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… ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, …

… is an image of Mono Lake, a saline soda lake east of California’s Yosemite National Park, taken by JGI’s own Jon … and to better understand their roles in the global sulfur cycle. Copies are available online – click here to go …

The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and … model and track the forest recovery process.  Summary Most studies on post-wildfire soil microbiomes have focused on …

… dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using proteins on its tail fibers to latch onto a specific target … or DGR. The DGR could mutate the virus’ tail fiber proteins, and thereby allow them to embrace different cells. …

… the June 2022 CROPS Conference at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Phytozome is the Plant Comparative … facilitates accurate and insightful comparative genomics studies. …

… within their rumen. There is another climate-minded reason for studying rumen: Livestock live off plant matter, and … methane-emissions as well as efficient engineering of biofuels. Since 2010, the JGI has partnered with researchers … chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using microbial …

… leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications … carbon and nitrogen cycles, break down plant mass (think biofuels ), enhance plant health, cause diseases, and … publications ,” emphasized Markus Göker, who managed the production of genomic DNA at DSMZ for GEBA-Actino and …