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… an array of experiments at universities and national user facilities, researchers found that this protein detects … we were able to work with on this project to ask questions about structure and function,” Blaby-Haas said.  Looking at … a stand-alone protein, the cyanobacterium  Synechocystis . Working with  Synechocystis also opened up options for …

… enzyme family evolved across 90 species. “One unique thing about this work was our focus on all the kingdoms, including animals, plants, bacteria, … that we studied are involved in transfer of the amine group, or the N group, to a variety of different molecules. …

… Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but … for collecting genomes from microorganisms are shotgun (group) metagenomic sequencing and single-cell (individual) … (now at Stanford University) collaborated with the JGI. Working together, they found most bacterial genomes from …

… targeted genomic approach would allow researchers to focus on specific microbes within metagenome samples and … traditional shotgun metagenomics approach to learning more about environmental samples starts with researchers first … multiple techniques and was demonstrated using a specific group of marine bacteria called “Vis6” that are found in …

… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can … responds to its intimate associations with endophytes — a group whose effects on plants are still not well understood … were striking. Adding PM193 caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . …

… of the genes in a lipid-prolific yeast. The Impact The team used this set of guide RNAs on  Yarrowia lipolytica to … furthers the U.S. Department of Energy’s goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the … at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility. Y. lipolytica …

… Every year, the JGI sequences around 35,000 samples — from plants, algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses — to support scientists around the world. Most of those … send their samples in from afar, without ever hearing much about the sequencing lab. So today, Chris Daum walks through …

… discovered more than 6,000 mitochondrial sequences previously unrecognized within existing public databases and … as reliable markers for classifying species and studying diversity in complex biological systems. By making the tools … RNA sequences. The next step applied metagenomic binning (grouping sequencing reads by their likely organism of …

… binding sites and which has been applied to a wide range of JGI user science projects spanning bacteria, fungi, and plants. … cells across diverse plant tissues. Dr. Baumgart focuses on expanding functional genomics capabilities through … Lax, Carlos, Stephen J. Mondo, José F. Martínez, Anna Muszewska, Leo A. Baumgart, José A. Pérez-Ruiz, Pablo …

… Dr. Blow joined the JGI in 2009, and currently heads the Genome Analysis group. In this role he supervises the Genome Assembly, QA/QC, and User Support Analysis teams. Together, these teams provide … of Cambridge, UK Postdoctoral training Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab …

… the total global methane production. They are thought to use billions of tons of the carbon dioxide trapped in … now suggest the gene cluster predates this microbial group. Recently published in the Proceedings of the National … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, report the …

… La Salle High School expressed an interest in learning more about the principles of synthetic biology, Robert Evans and Jan-Fang Cheng in the Functional Genomics group took it upon themselves to mentor them. …