Genomic Science Program
U.S. Department of Energy | Office of Science | Biological and Environmental Research Program

Research Highlights

DateLastFirstTitle
11/17/2023ChoudharyHemantHybrid Biological and Chemical Process for Upcycling Mixed Plastics
08/02/2023LucasMaikSoil Structure Influences Root Growth and Carbon Storage
05/26/2023TuskanGeraldSplit Selectable Genetic Markers Enable Multi-Gene Plant Transformation
04/26/2023GibertJean P. Predicting Changes in Microbial Food Webs
04/10/2024MutalikVivek KDeciphering the Functions Encoded in Phage Genomes
04/03/2024LeeTaek SoonFor Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Researchers Engineer a Promising Microorganism for Precursor Production
03/27/2024PitonGabinSoil Bacteria Link their Life Strategies to Soil Conditions
03/20/2024TrinhCongYeast Uses Plastic Waste Oils to Make High-Value Chemicals
03/27/2024OrphanVictoria J.Scientists Confirm that Methane-Processing Microbes Produce a Fossil Record
03/06/2024KostkaJoel E.In Peatland Soil, a Warmer Climate and Elevated Carbon Dioxide Rapidly Alter Soil Organic Matter
02/09/2024JacobsonDanHow the Quantum World Can Help Scientists Engineer Biology
02/12/2024HofmockelKirsten S.Researchers Directly Detect Interactions Between Viruses and their Bacterial Hosts in Soils
02/20/2024MayaliXavierSurprising Strategies: Scientists Quantify the Activity of Algal-Associated Bacteria at the Microscale
02/05/2024ChurchGeorgeCreating a Virus-Resistant Bacterium Using a Synthetic Engineered Genome
10/18/2023JacobsonDanSignaling Across Kingdoms to Build the Plant Microbiome
11/08/2023PanChongleTo Study Competition and Cross-Feeding, Scientists Build Synthetic Microbiomes
07/27/2023ChenPengImaging Shows How Inorganic-Microbe Hybrids Use Light to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Bioplastic
09/27/2023JonikasMartin C.Scientists Build a Spatial Atlas of the Chloroplast Proteome, the Home of Photosynthesis
08/09/2023AbrahamPaulA Single Gene and a Unique Layer of Regulation Opens the Door for Novel Plant-Fungi Interactions
07/20/2023IsaacsFarren J.Engineering New Metabolic Pathways that Function Across Microbial Kingdoms
06/27/2023EdwardsJosephHost Genetics Play a Significant Role in the Composition of Switchgrass Root Microbiomes
07/24/2023EgbertRobert Taming Undomesticated Bacteria with a High-Efficiency Genome Engineering Tool
06/14/2023Eloe-FadroshEmileyTo Advance Microbiome Research, the National Microbiome Data Collaborative Ambassador Program Promotes Microbiome Data Standards
06/12/2023SwaminathanKankshitaResearchers Demonstrate First Precision Gene Editing in Miscanthus
05/17/2023McDermottJasonMachine Learning-Based Protein Annotation Tool Predicts Protein Function
05/08/2023GibertJean-PhilippeViruses Could Reshuffle the Carbon Cycle in a Warming World
04/17/2023GaoMuDeep Learning-Drives Insights into Protein-Protein Interactions
12/08/2022GladdenJohnRhodosporidium toruloides Engineered to Produce Triacetic Acid Lactone from Sorghum
01/08/2023KimSeungdoStrong Climate Mitigation Potential of Switchgrass Grown on Marginal Lands
10/14/2022ParrottWayne Engineered Auxotrophic Agrobacterium Strains Improve Plant Transformation
12/28/2022ReichertNancyTransformation and Gene Editing in the Bioenergy Grass Miscanthus
07/19/2022ScownCorinne D.In Planta Accumulation of Value-added Bioproducts Compared with Microbial Production Routes
05/19/2022MissaouiAli M.Researchers Map Genetic Diversity in Switchgrass
06/14/2022ZhaoHuiminOleaginous Yeast Metabolically Engineered to Overproduce Promising Platform Chemical
10/27/2022MansfieldShawn D.Engineered Poplar with Altered Lignin Composition More Readily Converted to Bioproducts
10/26/2021JoshiChandrashekharModification of Transcription Factor Expression in Poplar Changes Cell Wall Characteristics
10/18/2021KeaslingJayHigh-Efficiency Production of Terpene Precursors for Next-Generation Biofuels
02/14/2022KhannaMadhuResponsiveness of Miscanthus and Switchgrass Yields to Stand Age and Fertilization
12/06/2021StahlShannon Isolating Valuable Compounds from Complex Mixtures of Lignin Products
08/04/2020RushTomásCompound Communicates More than Expected in Microbes
09/18/2020ZhouJizhongNew Approach Helps Determine How Much Microbial Community Composition Is Driven by Selection and How Much by Chance
09/04/2020Blaby-HaasCrystenFinding Gene Neighbors Leads to New Protein Functions
02/16/2021MerchantSabeehaGreen Algae Express Genes More Like Bacteria than Previously Thought
02/01/2021SchadtChrisBurning the Forest, Not Just the Trees
03/02/2021Salvachúa RodríguezDaviniaHungry Fungi: White-Rot Fungi Eat All Components of the Wood They Decompose
03/21/2021Burnum-JohnsonKristinMolecular Connections from Plants to Fungi to Ants
10/19/2020AdamsMichaelMolybdenum Limits Microbes’ Ability to Remove Harmful Nitrate from Soil
01/26/2021CoatesJohnMicrobes Use Ancient Metabolism to Cycle Phosphorus
02/22/2021ZhouJizhongWarming Soil Means Stronger Microbe Networks
04/27/2021HungateBrucePredatory Bacteria, Eat Thy Neighbor
07/09/2020NorthJustin A Newly Discovered Enzyme Makes Ethylene and Methane
07/21/2021Morrell-FalveyJenniferScientists Identify Genes Key to Microbial Colonization of Plant Roots
06/09/2021CreggerMelissaTime, More than Genes, Shapes the Poplar Tree Microbiome
06/07/2021HungateBruceBacterial Carbon Cycling in Soil Is Not a Shared Effort
06/22/2021PelletierDaleCultivating the Microbiome of Populus Tree Roots
10/19/2021GibertJean-PhilippeMicrobes Offer a Glimpse into the Future of Climate Change
10/27/2021TraxlerMatthewFungal Recyclers: Fungi Reuse Fire-Altered Organic Matter
04/16/2021 TrinhCong T.Developing Novel Microbial Platforms for Designer Ester Biosynthesis
08/17/2021JinYong-SuEngineering Yeast to Efficiently Convert Hemicellulose into High-Value Bioproducts
08/25/2021ScownCorinne D.Assessing the Production Cost and Carbon Footprint of a Promising Aviation Biofuel
02/08/2021LowryDavid B.Unlocking a High-Quality Reference Genome for Switchgrass
09/27/2016StephanopoulosGregoryOleaginous Yeasts Move One Step Closer to Becoming Industrial Biodiesel Producers
11/11/2016PerottoSilviaNitrogen Uptake Between Fungi and Orchids
06/02/2017SchmutzJeremyMutant Rice Database for Bioenergy Research
07/05/2017WoykeTanjaNew Technology Illuminates Microbial Dark Matter
03/30/2016DueberJohnEngineering Intracellular Organelles to Increase Production of Useful Chemicals by Confining Their Metabolic Pathways
