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… Biology Program .  Representative software includes: gRNA-SeqRET , an organism-agnostic CRISPR gRNA design tool BOOST , which provides a suite of tools to …

… analysis of the AT enzyme family, the JGI provided DNA synthesis capabilities to enable functional testing of these enzymes. Yasuo Yoshikuni, head of the JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science program, underscored the value of … found that these enzymes have evolved distinctly from both core and specialized enzymes. Even during …

… toward developing a clean energy economy is developing alternative sustainable fuel sources. Developing candidate … sequence and then analyze the genomes and multi-omics datasets for algae that can be used for large-scale … for controlling the lipid content of biofuels sourced from algae. The collaborative approach highlights how the …

… State University have many questions about the microbial communities deep underground, and before the pandemic, they … published paper with first author Amundson in the journal Microbiome . The work builds off a proposal approved …

… both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25.  On March 17, 2020, a shelter-in-place …

… of Delaware. His lab is interested in how microbial communities can efficiently degrade complex polymers that … biology tools that can help produce value-added products from these systems. He’s worked with the JGI on various CSP … as a UEC member is increasing user program participation from researchers at non-R1 institutions, now defined as …

… When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, they uncovered a novel … cellulases from their captured genomes, the team then used DNA synthesis and cloning, followed by protein in vitro … activity assay. The work was  reported in  The ISME Journal . While the screen caught several microbes from known …

… habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have gained insights on … breaking down plant mass for conversion to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study lends insights … is typically found in spruce and other conifers in boreal forests. As these trees were harvested for constructing …

… for infectious disease. Streptomycetes are also abundant in soil and can be used as biocontrol agents and to promote …

… over one “petabase” – a quadrillion nucleotide bases of DNA sequence to the public data repositories over its now … in the heart of the Lab’s 200-acre campus—with the big move from leased space in Walnut Creek, Calif. scheduled to begin … the Molecular Foundry, NERSC and ESnet, as well as externally to prospective partners to generate awareness of and …

… Interns contributed to a number of projects, from refining lab protocols at the bench to applying … mentors, postdoc Yumary Vasquez, was herself a program alum from the 2022 cohort.  The UC Merced interns attended … and Identification of Mitochondrial Plasmids from DNA Sequence Moitrish Majumdar Mentors: Bikash Shrestha, …