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… Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? … (BDO). To do so, the yeasts received fine-tuning of gene expression through genetic rewiring with CRISPR-Cas9 that … genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. …

… Kasey Markel and Patrick Shih (UC Berkeley and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to engineer plants. So …

… practices that support agriculture – such as efficiently using dwindling water resources and restoring and maintaining … healthy soils – are at the heart of sustaining food and bioenergy security for a steadily growing worldwide … genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. …

… Research Experience (CURE) that consists of coordinated hands-on experiments across fungal biology teaching labs. The purpose of the program is to: train students … species.  Students collect fungi, sterilize tissue, isolate genes and more. The metadata then goes into iNaturalist. …

… Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen interest in the bioenergy and biotechnology potential of algae, and sampling …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s … see as the overall “theme” of your research? I know you’ve generally worked in various marine organisms. Except during … really need to know how they’re made. You need to bring the genes into the lab, and you need to manipulate them in the …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically … The ability to accurately edit genomes (that is, repair gene mutations, and either delete or add genes in a precise fashion) has applications across many … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… Mini-Metagenomics Approach Helps Identify Novel Archaeal … methanogenic archaea use one of three pathways for methanogenesis: hydrogen-dependent and CO2-reducing, or … and, acetoclastic. All three pathways require the gene cluster for methane production known as Mcr. Until …

… fees: Regular attendees  (LBNL and external): $400  Industry: $450  Students and postdocs (including LBNL students and postdocs): $250      Hosted by the DOE … to a new appreciation for the extent of diversity. The phylogenetic and functional characterization of this novel …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes … that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating retroelement,” or DGR. The DGR could mutate the … but also surprisingly active. In viruses, DGRs appear to generate diversity quickly, allowing these viruses to target …

… yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar trees and their … to changes in the environment. The Impact Dubbed “the” bioenergy tree, poplars are known for their genetic diversity. They hold economic value as both biofuel …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … of both plant and animal cells, it shares nearly 7,000 genes with other organisms (a third of those shared by both … and flowering plants). Its genome also contains hundreds of genes uniquely associated with carbon dioxide capture and …