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… soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in … been able to study both sides of this interaction up close, using RNA sequencing to understand gene expression: one of … studies to date. This paper  is the cover article for the April 2024 issue  of  Nature Plants .  “We wanted to …

… a chemical and biological engineer at the University of California Santa Barbara. So plants don’t break down without a … that biomass could serve as the starting material for a wide range of fuels and chemicals. To get to that … enzymes. They found many enzymes that outperformed industry standards.  A year later, her team used …

… with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford Human Genome Center, now the HudsonAlpha … Institute for Biotechnology. There he constructed the pipelines for directed finishing and co-led the team that … years, Mr. Schmutz has directed the JGI Plant Program, focusing on the organization of community driven science for …

… Program and the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes and metagenomes (IMG). He became the … led the development of the genome analysis and Bioinformatics core at Integrated Genomics Inc. in Chicago, IL. … Thousands of Small, Novel Genes. Cell. 178(5):1245-1259. Publications on Pubmed | Google Scholar …

… The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been … year (perenniality). The Impact Among the long-term aims for bioenergy feedstock crops are increasing their yields and improving their abilities to adapt to extreme …

… ways to protect poplar and other crops being considered for bioenergy feedstock development. Summary With the aim of producing at least one reference genome for every family of fungi, the 1000 Fungal Genomes … of specific 5mC methyltransferase (MTase) variants. Using new sequencing technologies for producing both …

… cycle. All methanogenic archaea use one of three pathways for methanogenesis: hydrogen-dependent and CO2-reducing, or hydrogenotrophic (most … lab had previously collaborated with the JGI on a proposal using this approach through the Emerging Technologies … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… In 2009, researchers at the JGI and the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences described a novel technique to access high-quality genomic information using minute quantities of DNA derived from individual …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent … called methanogenesis. Methanogenic microorganisms therefore play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and … from different phyla are capable of methanogenesis. Using metagenomics eliminates confirmation bias, because it …

… Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation … The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including … A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Terrestrial Microbiology and the University of Bordeaux …

… on harnessing genomics to developing sustainable resources for biofuels and bioproducts. Andrew Nelson of the Boyce … tolerant shrub. Melissa Roth of the University of California, Berkeley aims to redesign and engineer algae by … such as the Copper River Delta wetland pond, cycle carbon. Using plots at the Harvard Forest long-term warming …