02/08/2016ChurchGeorge M.New Real-Time Approach for Monitoring Chemical Production by Genetically Engineered Microbes
01/12/2016LyndLeeUsing Bacteria to Achieve High Solubilization of Biomass with Minimal Pretreatment
08/13/2015WestphelingJanetEnhancing a Microbe's Cellulolytic Ability for Biomass Deconstruction
10/27/2015FoxBrianMass Spectrometry Deduces Selectivity of Glycoside Hydrolases for Degrading Biomass Polysaccharides
08/08/2013WestphelingJanetExpression of Heterologous Endoglucanases in Caldicellulosiruptor bescii Enhances Secretome Activity
09/21/2015Neutron Crystallography Visualizes How Nature's Most Efficient Enzyme Works
02/05/2016BombleYannickNew Understanding of One of Nature’s Best Biocatalysts for Biofuels Production
04/11/2016 MukhopadhyayAindrilaA One-Pot Recipe for Making Jet Fuel
10/13/2015PakrasiHimadri B.Cyanobacterial Alkanes: Today’s Bacterial Antifreeze, Tomorrow’s Fuel
04/25/2016TimmCollinPoplar-Associated Bacterial Isolates Induce Additive Favorable Responses in a Constructed Plant-Microbiome System
05/06/2016Phillips Jr.George N.Characterizing the Structural Basis of Stereospecificity in Enzymatic Cleavage of Lignin Bonds
01/04/2016ManessPin–ChingIncreased Production of Bioplastics in Engineered Bacteria
01/07/2016OhlroggeJohn B. A Novel Lipid Pathway Makes Massive Quantity of Surface Wax on Bayberry Fruit
02/18/2016O’MalleyMichelle A.Biofuel Tech Straight from the Farm
03/27/2015JacobsonDaniel A.Making Sense of Genomic Networks
06/08/2015Toward Oilcane: Engineering Hyperaccumulation of TAGs in Sugarcane Stems
10/14/2019Enabling Biomanufacturing Through Multiple Microbial Hosts
07/04/2017KeaslingJayEngineering Restricted Lignin and Enhanced Sugar Deposition in Secondary Cell Walls Enhances Monomeric Sugar Release
08/27/2015Eucalyptus Trees with Reduced Lignin Content Display Reduced Recalcitrance
10/22/2015Novel Biological Wiring System Detected in a Methane-Consuming Microbial Symbiosis
07/22/2015ElkinsJames G.Engineered Furfural Tolerance in Caldicellulosiruptor bescii, a Consolidated Bioprocessing Thermophile
09/22/2015Identifying Specific Preferences in Organic Compound Consumption by Desert Soil Microbes
09/12/2015Elimination of Non-Productive Fermentation Products Boosts Cellulosic Ethanol Production in Consolidated Bioprocessing
08/27/2015Structural Characterization of Isolated Poplar and Switchgrass Lignins During Dilute Acid Treatment
06/12/2015Phenolic Amides are Potent Inhibitors of de novo Nucleotide Biosynthesis
09/01/2015Consolidated Bioprocessing of Cellulose to an Advanced Biofuel Using a Cellulolytic Thermophile
08/08/2015PassianAliHybrid Spectroscopy Helps Elucidate Fine Cell Wall Structure
06/15/2015SinghAnup K.New Microfluidics DNA Assembly Platform
06/29/2015Metabolism of Multiple Aromatic Compounds in Corn Stover Hydrolysate by Rhodopseudomonas palustris
06/19/2015Mechanisms of Limonene Toxicity and Tolerance Elucidated
06/17/2015Long-Term Study Alleviates Water-Use Concern for Biofuel Crops
03/23/2015New Technology Tracks Cells Containing Multiple Mutations Within a Cellular Population
07/01/2015KeaslingJay D.Heterologous Orthogonal Fatty Acid Biosynthesis System in Escherichia coli for Oleochemical Production
05/14/2015N2O Emissions During Establishment Phase of Various Bioenergy Cropping Systems
10/01/2014Identifying Representative Corn Rotation Patterns in the U.S. Western Corn Belt
01/30/2015Systems Biology of a Cyanobacterial Chassis for Photosynthetic Biosynthesis
01/22/2015Using a Designer Synthetic Media to Study Inhibitors Effect in Biomass Conversion
10/10/2014Investigating Nitrogen Fixation in a Photosynthetic Microbial Community
04/25/2013Carbon-11 Azelaic Acid as a Signaling Molecule for Mechanistic Studies in Plants
09/04/2013CarlsonJohn E.Candidate Genes Involved in Lignin Degradation Found in Wood-Boring Beetle’s Mid Gut
10/10/2013POPSEQ for Plant Genome Assembly: New Approach Allows Researchers to Work on Many Species Regardless of Sequence Resources
05/02/2015DonohueTimothy J.Understanding and Enhancing Microbial Lipid Production for Biofuels
06/07/2013PalssonBernhard O.Emerging Discipline of Structural Systems Biology Reveals E. coli Heat Tolerance
05/05/2013New Technique for Improved Microbial Genome Assembly
05/18/2013Bioinformatics Web Tool Aids Functional Annotation of Plant and Microbial Genomes
01/01/2013Challenging Traditional Understanding of Microbial Gene Regulation
11/13/2012Protein Affects Radiation-Sensitive Programming and Cell Fate
02/08/2012New Approach for Converting Plant Biomass to Ethanol
03/22/2013GaddamVikramMetabolic Imaging: Watching Sugars Move in Plants
12/09/2012X-Ray Crystallography Reveals Potential Drug Target for Ulcer-Causing Bacteria
11/09/2012Nuclear Architecture and Gene Expression
11/22/2012H.-Y. N. Biochemistry of a Mysterious Microbial Community
02/14/2013Improving Cyanobacterial Synthesis of Alkanes
11/30/2010Revealing the Molecular Underpinnings of a Key Enzyme
01/01/2012Toward Bio-Hybrid Solar Conversion Devices
09/28/2012HsuChia-YenPolymeric Vesicles for Theranostic Applications
03/11/2012WangDa-NengUnderstanding the Roles Played by Hydrosulphide Membrane Channel and Its Relatives in Living Systems
02/16/2013Understanding Enzymes that Help Convert Biomass to Biofuels
02/06/2013MillerChristopher S.New Method Reveals Bacterial Diversity in Subsurface Sediments
02/14/2013Understanding Genome Evolution with the Help of Plasmid Gene Pools
05/24/2012Understanding Plant Hormones
05/01/2013Defeating NDM-1
01/01/2017New Analytical Tool Enables Switchgrass Improvement
02/04/2013Increased Nitrogen Deposition Slows Carbon Decomposition in Forest Soils
01/10/2013FirestoneMary K.Plants, Fungi, and Microbes: Symbiosis in Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling
01/16/2013Marginal Lands: A Valuable Resource for Sustainable Bioenergy Production
01/01/2013HettichRobert L.Proteome Atlas for the Poplar Tree
12/09/2012Using Synchrotron Spectroscopy to Understand How a Protein Evolves
11/12/2012LöfflerFrank E.Soil Microbes Eat Nitrous Oxide, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
03/26/2012AzzamEdourd I.Radiation-Induced Protein Protects Against Radiation Damage
12/19/2013Marine Ecosystems More Complex Than Previously Thought
08/28/2012Neutron Crystallography Shows How Drugs Bind to Enzymes
09/10/2012Rapid Mapping of All Atoms in Biochemical Reactions
06/08/2012Watching Carbon Dioxide Move in Plant Leaves
08/24/2012Understanding How Microbial Membrane Transporters Work
11/06/2012KeaslingJay D.Identifying the Best Biofuel-Producing Microbes
11/23/2012DingShi-YouWatching Plant Biomass Breakdown to Improve Biofuel Production
10/09/2012KuskeCheryl R.Impacts of Elevated CO2 on Photosynthetic Microbes in Arid Ecosystems
10/19/2012VandeheyNicholas T.Watching Bioremediation in Action
08/22/2012ChiangVincent L.Regulation of Wood Formation Characterized in Populus
09/04/2012Structural Patterning in Bacteria May Improve Their Bioenergy Uses
09/04/2012ChenJulianLocating Hydrogen Atoms in a Protein Using Neutron Crystallography
12/01/2012Finding a Steady-State Solution in Dynamical Biological Networks
08/31/2012PalssonBernhard O.Understanding Enzyme Specificity Through Systems-Level Metabolic Modeling
07/06/2012Insights into Transport of Lignin-Degradation Compounds in Biofuel-Producing Microbes
08/22/2012WestphelingJanetNew Genetic Tools for Engineering a Biomass-Degrading Microbe
05/25/2012BlancGuillaumeNew Clues to Cold Tolerance and Lipid Production for Biofuels in Polar Alga
07/30/2012New Method for Delivering Biologically Active Molecules into Algae Cells
10/27/2011Assembling Individual Genomes from Complex Metagenomics Sequencing Samples
05/14/2012ThelenMichael P.Ionic Liquids: Degrading Biomass but Not Biofuel-Producing Microbes
07/26/2012TobiasChristian M.Switchgrass Chromosome Structure Revealed
06/07/2012Improving the Reliability of Metagenomic Sequencing Data
06/29/2012Fungal End to Coal and the Carboniferous Period: A Possible Solution for Biofuels?
06/28/2012Understanding How Microbes Work Together: Methane Production by Partnered Microbes
08/07/2012Bacterium with Improved Hydrogen Production from Sunlight
08/03/2012Resequencing Poplar To Improve Its Use as a Bioenergy Feedstock
06/18/2012AndersonIanGenomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea Finds More Cellulases
04/26/2012Low Dose-Rate Radiation Poses Little Risk to DNA?
07/02/2012GunsalusRobertHow a Surface Protein Enables Metabolism of a Methane-Generating Microbe
01/20/2012Microbes Solve Environmental Contamination Problems
03/20/2012White Rot Fungus Sequence Provides New Understanding of Lignin Degradation
05/01/2012Cell-Cycle Checkpoint Control Exhibits Nonlinear Behavior at Low Radiation Doses
03/23/2012GetzoffElizabethUnderstanding How Plants Sense Ultraviolet Light
04/16/2012ReedJennifer L.New Method to Compare Organism Functionality
03/01/2012Microbial Communities Help Solve Environmental Contamination
09/02/2011StepanauskasRamunasCapturing Carbon in the Dark Ocean
04/12/2012Switchgrass Sequencing Provides Insight into Genome Structure and Organization
04/01/2012Using High-Performance Computing to Study the Hydration of Cellobiose
01/24/2012Genome-Scale Modeling of Methane-Producing Microbes
04/09/2012KeatingDavid H.Microbes Stress Out During Conversion of Pretreated Biomass to Biofuels
03/27/2012Using Systems Biology to Understand Complex Microbial Communities
04/05/2012Understanding How Bacteria Use Sunlight
01/25/2012Miscanthus Genetic Map Provides Resource for Crop Improvement
01/05/2012Nanowire pH Sensor for Biological Applications
01/05/2012Imaging Receptors Inside Living Cells
01/11/2012Bioenergy Plants Database
12/18/2011Understanding Impacts of Climate Change on Carbon Cycling by Soil Microbes
01/06/2012Structure of Essential Malaria Parasite Enzyme Determined
03/01/2012Helping Researchers Find Bioenergy-Related Data
02/27/2019Biological Funneling of Aromatics from Chemically Depolymerized Lignin Produces a Desirable Chemical Product
12/13/2011SarathGautamUnderstanding Winter Hardiness in Switchgrass
01/17/2012New Type of Lignin Discovered in Vanilla Plant
11/30/2011Protein Complex Within Plant Cell Wall Associated with Secondary Cell-Wall Synthesis
11/07/2011Repeated CT Scans May Be Protective
11/01/2011DixonRichard A.Designing Low Lignin, High Biomass Yielding Plants
11/02/2011Engineering Microbes to Produce Biodiesel Precursors
11/28/2011KeaslingJay D.Microbial Conversion of Switchgrass to Multiple Drop-In Biofuels
12/19/2011CostesSylvain V.DNA Repair More Efficient at Low versus High Doses of Ionizing Radiation
09/12/2011Understanding How Environmental Microbes Make Uranium Less Soluble
10/10/2011Photoreduction for Formation and Sequestration of Low-Valent Technetium
01/01/2011Mapping Sensory Systems in Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria
01/01/2011BaligaNitin S.How Do Microbes Adapt to Diverse Environments?
11/06/2011JanssonJanet K.Permafrost Microbes Could Make Impacts of Arctic Warming Worse
02/21/2019Genome-Wide Analysis of Nitrate Transporter (NRT/NPF) Family in Sugarcane Saccharum spontaneum L.
10/11/2011DOE User Facilities Help Explain Workings of Key Metabolic Enzyme
10/10/2011Maize Juvenility Gene Enhances Biofuel Production from Bioenergy Crops
03/07/2011No Detectable Increase in Cancer Mortality in Workers Exposed to Low Doses of Radiation
08/18/2011A "Meraculous" Algorithm for Whole-Genome Assemblies
09/27/2011LeeTaek SoonMicrobial Production of Bisabolane, a New Terpene-Based Biofuel
09/01/2011KeaslingJayEngineering Microbes for Optimized Biofuel Production
08/08/2011GelfandIlyaAssessing Carbon Impacts of Land-Use Choices for Bioenergy Crops
06/15/2011Improving Understanding of Microbial Interactions with the Environment
07/18/2011YostRichard A.Direct Mass Spectrometric Imaging of Cellulose and Hemicellulose in Populus Tissue
08/24/2011SchadtChristopher W.Poplar Roots Influence Microbial Community Composition
06/09/2011Circadian-Controlled Pathways Facilitate Adaptation to a Changing Environment
08/08/2011BrownSteven D.Key Ethanol Tolerance Gene Identified in Biomass-Degrading Bacteria
06/30/2011NorthenTrentIn Search of Enzymes for Biofuel Production
07/14/2011Conifer-Rotting Fungus Offers Potential New Strategy for Lignocellulose Degradation
01/01/2011New Insights on Algal Metabolism
07/26/2011Symbiotic Relationship with Fungi Benefits Bioenergy Feedstock Poplar
07/11/2011MannDavid G. J.Engineering a Better Switchgrass
06/02/2011Solving the Mysteries of Cellobiose Stability Using High-Performance Computing
04/14/2011SchmidtThomas M.Understanding the Role of Microbes in Greenhouse Gas Production in Agricultural Soils
11/26/2010Radioadaptive Response Responsible for Threshold for Deleterious Effects of Radiation?
06/23/2011WymelenbergAmber VandenWood Degrading Fungi Use Specialized Systems for Degrading Different Plant Types
05/25/2011Biological Impacts of Climate Change on Coral Reefs
04/15/2011GrahamDavid E.Exploring the Cellulose Degradation Machinery of Hot Springs Bacteria
01/01/2011LeachJan E.Diversity Among Rice Varieties Indicates Multiple Targets for Biomass Improvement
02/04/2011Water Flea Genome Sequenced: Sentinel of Environmental Change
01/24/2011HammelKenneth E.Learning New Tricks from Fungi to Improve Biomass Processing
07/14/2011New Microfluidic Device Enables Characterization of Environmental Microbes
07/11/2011Impact of Bioenergy Feedstocks on Agricultural Landscapes
05/17/2011Barcellos-HoffMary HelenRadiation is a Complex Carcinogen
06/17/2011What Makes a Plant a Plant?
06/16/2011A Step Closer to the "Greening" of Commercial Biofuel Production
05/19/2011LeeYunUsing New Computational Methods To Improve Biofuel Production
04/04/2011Ionizing Radiation Exposure Stimulates Expression of Clusterin
05/04/2011Fungal Lesson in Improving Large-Scale Chemical Production
05/05/2011BanksJo AnnSpikemoss Genome Aids Biofuels Researchers
05/02/2011MartinFrancisPoplar Rust Fungus Is First Tree Pathogen Sequenced
02/28/2011Comparative Genomics of Social Amoebae
03/28/2011Probing the Natural Variation in Poplar Trees to Increase the Yield of Sugars for Biofuels
11/15/2010LarabellCarolyn A.Monitoring Cell Size and Organelle Volumes in Yeasts
06/01/2009Measuring Chemical Changes Inside Living Cells
08/20/2010Improving Access to Cellulose in Biomass for Biofuel Production
10/22/2009GetzoffElizabeth D.Key Plant Receptors Discovered
04/25/2010Assembly Path of Multi-Metal Catalysis Clusters in [FeFe]-Hydrogenases Revealed
12/21/2009FisherS. ZoëNeutron Crystallography Reveals How Carbonic Anhydrases (CAs) Work
10/17/2010X-Ray Diffraction Data Provide First Insights into Key Tuberculosis (TB) Mechanism
02/18/2011JoachimiakAndrzejUnderstanding Enzymes That Process Sugars and Carbohydrates
02/25/2011Improved Pretreatment of Biomass by Ionic Liquids Pretreatment
03/02/2011Correlating Biomolecular Experimental Measurements with Computational Simulations
01/01/2011Finding “Small” Proteins and Discovering How They Affect Plant Biomass Growth
03/06/2011LiaoJames C.Engineering Production of Biofuels From Proteins
04/12/2011LiaoJames C.One-Stop “Shopping” for Biofuels: A Breakthrough in Consolidated Bioprocessing
01/27/2011TobiasChristian M.Making Better Feedstocks for Bioenergy by “Cracking” Switchgrass’s “Backbone”
06/01/2011New Metabolic Mapping Capabilities May Lead to Design of More Useful Microbes
01/14/2011KeaslingJay D.Complex Sugar Diet Makes Microbe a Good Candidate for Producing Biofuels
01/28/2011HessMatthias"Mining" Cows for New Enzymes to Degrade Biomass
12/19/2010Genomic Analysis Provides New Clues on the Origins of Metabolic Pathways in Earth’s Biosphere
09/04/2010The Challenge of Redesigning Lignin for Biofuel Applications
11/01/2010Predicting Function of Unknown Genes
11/18/2010Computational Approaches to Simulate Microbial Ecosystems
12/03/2010A New Mechanism for Microbial Community Metabolism
12/15/2010Genome of Methane-Oxidizing Microbe Sequenced
12/03/2010KeaslingJay D.Progress and Prospects for Metabolic Engineering of Microbes for Biofuels Production
11/22/2010TuskanGerald A.Making Trees More Bioenergy Friendly
02/08/2011FoxBrian G.Systems Biology Analysis of Cellulose Degradation by Clostridium thermocellum
05/19/2015New Micro Irradiator Improves Ability to Determine Radiation Effects on Cells
12/15/2010Methane-Oxidizing Bacterium Sequenced at DOE-JGI
10/19/2010Sneak Peak at How Stressed Plants Mobilize the Resources
12/01/2010New Modeling Tool for Optimizing Biofuels Production
10/22/2010New Microfluidic Chips for Large-Scale Screening of Biomass Hydrolysis
09/13/2010New Method Allows Genetic Manipulation of Cellulose Degrading Clostridia
06/30/2010LovleyDerekNew Approach to Understand Microbial Gene Function
04/29/2010GeoChip 3.0 Improves Analysis of Microbial Community Function
09/23/2010Ant Farmers Provide New Clues for the Breakdown of Plant Biomass
09/27/2010New Route to Lignin Biosynthesis Offers New Opportunity to Improve Biofuels Production
10/07/2010Could Biofuels Replace a Large Fraction of the U.S. Petroleum Demand?
09/27/2010Human Metabolic Disease Leads to New Understanding of Oil Accumulation in Plants
08/20/2010Improving Access to Cellulose in Biomass for Biofuel Production
09/21/2010DeLongEdward F.Microbes Work Together to Process Dissolved Organic Carbon
03/01/2010BinderJoseph B.Chemical Process Produces Simple, Fermentable Sugars from Raw Biomass
01/26/2010Sequencing Characterizes Bacterial Rhizosphere Communities of Biofuel Crops on Marginal Lands
06/26/2009Study Provides Insights on Maximizing Energy-Rich Lipid Content in Leaves
12/16/2009New Modeling Tool Combines Environmental and Economic Analysis of the Biorefinery in Agricultural Landscapes
04/22/2009MansfieldShawn D.Alterations in Poplar Lignin Could Enhance Pretreatment Efficiency
05/19/2010New Strategy Enhances Microbial Resistance to Inhibitory Pretreatment Chemicals
02/14/2010Researchers Target Expressed Genes in Vascular Tissues of Switchgrass
07/15/2009ElkinsJames G.Heat-Tolerant Bacteria Efficiently Degrade Non-Pretreated Biomass
10/27/2009KalluriUdaya C.Thousands of Proteins from Developing Xylem Cells in Poplar Are Identified
09/15/2010DixonRichard A.Key Targets from a Complex Family of Lignin Biosynthesis Genes Identified in Switchgrass
02/15/2010Key Genes for Biosynthesis of Hydrocarbon Biofuels Identified in Bacterium Micrococcus luteus
08/02/2009Mass Spectrometry-Based Protein Detection Technique Speeds Optimization of Biofuel Protein Levels in Metabolically Engineered Microbes
01/21/2010Compost Microbes Adapted to Produce Switchgrass-Degrading Enzymes
09/01/2008Unique Database Provides Functional and Phylogenomic Information for Rice Glycosyltransferases
09/06/2018A Plant-Responsive Bacterial Signaling System Senses an Ethanolamine Derivative
05/04/2009New Approach to Visualize Biomass Solubilization During Ionic Liquid Pretreatment
07/28/2010Wallaby Metagenomics Advances Capabilities for Deconstruction of Plant Biomass for Biofuels
06/30/2010DixonRichard A.Making “Better” Plant Cell Walls
05/20/2010CarpitaNicholas C.Non-Cellulosic Polysaccharides in Grass Cell Walls
07/28/2010WordenAlexandraMetagenomics of Globally Important Eukaryotic Phytoplankton
12/20/2009Looking Inside Plant Cell Walls
07/09/2010Solving the Mystery of Metabolism in Clostridium acetobutylicum – an Important Biofuel Producer
05/28/2010ChappleClintUnderstanding How Plants Make Cell Wall Lignin
09/01/2010New Technology for Looking Inside Plant Cell Walls
07/01/2010Switchgrass Genome Structure Revealed
11/06/2009Bionformatics Helps Identify Genes Associated with Plant Cell Wall Traits
03/23/2010HarwoodCaroline S.Expanded Role for Fixation of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen in Photosynthetic Bacteria
07/01/2010ShermanLouis A.Multiple Paths for Hydrogen Production by the Cyanobacterium Cyanothece
05/27/2010Sequencing FISH-Separated Microbes from Environmental Samples
07/11/2010Third Fungus, First Mushroom, Has its Genome Sequenced
07/15/2010ZhangPercivalEngineering Endoglucanase Enzymes for Higher Thermostability
08/15/2010WallJudy D.New Scientific Status for Sulfate Reducing Bacteria
07/18/2010Surprisingly Broad Use of Metals in Microbial Proteins
06/09/2010LanganPaulUnderstanding D-Xylose Isomerase Using X-rays and Neutrons
05/19/2010Mechanisms of Industrial Stress Tolerance in Biofuel Producing Microbes
05/26/2010LovleyDerekMaking Complex Organic Molecules Better than by Photosynthesis?
05/03/2010Lower Viscosity Seed Oil has Potential as Direct-Use Biodiesel
04/16/2010Systems Biology Research on Cellulose and Lignin Degrading Fungi
04/09/2010LyndLee R.New Cellulose Degrading Bacteria and Enzymes Isolated From High Temperature Compost
04/15/2010OptForce - A New Method to Enhanced Production of Valuable Metabolic Products
11/20/2009CurrieCameronNew Microbes Found that Help Leaf Cutter Ants Breakdown Biomass
08/20/2009Restarting a Microbial Genome After its Modification in Yeast
09/01/2009ParksJerry M.Computational Chemistry Resolves a Key Step in the Detoxification of Toxic Mercury Compounds
10/27/2009DOE Bioenergy Center Characterizes Cell Wall Proteins in Poplar Tree
08/04/2009Measuring Chemical Changes Inside Living Cells at the Advanced Light Source (ALS)
10/02/2009Advanced Light Source (ALS) Beamlines Shed New Light on DNA Damage Repair
05/15/2009NorthenTrentNew Approach to Analysis of Lipids for Biofuel Research
05/21/2009DOE Synchrotron Light Sources Reveal Structure of Key Enzyme in Metabolism of Carbohydrates
12/21/2009Neutron Crystallography Helps Understand How CO2 Metabolizing Enzymes Work
03/02/2009Defining the Role of Predictive Modeling for Rational Biological Engineering
03/16/2009New Insights From Computer Simulations May Improve Biomass Deconstruction
04/10/2009WordenAlexandra Z.Comparing Genomes of Two Algae Strains Highlights Genes for Carbon Capture
10/23/2009DNA Sequencing Gives Insights into Expanding Nutrient Oceanic Dead Zones
09/04/2009Recent Arctic Warming Reverses Long-Term Cooling Trend
01/02/2009Third-Generation DNA Sequencing Introduced
10/13/2008ChivianDylan"Bold Traveler" Microbe Makes its Own Ecosystem Nearly Two Miles Underground
09/19/2008A Public Resource for Functional Analysis of Metagenomes
07/06/2018Towards the Synthetic Design of Camelina Oil Enriched in Tailored Acetyl-Triacylglycerols with Medium-Chain Fatty Acids
10/15/2008Capturing Carbon in the Oceans: Second Diatom Genome Sequenced at DOE-Joint Genome Institute (JGI)
09/06/2008SmithJeremyComputer Simulations Reveal How Anti-Freeze Proteins Work
01/14/2010Genome Sequence of Soybean Released
07/22/2008HookerJacobNew Capability to Radiolabel Formaldehyde Will Enable New Imaging and Environmental Studies
09/15/2009Identification of a Lignocellulosic Biosynthesis Gene in Switchgrass
10/21/2009Nilsen-HamiltonMaritDesigning Aptamers to Control Chemical Reactions
11/15/2009Newly Engineered Organism Produces High Levels of Isobutanol
06/01/2008LarabellCarolyn A.Journal of Structural Biology Cover Article on X-ray Imaging of Cells at Advanced Light Source (ALS)
05/23/2008Genomics:GTL Researchers Use Metagenomics to Tap Environmental Diversity of Viruses
12/15/2009Hot Springs Bacterium Converts Broad Range of Biomass Sugars
04/11/2008SchifferMarianneOffice of Science Research Yields Understanding of Key Function of Uranium-Reducing Microbe
04/04/2008ChurchGeorge M.Bacteria Can Eat as Well as Produce Antibiotics
03/06/2008DOE-JGI Researchers Sequence Genome of Soil Fungus Laccaria bicolor, Symbiotic Colonizer of Plant Roots
02/01/2008KeaslingJayNew Technique for Analysis of Metabolic Flux in Microbial Communities
12/14/2007DOE-JGI Microbial Genome Sequencing Project Leads to the Discovery of a New Carbon Dioxide Fixation Pathway
01/03/2008LiaoJames C.New Pathways Developed to Higher Alcohols as Biofuels
01/24/2012HeinhorstSabineMicrobial Carboxysomes: Key to Understanding Ocean Carbon Cycle
04/21/2010StemmlerTimothyMechanism of Microbial Oxidation of Methane
03/22/2010Versatile Waste-Degrading Microbe Sequenced by JGI
11/15/2004Comparative Microbial Genomic Comparisons on Single DNA Molecules
