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Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists … highest honors! Tringe, a microbiologist, was recognized for “advances in sequence-based studies of microbial … gas emissions, and water recycling.” Tringe is the interim director of Berkeley Lab’s Environmental Genomics and …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … ( Glycine max ) also has the advantage of reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizer. These impressive environmental and … of projects that point to the potential of seed oils as biofuel. After analyzing the original sequence, Gary Stacey …

Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Hi, again. This is Dan, and you’re listening to the second episode of the Natural Prodcast. This is part 2 of our … so secondary metabolism is throughout nature, except maybe for animals and humans, not as much. You know, we have this …

… team  announced in  Nature Microbiology an important addition to the synthetic biologist’s toolkit: a technique for  c hassis (or strain)-independent  r ecombinase- a … ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director Nigel Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI has established a …

The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been … chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient hybridization (polyploidy) and insights into the dynamics of gene … whose biomass can be renewably converted into energy or biofuels. Although a member of the grass family, as its name …

By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new … insights into how these ocean photosynthesizers cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis … and cyanobacteria create the air we breathe and the fuel for food webs as they turn carbon dioxide and water into …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and cell motility. It’s also a … in other algae that may be more viable for sustainable biofuel production. The JGI published a partial sequence of …

Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  Brad Moore, UC San Diego and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. (Courtesy of B. Moore) DAN: This is the … and SIO. Oh, I should say what those are. Brad: What’s SIO, for all those listeners out there? Dan: Scripps Institution …

… benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in …

… benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in …

… at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of … habitat restoration and as a feedstock for biomass-based biofuel production. As seen with many commonly cultivated …

… . Research shows that flagella were lost in other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments hundreds of millions of years ago.  The Impact … evolved could help inform engineering microorganisms for biofuel production and other sustainable applications. …