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… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of …

… to advance foundational science, creating opportunities for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released its newest 5-Year Strategic Plan: Innovating Genomics to Serve the Changing Planet (download a copy at …

… The JGI is leveraging its current partnerships to offer new capabilities and resources to users through a BER … is discoverable and accessible. Linking the resources of powerful institutions like the JGI, KBase, NCBI, NMDC, … biology. The collaborations present exciting possibilities for scientific exploration, granting access to diverse …

… gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … of the Earth’s atmosphere and regulating the global climate for life to flourish. For Guillaume Borrel and Simonetta … April, which immediately precedes the JGI’s 14th Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting. Registration for both …

… Mini-Metagenomics Approach Helps Identify Novel Archaeal Methane … archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total global … cycle. All methanogenic archaea use one of three pathways for methanogenesis: hydrogen-dependent and CO2-reducing, or …

… an internship program to bring students to the JGI for research training experience. Enabled by the DOE RENEW … mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel on researching the effects of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant … experience in molecular biology and plant functional genomics, because this work is essential for improving crop …

… from this biomanufacturing collaboration is available for licensing. The Science In  Nature Communications , … hydroxyapatite, a high-value biomaterial with a wide range of industrial applications. The team was led by researchers at two U.S. Department of Energy national user facilities – the DOE Joint Genome …

… restoring and maintaining healthy soils – are at the heart of sustaining food and bioenergy security for a steadily growing worldwide population. Anuvia Plant Nutrients , a small Florida business producing … Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy …

… Since 2019 Dr. Blaby heads the Biodesign Platform at the Joint Genome Institute, where he leads three … analysis for synthetic biology and functional genomics. Prior to joining the JGI, he was a group lead at … National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at …

… A collaborative team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of … could be generating these observed patterns. As many other plant species have natural cytotype variation, we also hoped …

… shed more light on microbial communities than ever before — especially with the prospect of meta-analyses boosted by AI and Machine Learning — JGI … this was the first workshop of its kind on SIP metagenomics,” Malmstrom said.  Increasingly, efforts like these …