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Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen interest in the bioenergy and … of the wider genomics community. Jan. 13 workshop: BER Plant Genomic Science In this workshop, we will present …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help … compounds may also be involved in how the fungi metabolize plant biomass, which could inform how scientists can more …

What grass is a prized ornamental and a bioenergy plant? Meet Miscanthus , an attractive addition to your … and a potential fuel for the future. But, to be competitive in the market, both energy policy and Miscanthus will need some upgrades. In this episode, hear from scientists working on …

… – Jack Gilbert, Ashley Shade, and Jason Stajich! They join six other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. … had their own reasons for wishing to serve on the UEC. For microbial ecologist Gilbert at the University of California …

Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary … a secondary metabolites portal within the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system known as … BGC sequences. Expansion of the SMC to include fungal, plant, viral, and metagenome data is currently underway. … …

Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it looks like a duck and quacks like a … microbes, the answer is no. They refer to the infected microbial cells as virocells, a change in name first …

… evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant …

A preview of how large-scale single cell genomics complements metagenomics studies. The … of bioinformatics tools for  extracting snippets of microbial genomes directly from environmental sequence data, … ago, a candidate bacterial lineage was identified from microbial and metagenome sequence data sets generated from a …