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… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications. Cas9 needs guide RNA to lead it …

… answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be … As their small genomes can be easily manipulated through genetic engineering, inoviruses are used for several … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … organisms called phytoplankton (from the Greek phyto for ‘plant’ and planktos for ‘wanderer’). But they vary … microbiomes that influence algal diversity and gene expression. Sailing from pole to pole on four research …

… microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different … help regulate the global carbon cycle — fixing, transforming, and respiring carbon. Understanding the metabolisms … to determine the genome structure of SAR324 cells and their gene expression, the team then sequenced community genomes …

… Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission … of DNA synthesis, strain engineering, and biosystems design for DOE-mission-relevant discovery and applications. This … group. His research focus includes engineering of non-model yeasts for production of biofuels and renewable …

… A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on … his backyard in Tennessee — the birds are chirping and a soft breeze ripples through the trees in his backyard. … fine tune his approach. “I got a lot of that from Zhong.”   Publication: Carrell AA et al. Habitat-adapted microbial …

… and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial communities, with results published … National Laboratory was conducted under the auspices of the U.S. DOE under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344. The work …

… the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the … Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his education and carried forward into his roles as a senior research scientist at …