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… to accurately edit genomes (that is, repair gene mutations, and either delete or add genes in a precise fashion) has applications across many areas. In particular, gene editing is being … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome … the Office of Science of the US Department of Energy under contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The work was supported in …

… issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among the authors who offer perspectives on what the next five years of innovation could look like. In one article, Micro-Scale Applications … of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… (https://data.jgi.doe.gov/) launched last year, it was only accessible through the plant portal  Phytozome . Now … users to more easily access public data sets through a common set of metadata. For Steve Wilson, JGI’s Systems Engineering group lead, the Data Portal …

… genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  new analysis … diversity between cultivated and wild shiitake populations. The Impact Lentinula mushrooms are white rot fungi, … project of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (cofinanced by FEDER funds) to F.J.R.-D., S.C., and …

… Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In a recent Nature paper … the microbiology of watershed systems, they utilized over 160 river water samples collected through WHONDRS, a … (DOE) Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) grants DE-SC0023084, DE-SC0021350, …

… deep subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in … resist. The battle waged below the Earth’s surface is reconstructed by combining a study of microbial communities … system to study virus-host interactions. Approximately 150 archaeal viruses had been previously identified. The JGI …

… of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to reconstruct and model gene regulatory pathways used by the … fungus  Neurospora crassa, and to identify and decide on the order in which this fungus breaks down plant cell … is the model organism for filamentous fungi, all of which contain a wide array of plant cell-wall degrading enzymes …

… Puerto Nuevo is a small town along the Baja California coastline in Mexico. While … Internship Program, first sampled the area in summer 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of … Merced graduate students who participated in the Summer 2015 research experience at the JGI as part of an education …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better understand how beneficial organisms (symbionts) are transmitted between host generations, researchers … This research was supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of …

… The Science Haloarchaea flourish in hypersaline environments, and researchers are interested in learning how … microbes have learned to adapt from marine to hypersaline conditions by studying the microbial communities in Antarctic … Antarctic Science program (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome …

… Genome annotations of two C. citriodora subspecies broaden understanding of … terpenes play key roles in plant growth, defense, and environmental interactions. Terpenes are also economically important because of … Research Council (grant numbers DP140102552, DP110101621), and an Australian Government Research Training …

… Brachypodium model system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with respect to their … their base state, they are diploids with two genome copies, one from each parent. Having three or more genome copies …