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… really fully exist back then,” said Hal Alper, a University of Texas at Austin professor, “but we really first heard … back in 2016.” Alper’s first approved JGI proposal came through the Functional Genomics (formerly DNA Synthesis) … naturally occurring organic chemicals with a wide range of potential applications. Q&A from the Webinar Q(uestion):  …

… The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … complex compounds called natural products . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has … biofuels . What’s more, many natural products have potential to be used as precursors for polymers and …

… Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address wide-ranging … Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley. Dr. Pennacchio received his Ph.D in … and mouse triglyceride metabolism. He is funded by DOE and through continued competitive grant support from NIH. …

… host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … contributed toward filling gaps on the fungal Tree of Life through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project. Hacquard’s group … of the key community participants and enabling future metagenomics studies.   …

… user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary metabolites"—chemical compounds shared by most … more than 13 million BGCs in the catalog at the time of publication, it is the largest repository of BGC sequence … and metagenome data.   The SMC ( smc.jgi.doe.gov ) is designed with two main objectives. First and foremost, it is …

… characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … these enzymes are often loosely understood, leaving potential targets for crop engineering untouched. Research … and nitrogen. This research team combined computational and experimental approaches to look at how this enzyme family …