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The JGI’s DNA Synthesis Program supports a wide range of projects, from single-gene synthesis to the synthesis of entire chromosomes, advancing the development of … and analysis tools for comparative genomics of fungi. Mycocosm enables users to navigate across sequenced …

A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with plant roots. Plants …

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

Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can thrive in plant roots. They play …

New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake … of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  …

Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and …   Usually, plants have the upper hand against any kind of biomass breakdown. They’ve spent millions of years … of tough plants. Thanks to gut microbes — namely, anaerobic fungi — these animals are able to pry apart plant polymers …

… here today, and we wanted to talk to her about a whole list of things. So we have a Scripps background shared together, … any actinomycetes, knows that there’s a bible by David Hopwood. I referred to it as a bible because anyone that does … metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to collaborate, let …

Welcome back to Natural Prodcast. This continues the series of interviews we recorded at the Society for Industrial … this year. And today we have our conversation with Professor Alison Narayan, from the University of Michigan. I hope she’ll accept this description, but I’d …

… well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container … dioxide so they can grow, and then harvest for use as biofuels and other bioproducts. As any good cook knows, …

JGI Mission As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility supported by the Biological … of University and Research; all specimens collected and fungi isolated are preserved in the Culture Collection of …