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… led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology … outline the questions they asked – and answered – in the study that recently appeared in the Proceedings of the … ecological and evolutionary consequences. A previous study conducted by our research team surveying the genomic …

For the first time in several years, the DOE Joint Genome Institute hosted … Emerald Nash and mentor Jonelle Basso, Experimental Study of Root Colonization by Resident Phages of a Plant … Emerald Nash : What I’m working on here is an experimental study of root colonization by resident phages of a plant …

Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The … maize. By deciphering the zealexin synthesis pathway, this study makes it possible to harness the protective function … maize, which has been largely overlooked, according to the study’s senior author Alisa Huffaker, a biologist at the …

Mini-Metagenomics Approach Helps Identify Novel Archaeal … were then sequenced separately. From these samples, 111 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) were recovered, most of … is typically observed, but to the “TACK” superphylum,” said study first author Bojk Berghuis. “This provided us with …

… has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of DNA synthesis, strain engineering, and biosystems design for … , 2023 Wu et al. Structural characterization of a soil viral auxiliary metabolic gene product - a functional …

A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment … their functional roles in their community. This study shows how the function-driven, single-cell screen can …

Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw … can be further explored for novel functions. In the current study, the team combined the CETCH cycle with a …

New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from … the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks the enzymes these fungi use to break down …

Marcel is in charge of several production pipelines (gene calling, functional annotation and methylomics) that run on microbial genomes and metagenomes. He also works on automating intra-department …