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… enabled by the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes do, how they work, and applying … on thiolases, a superfamily of enzymes found only in microbes, which make carbon-carbon bonds. This ability is …

… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers … domesticate some 60 strains, inserting into them a genetic sequence that acts as a “landing pad.” Mouncey adds, “Once … advantage of their joint metabolisms. Because, together, microbes can be used to create compounds more efficiently …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … Spatafora of Oregon State University led the effort to sequence 1000 fungal genomes to create two reference genomes … by more than 100 participants. Roughly 700 have been sequenced and annotated, representing 384 fungal families …

… Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a … in order to get  M. elongata and  I. europaea  genomes sequenced and annotated for this study. The team found that, … communication between the plant and fungus. Discovering how microbes can influence plant physiology helps scientists …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … of course, the cells of other organisms. As they infect microbes like bacteria, algae and protists, all kinds of … and in your data, and they’re probably influencing the microbes there,” said Simon Roux , the Viral Genomics Group …

… Rainforests store a big fraction of all the carbon on Earth, and soil microbes play a key role in pulling that carbon out of the atmosphere. This episode, …