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… 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 DOE-mission-relevant … to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This … here.” Mentor: Lorenzo Aureli Project: “ Exploring the epigenetic basis of pathogenicity in bacteria” Erika Maquiling … Mentor: Zhong Wang Project: “ Improving biosynthetic gene cluster annotation by leveraging a large genomic model …

… Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved mix-and-match … This analysis led them to identify 2,938 putative AT  genes. Within the AT genes identified across different species, each organism has …

… develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic entities that seek to … forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  …

… Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and … Then, using metagenomes and metatranscriptomes generated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … genomes, they found a huge variety of CRISPR-Cas systems. Generally, prokaryotes use CRISPR-Cas systems to recognize …