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… Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen interest in the bioenergy and biotechnology potential of algae, and sampling of the length and breadth of algal diversity, the numbers of …

… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … said Thomas Mock, marine microbiologist at the University of East Anglia (UEA, UK) and senior author of the … species, including gray whales and humpbacks, migrate to feed in the polar regions. And shrimp dine on the algae that …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … North, assistant professor of microbiology at Ohio State University and senior author of this work.  North led the … innovation ecosystem. “At JGI, we’ve done the synthesis, metagenome mining, all the way from sequencing to functional …

… while, but Natural Prodcast is back again for another round of episodes. If you stick around for the next few months, … a mixture of, for example, metatranscriptome sequencing, metagenomics, single cell genomics. We even do the flow … for you, we sequenced thousands for you or thousands metagenomes. And I think also the quality that we provide. So …

… online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach … (IMG/M) database, they successfully crafted the Novel Metagenome Protein Families (NMPF) Catalog.  “We can now … of functional diversity as well.”  Researchers from Harvard University, Indiana University. University of Crete …

… genome discoveries. Unlocking the intricate details of life’s genetic blueprint has long been a significant … the genome as if it were a language, then we can take advantage of existing methodologies developed for natural … or even build their own.” Researchers from Northwestern University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of …

… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have … Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of … than were noted inside the cell. “One of the huge advantages of the cell-free system is that the cells are no …

… genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome assemblies … “Why bother keeping this?” For Stuart McDaniel’s lab at the University of Florida, an answer is in sight for a similar …

… A metagenomic look at the soil microbes present a year after a … begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … This work brought together researchers from Colorado State University, the US Forest Service, New Mexico State …

… Yeast strains engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in chemical … Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of … than were noted inside the cell. “One of the huge advantages of the cell-free system is that the cells are no …

… 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 … collaboration with industrial partners, generated hundreds of transgenic switchgrass lines in an effort to create …