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Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The … revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of … Infections with a stalk-rotting fungus ( Fusarium graminearum ) and a bacterium that causes wilting ( Pantoea …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the … the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for the first time, that this group is unexpectedly …

…   Later this year, Ian Rambo, a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, … the SCGSR research experience was “an ideal opportunity for me to get real-world experience.” As he finalizes his … as a computational biologist. My primary future goal is to form a startup.” …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … Lab) were on the scene collecting samples. Terry Hazen, a former Berkeley Lab environmental biologist and current … To find an explanation, his team tracked the thousands of bacterial and archaeal species using a DNA-based array …

The DOE Joint Genome Institute hosted the hybrid “NeLLi 2023 … novel microbial lineages, leading to a new appreciation for the extent of diversity. The phylogenetic and functional … This symposium series will provide an overview of the bacterial, archaeal and microeukaryote diversity cataloged …

Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary … compounds shared by most living creatures for energy, growth and reproduction—most organisms produce a … BGC sequence data from over 1.3 million publicly available bacterial and archaeal genome and contig sources.  The …

Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal … to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently evolved to establish …

The JGI Engagement Webinar held November 5, 2020 (watch the  video below, captions … involved? How long does it take to do all the analyses? A:  For the JGI  New Investigator and  Functional Genomics … up to 50 polar and 150 nonpolar metabolomics analyses. For the other calls, we allow up to 200 polar and up to 500 …

… human-centered, agile collaboration between the JGI and the information technology company Truss has resulted in the JGI … JGI/Truss team has talked to dozens of researchers to determine what they need and expect from JGI tools. “We’re …

Laboratory (EMSL) co-hosted a JGI Engagement: Accessing Resources at Multiple DOE User Facilities with a Single Proposal webinar, inviting researchers to apply for access to multiple genomics and molecular … more  here about the “Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science” (FICUS) program. Letters of Intent are due …

Gene expression in eukaryotes was long held to be monocistronic – that is, a … research team included scientists at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, Brookhaven National … enabled by the “Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science” (FICUS) collaborative science initiative …

… enabled by the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes … PI on this project. “I view the program as an excellent platform to build collaborative research initiatives.” Yasuo … their activity on different substrates. “Working with amazing colleagues at the JGI, we were able to design …