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… annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated that a new … closest relative S. paradoxus at high temperatures (39°C/102°F). The Impact One of the challenges in understanding wild … it paves the way for dissection of additional traits, in fungi and beyond. …

… for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released … Serve the Changing Planet (download a copy at jointgeno.me/2024StrategicPlan .) This plan aligns the DOE Office of … along multiple avenues, including agriculture, climate modeling, novel bioproducts, and environmental …

… Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when … place: hot spring-dwelling bacteria from the phylum C hloroflexota . Research shows that flagella were lost in other … organic and inorganic compounds. Studying their diverse metabolic capabilities offer insights into how microbial …

… ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … dead cells recorded. Samples were taken again at two, six, 12 and 24 hours. By the 24-hour mark, these algae showed … and natural fertilizers. By understanding the genetic and metabolic pathways involved in stress responses, scientists …

… Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in the Class of 2020, selected from 118 nominees. The selection process for … refine the phylogenetic tree of giant viruses and revealing metabolic reprogramming as common strategy in NCLDVs. “I am …

… impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave … such as hurricanes and droughts. Another one began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean water about a third … Science Program . The proposal focuses on uncovering the metabolic networks involved in carbon and nutrient flux in …

… genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome assemblies … heavy metal contamination, and drought. The moss genomes’ metabolic pathways could lead to the discovery of genes that …

… Department at the Joint Genome Institute. His team of engineers and scientists builds and operates the data and … science.  Dr. Sneddon is an accomplished leader in data, software, compute, and AI for large-scale genomics and lab informatics. Prior to joining JGI in late 2025, he served as Director of Scientific Computing at …

… Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science arm of Thomson Reuters, has released their 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers , which includes 10 … an Aspergillus fungal subgroup, section Nigri. Aspergillus fungi play important roles in areas ranging from industrial …

… Dr. Rokhsar joined the JGI in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational … directed towards the sequencing, annotation, and analysis of three human chromosomes. After successful completion of the Human Genome Project, Professor Dr. Rokhsar ’s team …

… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella … The team found that, unlike pathogenic or mycorrhizal fungi (mutualist symbionts that induce structural changes in … the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) sponsored by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research at the …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … four sharpening the axe.” In this study,  published in  Metabolic Engineering , a team of researchers likewise honed … CRISPR-Cas9 relies on RNA with a short guiding sequence (20 bp) that directs the endonuclease where to cut, but these …