to 60 kb) in a single step, directly into the …

Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have … flagella in an unexpected place: hot spring-dwelling bacteria from the phylum C hloroflexota . Research shows …