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… 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 … in the development and biotechnology applications of various biomaterials. These efforts align with BER …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the beach. For …

… annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated that a new … far-flung species would speed up efforts to harness species diversity in traits relevant to U.S. Department of Energy … Laboratory, aim to improve our understanding of fungal diversity by sequencing genomes from across the fungal Tree …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … Schmutz explained, meaning the plant’s reduced genetic diversity makes it easier to genetically manipulate. One …

… user facilities. Focus areas for these projects include biofuels, biomaterials and bioproducts; hydrobiogeochemistry; … interorganismal interactions; and novel applications of molecular techniques. The FICUS program is designed to … call aims to encourage innovative research exploiting a diversity of capabilities to generate datasets beyond what …

… a new reference genome for eucalyptus in the July edition of the journal G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics , with … researchers have unlocked new information on the structural diversity of eucalyptus. The 2014 genome, generated using a … pangenome to better understand the genetic structural diversity of the genus. Understanding all the gene variants …

… years where he was a driving force behind the development of numerous genomic resources that fostered the widespread adoption of Brachypodium distachyon as an experimental model for the … and the mechanisms by which plants interact with their microbiomes. In addition, his group conducts comparative …

… 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key … aquatic environments. The Impact A deeper understanding of how plants adapted to terrestrial life paves the way for …

… for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize recognizes contribution of scholarship in the field of microbiology and is awarded … recognized Woyke as a pioneer in uncovering the hidden diversity of “microbial dark matter”–that uncultured and …

… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science … root cells. The fungus is almost always found among and within poplar trees, and in an effort to understand its … fine-tune their engineering efforts of both plants and root microbiomes to grow energy crops more efficiently. Summary …

… Congratulations to the proposers of the 19 proposals selected for the 2023 Community Science Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … “The proposed research by these PIs will address a broad diversity of important scientific questions relevant to the …