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… Diatoms, a group of tiny algae, are also known as “living opals” because of the … beautiful properties of their silica shells. But what genes are responsible for such mesmerizing exteriors? …

… Protein annotations provide insights into environmental … and researchers more about the patterns and functions of environmental microbes. Researchers can use the tool to … global metagenomes (within IMG).  The Impact The initial analysis highlights abundances of gene annotations that …

… Mateus’s research is focusing on the identification and analysis of Mobile Genetic Elements from Metagenomic Data.  Mateus’s …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … integrated high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to …

… second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break down plant fibers. But are they both … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The … genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single … genomes’ metabolic pathways could lead to the discovery of genes that could be used for multiple biotechnological …

… New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get … on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  new analysis takes a  genomic look at Lentinula samples from … 1456588 to D.H. and DEB-1442113 to A.R., the Department of Energy award 0000238431 to D.H., the GENOBIOREF …

… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a … traits — height, biomass, hardiness to cold, etc. — to its genes. The undertaking took shovels, trucks — and more than …

… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s … encoded functions that could boost host metabolism, such as genes that play roles in the uptake and transport of diverse …

… Back in 2011, JGI-supported researchers published a paper in the … they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across … University campuses for biotechnology education as part of a course-based undergraduate resource experience. Hear …

… Dr. Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials … at Berkeley Lab. She is spearheading the development of a joint user capability between the JGI and Molecular … PhD, Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida NIH Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA …