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… degradation.  “We are  very excited to see the outcome of the innovative research  being proposed by this year’s … CSP investigators,” said Tanja Woyke, Deputy Director of JGI’s User Programs. “Many of these projects are large in … call, as well as our smaller-scale New Investigator and Functional Genomics calls, here on our website.   See below …

… A collaborative team led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis … in France and Igor Grigoriev from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … importuna Kuo, O’Donnell & Volk) to successfully fruit in common farmland soils. Compared to the contingent fruiting …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley … community and consider new initiatives in areas such as functional studies (e.g., a functional encyclopedia building …

… 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 … interactions and identified 84 gene families that were common in fungi that live within plants (endophytes). These …

… hydroxyapatite, a high-value biomaterial with a wide range of industrial applications. The team was led by researchers at two U.S. Department of Energy national user facilities – the DOE Joint Genome … in the development and biotechnology applications of various biomaterials. These efforts align with BER …

… Joint Genome Institute (JGI) provide access to a variety of tools that leverage stable isotopes to measure carbon and … The more the better. We want to put at least a microgram of DNA in the tube so you’d need at least 2 micrograms in … spectrometry (LCMS).  We do a hydrolyzation of the DNA and we look and quantify the isotopomers. We …

… A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The … investigated poplar for which genes might be shared in common between poplar’s Y — poplar has an XY system — and … This work was supported by the NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity Program (DEB-1542509 to S.D., DEB-1542486 to …

… chemical factories. They hold genetic blueprints for dozens of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under standard conditions. As described in a recent issue of mSystems , scientists found that adding salt to the … growth conditions and found that adding a small amount of common salt to the Streptomyces coelicolor growth medium …

… Annual Call. “It’s exciting to see the diverse portfolio of successful CSP proposals this year,” noted Tanja Woyke, … large-scale genomic science projects relevant to the DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) … as smaller-scale calls including our New Investigator and Functional Genomics calls, here on our website . See below …