10/15/2004LeighJohnMethane-Producing Microbe Sequenced by Team at University of Washington
10/01/2004ArmbrustVirginiaDraft Sequence of Marine Diatom Determined at JGI
08/19/2004WangGene-JackPET Assisted HIV Dementia Mechanism Discovery
09/27/2004DalyMichael"Conan the Bacterium's" Secrets Illuminated
01/27/2010Finding Rice Stress Response Genes to Improve Bioenergy Crops
03/24/2004DOE National Lab Research Shows What Happens in the Brain after a Head Injury—And Suggests Totally New Treatment Approach
11/02/2009New Insights on Gene Function and Regulation in Archaea
04/11/2004Institute for Genomic Research Partners Complete Sequence of Corrosive Bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris
10/09/2009Breaking Down the Steps of Plant Cell Wall Lignin Degradation
05/04/2004KrausRobertNoise-Free Magnetoencephalograpy (MEG) recordings of Brain Function
01/01/2010YeatesTodd O.Understanding How Microbes Sequester Potentially Deadly Metabolites
12/02/2009New Technique for Studying Biogeochemical Transformation on Uranium
08/29/2003New Study Shows Form of Mercury in Fish Different From Previous Studies
08/01/2003New Technique for Identification of Bacterial Spores Featured on Cover of Applied Spectroscopy
07/01/2003Theoretical Modeling of High-Level Radioactive Waste Components Featured on Cover of Journal of Physical Chemistry
06/25/2003SchmidtTracy Smith"Mail-in" Crystallography at Brookhaven National Laboratory Highlighted in Nature magazine
03/10/2010Computational Simulations Provide New Insights for the Interaction of Cellulose With Ionic Liquids
01/31/2003WebbWatt W.Novel Microchip Enables Optical Observation of Single Molecules in Their Natural State
07/08/2010New Tools for Understanding the Breakdown of Lignocellulosic Biomass
12/06/2002Understanding Microbial Polarity
12/19/2002U.S.-German Research Consortium Sequences Genome of Versatile Soil Microbe, Pseudomonas putida
10/07/2002The Sequence of Bioremediation Microbe Shewanella oneidensis Published
10/12/2007DOE-JGI Sequences Genome of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, CO2 Capturing Green Alga
03/04/2007Nature Biotechnology Publishes Pichia stipitis Sequence, Generated by DOE-JGI
03/01/2010New Ionic Liquids Treatment for Converting Biomass to Sugars
02/25/2010New Approaches for Visualizing Biomass Degradation
11/10/2006The Sea Urchin Genome and its Regulatory Gene Networking
03/15/2010Understanding Microbial Tolerance to Next Generation Biofuels
06/01/2006Structural Studies by LBNL Researcher Provides Insights into Regulation of Bacterial Gene Expression
06/01/2006KeaslingJayAn Integrated Model of Microbial Stress Response
03/16/2006Office of Science Researcher Creates System that Visualizes the Production of Single Proteins in Live Cells
11/04/2005Science Article Provides Insights About Ribosome
06/24/2005BanfieldJillPaper on "Community Proteomics of a Natural Microbial Biofilm" to Appear in Science
05/02/2015Regulation of Lipid Accumulation in a Photosynthetic Bacterium
05/12/2015Using Natural Microbial Communities as Biosensors for Environmental Contaminants
04/15/2015Determining Sugar Content of Plant Biomass
04/23/2015Using Metatranscriptomics to Understand Carbon Decomposition in Forest Soils
02/23/2015Elucidating the Evolution of Mutualistic Plant Fungi
01/01/2015Methane Consumption by Microbes in High Arctic Soils
02/26/2015Novel Noncatalytic Cellulase-Binding Proteins Identified in Caldicellulosiruptor
03/01/2015Field Production of Novel Plant Oils in Camelina
12/01/2015Promoter Set for Heterologous Gene Expression in Clostridium thermocellum
03/30/2015The Priming Effect: How Plant Root Exudates Make Soil Carbon More Susceptible to Microbial Degradation
01/21/2021Diversion of Lignin Precursor Reduces Content and Improves Biomass Saccharification Efficiency
03/10/2015Comparative Genomics Reveal Functional Diversification of the Methanogen Methanosarcina mazei
03/09/2015PiotrowskiJeff S.New Antifungal Agents from Lignocellulose Hydrolysate
12/11/2014KeaslingJay D.Enhancing Microbial Pathways for Biofuel Production
10/14/2014New Target for Engineering Lignin for Biofuel Production
11/12/2014Genomic Selection to Accelerate Switchgrass Breeding
12/16/2014GilnaPaulKey Transcription Factor in Plant Senescence Regulates Chlorophyll Degradation and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis
01/01/2015Elucidating Control of Secondary Cell Wall Synthesis
04/20/2015Hardwood Lignin Engineered into Softwoods
03/01/2015Statistics to Help Optimize Engineered Heterologous Pathways
05/22/2015Use of Co-Solvent Saves on Cost and Enzymes
10/22/2014McCalleyCarmodyMicrobial Community Dynamics Dominate Greenhouse Gas Production in Thawing Permafrost
09/29/2014Tracking the Evolution of a Methane-Producing Symbiosis in Real Time
08/06/2014Evolution of Substrate Specificity in Bacterial Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases
11/18/2014A Fungal Garden’s Microbial Makeup
10/31/2014LöfflerFrank E.Unraveling Nitrogen Cycling by Soil Microbes
10/21/2014Microbial Community Dynamics Impacting Methane Consumption in Freshwater Lakes
11/03/2014AdamsMichael W. W.High-Temperature Microbe Metabolically Engineered to Produce Biofuel Alcohols
11/02/2014StahlShannon S.Improved Lignin Depolymerization for Higher-Value Products
08/18/2014Ionic Liquids Provide Effective Biomass Pretreatment
10/01/2014Identification of Two Key Enzymes in Xylan Synthesis and Acetylation in Plant Cell Walls
04/28/2014Developing Synthetic Microbial Communities to Improve Predictions of Their Behavior
06/24/2014Evolution of Potential Energy Grass Genome Structure
09/22/2014Integration of Carbon, Sulfur, and Iron Cycling in Anaerobic Methane Oxidation
08/21/2014New Technologies Facilitate Investigation of Wood Formation
07/25/2014BanfieldJillianRole of Post-Translational Protein Modification in Community-Scale Processes
05/20/2014Fungal Protein Allows Beneficial Colonization in Populus
06/20/2014Characterization of Poplar Budbreak Gene Enhances Understanding of Spring Regrowth
05/23/2014Microbes Disprove Long-Held Assumption that All Organisms Share a Common Vocabulary
02/20/2014Microbes in Antarctic Lake Divvy Up the Waters
05/02/2014Poplar Tree Root Response to Symbiotic Fungus Determines Success of Fungal Colonization
03/26/2014Engineering Escherichia coli to Tolerate Ionic Liquids for Biofuel Production
04/04/2014Engineered Poplar Lignin Improves Wood Degradability
06/02/2014WestphelingJanetEthanol Produced from Switchgrass Biomass Without Pretreatment
04/21/2014Engineered Switchgrass Shows Increased Ethanol Production During 2-Year Field Trial
10/29/2013Understanding Thermal Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass
10/16/2013Root Microbial Populations May Enhance Tree Productivity
12/03/2013KalyuzhnayaM. G.New Metabolic Pathway Discovered in Methane-Consuming Bacteria
08/21/2013Unraveling Plant-Microbe Communication
07/02/2013Lipid Droplet-Associated Proteins in Plant Tissues
06/22/2013How Amines Penetrate Cellulose Fibers and Make Cellulose Accessible for Bioconversion
07/28/2013New Understanding of Microbial Community Processes Improves Carbon Cycle Models
08/07/2013Novel Bioengineering Technique for Genome-Scale Tuning of Gene Expression
07/14/2013Illuminating Biology’s Dark Matter
06/12/2013Algal Pan-Genome Fills Gap in Tree of Life
08/15/2013New Gene Discovery Clarifies Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway
06/03/2013WestphelingJanetEngineering Thermophilic Bacteria for Efficient Fermentation of Plant Biomass
05/17/2013Thermophilic Bacterium Efficiently Deconstructs All Major Plant Biomass Components
11/12/2012Engineering Secondary Cell Walls in Plants
04/30/2010HellstenUffeJoint Genome Institute (JGI) Frog Genome Featured on Cover of Science
01/07/2005Scientists Decipher Genome of Bacterium that Helps Clean Up Major Groundwater Pollutants
01/31/2005Novel Approach Used to Assign Functions to Previously Unknown Proteins in a Microbe
12/12/2004New Understanding of the Toxic Effects of Botulism Toxin
08/28/2002AckermanEric J.Enzyme Activity Boosted by Entrapping in a Nanoporous Support
09/05/2002MukherjeeJogeshFallypride: PET Imaging Radiopharmaceutical Agent for Accurate Measurement of Dopamine Receptor Protein Concentration in the Living Human Brain
08/20/2002SmithRichardPNNL Team Determines Majority of "Conan the Bacterium's" Proteome
05/10/2002E. coli Protein Structure in Major Science Article Uses Data from DOE Synchrotrons
01/21/2010HugenholtzPhilipMining Compost for New Microbial Enzymes to Degrade Switchgrass
02/15/2002Structural Biology Research Advances Combustion Science
01/01/2002New Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging Agent Shows Alzheimer's Disease in Patients
11/19/2009A Resource for Grass Cell Wall Genes
09/06/2001Argonne National Laboratory's Structural Biology Center Contributes Major New Structure of Membrane Protein
05/16/2011Quantum Dot Thermometers Measure Temperatures Inside Single Living Cells
08/01/2001Historic Microbe Sequenced in BER Microbial Genome Program
07/05/2017GrigorievIgorTiny Green Algae Reveal Large Genomic Variation
12/06/2016DeutschSamuelNew Software Tools Streamline DNA Sequence Design-and-Build Process
10/26/2013Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Genome Database Improvements
09/19/2013Diverse Microbial Community Found on Sea Squirt Coat
11/22/2013Predictive Modeling of Microbial Partnerships
08/01/2013Hope for Reestablishing Microbial Populations in the Gulf of Mexico
07/23/2013ReskiRalfPhyscomitrella Moss Genome Expected to Help In Understanding Potential Climate Change
08/05/2013BanfieldJillMicrobes from Phyla Chloroflexi Provide Clues to Carbon Cycling, Respiration in Sediments
01/03/2017RagauskasArthurModified Switchgrass: Success in Biofuel-Relevant Characteristics
09/12/2016SchillingJonathan S.The Brown Rot Two-Step
02/18/2014Understanding Ecological Forces Governing Assembly and Function of Microbial Communities
03/17/2017VogelJohnGrasses: The Secrets Behind Their Stomatal Success
06/05/2017AmasinoRichard M.Discovering the Genetic Timekeepers in Bioenergy Crops
07/17/2017SchmutzJeremyInsights into an Eukaryotic Alga that Lives by the Sea
01/16/2017StephanopoulosGregoryScientists Program Yeast to Turn Plant Sugars into Biodiesel
11/26/2013New Method for Identifying Genetic Regulatory Networks in Poplar
12/24/2013Discovery of Key Brachypodium Regulators May Help Improve Bioenergy Feedstocks
02/14/2014Novel Methanogenic Microbe Discovered in Thawing Permafrost
11/21/2016YangXiaohanA Big Step Forward in Designing Drought-Tolerant Bioenergy Crops
01/02/2014Understanding Mineral Transport in Switchgrass for Enhanced Sustainability
02/19/2014Floating Water Weed Could Be Used as Biofuels Feedstock
06/28/2013Using Mass Spectrometry to Localize Lipid Metabolites in Camelina Seeds
10/18/2013Recoding a Bacterial Genome Allows Biosynthesis of Proteins with New Functions
09/26/2013Discovery of a New Way that Bacteria Regulate Their Genes
07/27/2013Higher Yields of Advanced Biofuels from Genetically Engineered Yeast
10/19/2017DeAngelisKristinBacteria Use Multiple Enzymes to Degrade Plant Biomass
11/16/2017WrightonKellyAerobic Wetlands Emit High Levels of Methane
06/02/2016BetenbaughMichael J.Unraveling the Complex Metabolism of a Potential Biofuels-Producing Green Alga
03/14/2017YangBinUnplugging the Cellulose Bottleneck
04/17/2017KeaslingJayBiosynthetic Pathway to Nylons
08/18/2016ChurchGeorge M.Advancing Toward Construction of a Bacterial Recoded Genome
01/16/2018Magic Pools: Parallel Assessment of Transposon Delivery Vectors in Bacteria
03/19/2018Dynamic Root Exudate Chemistry and Microbial Substrate Preferences Drive Patterns in Rhizosphere Microbial Community Assembly
05/20/2020JardineKolbyBreathing New Life into an Old Question: What Plants' Emissions Reveal about Their Cell Walls
11/26/2019FirestoneMary K.Soil Viruses: A Rich Reservoir of Diversity
12/12/2016GillRyanA New High-Throughput Genome Editing Technique to Generate Mutant Bacterial Strains
03/23/2017YangXiaohanSmall Proteins Secreted by Poplar Roots Form Communication Route with Associated Fungal Communities
03/15/2017DanglJeffery L.Phosphate Stress and Immunity Systems in Plants are Orchestrated by the Root Microbial Community
02/10/2017BusovVictorPoplar Gene Enhances Lateral Root Formation and Biomass Growth Under Drought Stress
11/08/2016OngRebecca GarlockConsequences of Drought Stress on Biofuel Production
07/05/2017DonohueTimothy J.Modifications to the Bacterial Cell Envelope Increase Lipid Production
06/19/2017EvansBarbaraIsotope Delivery in Lignin: Not an Easy Path
05/23/2019KatsarasJohnFirst Look at a Living Cell Membrane
11/29/2016McKinlayJamesA Synthetic Microbial Ecosystem Helps Understand the Behavior of Bacterial Communities
12/27/2016LidstromMaryMicrobial Community Interactions Drive Methane Consumption in Lakes
10/26/2016LoquéDominiqueNew System for Introducing Genetic Pathways into Plants, Making Them More Productive
06/22/2017KerfeldCheryl A.First Snapshot of a Bacterial Microcompartment’s Protein Shell
05/30/2017O’MalleyMichelle A.Unlocking the Potential of Fungal Enzymes to Break Down Plant Cell Walls
05/08/2017GrigorievIgor V.Fungi: Gene Activator Role Discovered
04/18/2017SchmutzJeremyA Gene that Influences Grain Yields in Grasses
04/06/2017WoykeTanjaTracking Genome Expansion in Giant Viruses
11/29/2016KyrpidesNikosDatabase of DNA Viruses and Retroviruses Debuts on Integrated Microbial Genomes Platform
07/15/2016DinnenyJoséGrasses Fight Drought by Squelching Root Growth
08/02/2016HarwoodCarolineLuxR Homolog in a Cottonwood Tree Endophyte Activates Gene Expression in Response to Plant Signal or Specific Peptides
02/15/2020FuchsBernhard M.Targeting Microbial Needles in a Community Haystack
06/15/2020JewettMichael C.A Cell-Free Platform to Rapidly Optimize Synthetic Enzymes for Cellular Design
05/18/2017New Toolkit for Plant Genome Engineering
06/11/2019JanssonJanetDroughts Spell Changes for Soil Microbes
06/17/2019HungateBruceMicrobial Evolution: Nature Leads, Nurture Supports
06/18/2019ComaiLucaHow Many Copies Does It Take to Change a Trait?
02/27/2020Agrobacterium-Mediated Transient Expression in Sorghum Leaves for Accelerating Functional Genomics and Genome Editing Studie
07/17/2019Diversion of Carbon Flux from Sugars to Lipids Improves the Growth of an Arabidopsis Starchless Mutant
07/06/2020DunbarJohnThe Traits of Microbes Matter in Microbial Carbon Cycling and Storage
04/16/2020MoranJimDigging into the Roots of Phosphorus Availability
05/06/2019SullivanMatthewA Viral Gold Rush
01/06/2018Novel Gene Targets Discovered for Improving Heterologous Enzyme Production in Aspergillus Niger
11/18/2016Engineering a More Efficient System for Harnessing Carbon Dioxide
02/26/2019MukhopadhyayAindrilaMicrobes Retain Toxicity Tolerance After They Escape Toxic Elements
05/15/2019PeayKabir GabrielTrees Consider the Climate When Choosing Their Partners
06/10/2019Developing Switchgrass for Biomass Production: Community Gardens Help Distinguish Genetic Bases of Fitness Traits from Climatic Influence
07/01/2019Hydrogenolysis Offers an Improved Method to Break Down Lignin
05/14/2019ZegeyeEliasSimplifying Microbial Consortia Opens a Path to Understanding Soil Community Ecology
04/23/2015ChundawatShishirLoosen Up Cell Walls and Get the Sugars Out
03/09/2015FoxBrian G.Most Complete Functional Map of an Entire Enzyme Family
04/24/2013TainerJohn A.Small-Angle Scattering of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
08/13/2018DunbarJohnMicrobes are Metabolic Specialists
05/01/2019HofmockelKirstenCultivating an Understanding of Microbial Diversity
02/02/2019RothMelissaDiscovering an Internal Metabolic Switch in Algae
01/27/2013RadivojacPredragEvaluating Methods for Predicting Protein Functions
07/18/2018MayaliXavierCommunity Matters When Using Algae to Produce Energy
01/02/2018NorthenTrentMicrobes Eat the Same in Labs and the Desert
02/12/2018MohnenDebraRewriting Resistance: Genetic Changes Increase Crops’ Biomass and Sugar Release
10/10/2017PalssonBernhardThe Secret Lives of Cells
10/01/2019Transformation of Clostridium thermocellum via Complete Methylome Analysis and Directed DNA Methylation
04/14/2019Methyl Ketone Production by Pseudomonas putida is Enhanced by Plant-Derived Amino Acids
04/16/2019RothMelissaFeeding Sugars to Algae Makes Them Fat
08/14/2018Scale-Up of Biomass Conversion Using 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Acetate as the Solvent
01/30/2019LiaoHui-LingFungus Fuels Tree Growth
08/08/2019Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency Predicted from Genome-Scale Metabolic Models
05/28/2018CannonWilliamNew Method Helps Predict Metabolite Concentrations, Rate Constants, and Enzyme Regulation Within Cells
11/27/2017SarathGautamSeasonal Below-Ground Metabolism in Switchgrass
05/07/2018ZhaoHuiminNew Method Knocks Out Yeast Genes with Single-Point Precision
09/17/2018WilkersonCurtis GeneHow Plants Regulate Sugar Deposition in Cell Walls
10/08/2018HittingerChris ToddScientists Identify Gene Cluster in Budding Yeasts with Major Implications for Renewable Energy
07/25/2018OngRebecca G.Diverse Biofeedstocks Have High Ethanol Yields and Offer Biorefineries Flexibility
06/13/2018BanfieldJillianNovel Soil Bacteria with Unusual Genes Synthesize Unique Antibiotic Precursors
01/27/2018BrandizziFedericaLocating the Production Site of Glucan in Grass Cell Walls
05/05/2018JacobsonDanielComplex Networks Identify Genes for Biofuel Crops
01/09/2018KeaslingJayRenewable Solvents Derived From Lignin Lower Waste in Biofuel Production
12/01/2017JacobsonDanielA Novel Method for Comparing Plant Genes
12/18/2017DanglJeffA Functional Genomics Database for Plant Microbiome Studies
07/16/2018SullivanMatthew B.Getting To Know the Microbes that Drive Climate Change
02/22/2022ZhouJizhongWarming Soil Means Stronger Microbe Networks
03/03/2021CoatesJohn D.Microbes Use Ancient Metabolism to Cycle Phosphorus
01/27/2021ChappleClintLabeling the Thale Cress Metabolites
04/27/2021Burnum-JohnsonKristinMolecular Connections from Plants to Fungi to Ants
01/03/2020Identification of Critical Mutation in a Novel Regulator of Lignin Synthesis in Poplar
03/06/2014ChappleClintMediating Biofuel Complexity through “Mediator” Modification
10/01/2016DeBruynJenniferModified Switchgrass Has No Negative Effect on Soils
01/12/2018PiotrowskiJeffEngineering Yeast Tolerance to a Promising Biomass Deconstruction Solvent
08/31/2020Novel Bacterial Clade Reveals Origin of Form I Rubisco
03/10/2018Eucalypt Genome Expands Terpene Synthesis Knowledge
07/04/2017KeaslingJayDesigner Yeast Consumes Plant Matter and Spits Out Fatty Alcohols for Detergents and Biofuels
06/26/2017EckerJoseph R. A Novel High-throughput Technology Allows the Identification of Thousands of New Pairs of Interacting Proteins in Plants
05/26/2020Nitrogen Cycling in Switchgrass Varieties
04/04/2019HofmockelKirstenTesting the Toughness of Microbial Cell Walls
04/16/2018Coleman-DerrDevinUnder Drought Conditions, Monoderm Bacteria Help Sorghum Continue Growing
12/19/2019 ZhaoHuiminA MAGIC Approach to Understanding the Genetic Basis of Complex Biological Functions
12/19/2018BakerDavidBreaking Through Computational Barriers to Create Designer Proteins
06/11/2019SongHyun-SeobPredicting How Microbial Neighbors Influence Each Other
01/17/2019Knock-Down of Galacturonosyltransferase-4 Gene Leads to Reduction in Lignin-Carbohydrate Crosslinking in Switchgrass
01/04/2019LeeTaek SoonRedirecting Metabolic Flux in E. Coli via Combinatorial CRISPRi-Mediated Repression for Isopentenol Production
10/05/2018AdamsMichael W. W.Molybdenum Limits Microbes' Ability to Remove Harmful Nitrate from Soil
06/11/2018One Poplar 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate 3-Phosphate (EPSP) Synthase Moonlight as Transcriptional Repressor to Regulate Lignin Biosynthesis
02/20/2018Multiplex Genome Engineering of Polyploid Industrial Yeast Strains Using an Optimized CRISPR/Cas9System
03/15/2019TrinhCong T.Stronger Membranes Help Yeast Tolerate Bioenergy Production Chemicals
05/05/2020WannierTimothyNew Technique Helps Solve a Long-Standing Obstacle for Microbial Genetic Engineering
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