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… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes … that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating retroelement,” or DGR. The DGR could mutate the … but also surprisingly active. In viruses, DGRs appear to generate diversity quickly, allowing these viruses to target …

… Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying … BS, Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Master's, Biotechnology, University … DW, Doering DT, Mouncey NJ. Cytochromes P450 involved in bacterial RiPP biosyntheses. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. …

… New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get … enzymes these fungi use to break down wood, and compares genetic diversity between cultivated and wild shiitake … and their evolution could provide strategies for converting plant waste into sugars for  biofuel production. …