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… sorting (FACS) to sort cells into several small pools before sequencing to recover rare microbes. The technique was … While microbes regulate the planet’s biogeochemical cycles, viruses infecting microbes shape global ecological … researchers can develop high-throughput and high-resolution studies of interactions between host cells and viruses in …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a … that colonizes Brock and gives him super strength. For lichen, the partnership is more commonplace — though … transferring part of its photosynthetically fixed carbon to the mycobiont. However, despite a …

… by a growing human population and increasing demand for agricultural products.  Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is … this to be a candidate bioenergy crop for its potential production of biomass on marginal lands not usable for … the plants at the same time each week over the full life cycle of the plant. The first year’s gene expression results …

… Rainforests store a big fraction of all the carbon on Earth, and soil microbes play a key role in … take a look at what happens to that storage when a rainforest hits a drought. Tag along with their experiments in a …

… Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic information for every family of fungi. In the following guest … revealed a striking capability of morel mycelium to acquire carbon from lignocellulosic-abundant matters such as plant … system which allows the black morel to complete its lifecycle in an artificial environment. It is particularly …

… the June 2022 CROPS Conference at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Phytozome is the Plant Comparative … facilitates accurate and insightful comparative genomics studies. …

… of how plants adapted to terrestrial life paves the way for innovations in sustainable agriculture and clean energy. … resources. Enabling the use of non-arable land for biomass production — that can be converted into biofuels and bioproducts — would further drive a strong …

… of members. Each of the researchers had particular reasons for wanting to serve on the UEC. Hatzenpichler, who studies sediment-dwelling archaea, expressed his interest in … systems, noted that she would like to help advance JGI efforts aimed at “understanding complex communities and …

… advancement holds the potential to expand opportunities for bioenergy and bioengineering applications. “We worked … located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. “These proteins’ binding preferences are very, very stable over … developing genome-scale engineering technologies to produce biofuels and bioproducts. “We developed these methods and …

… For the first time, a team has comprehensively described … microbial metabolism affects the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and other elements, better understanding … suggest viruses are indeed piggybacking their hosts. Though studies in marine environments have detected viruses …

… Puerto Nuevo is a small town along the Baja California coastline in Mexico. While conducting early field studies related to her thesis on cone snails, UC Merced … waters and sediment with collaborators at the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada …

… For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all … retired Naval Commander retires from Berkeley Lab. For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …