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… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … lignin.  Researchers led by Michelle O’Malley’s lab at the University of California at Santa Barbara  recently … to identify specific bond-breakages related to lignin modification happening in the absence of oxygen. These findings …

… are complex organisms that harbor a fantastic diversity of cell types and associated organisms, including fungal and … and are influenced by microbial partners. We use a variety of genomics-powered tools to study this complexity, … fungi, viruses. Resident viruses can be found in a myriad of bacterial strains, whereby they can modulate host …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights … with a Rube Goldberg machine: surprising dependencies, intricate connections, and many, many moving parts. A lot of … across the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis and the University of California at …

… a single protein. Recently reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team of researchers … the article. The research team included scientists at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, … Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Berkeley Lab and the Environmental Molecular …

… didn’t really fully exist back then,” said Hal Alper, a University of Texas at Austin professor, “but we really first heard … guide RNA library generation and development and its applications. “I moved to UC Davis in 2014,” recalled Philipp … Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed …

… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their … during her Ph.D. in Microbiology at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen (Germany), Dr. Woyke pursued her … since 2012 and an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Merced's School of Natural Sciences since 2015. …

… growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods in every direction. There are 100 million … Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley … noted David Stelly, another study co-author at Texas A&M University. “This report establishes new opportunities in …

… Systematics for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize recognizes … and as Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Merced. Woyke received a 2014 Berkeley Lab …

… Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in … Ocean Sciences and as Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Merced. Woyke received a 2014 … of the organizers for the upcoming Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) Symposium which is being held in conjunction …

… obtaining her BA degree in Psychology from Sonoma State University. Early on, Ms. Clarke knew the importance of understanding human and group behaviors as her role in HR … trust. Ms. Clarke is very enthusiastic to be a part of the Berkeley Lab’s first Conflict Resolution Services Program …

… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … ways. They have the capacity to kill outright, replicating so thoroughly that they lyse the cell — a process … in studying a microbial mat from Cone Pool in Mono County, California, scientists have used sequencing methods for the …