Hijacking the Hijackers: Engineering Bacterial Viruses to Genetically Modify their Hosts
Researchers use CRISPR to engineer a bacteriophage to deliver DNA into targeted members of microbial communities for precise genome editing.
Researchers use CRISPR to engineer a bacteriophage to deliver DNA into targeted members of microbial communities for precise genome editing.
New article describes how to extract and analyze genomes from microbiomes using the Department of Energy Systems Biology Knowledgebase
New improvements to an open-source platform streamline enzyme engineering.
Even microbes that can’t break down a plentiful food source can still be successful by interacting with fellow community members.
Scientists introduce a bacterial enzyme into bioenergy poplars to increase the amount of a valuable platform chemical.
AI reveals relationships between weather systems and cloud physics.
Three common solvents for pretreating switchgrass yield lignin extracts with the potential for making different valuable bioproducts.
Using a novel combination of advanced research techniques, scientists show how the roots of various tropical plants react to harsh conditions.
Warming stimulates methanogenesis fueled by the release of plant metabolites.
Scientists investigate virus-host interactions at sub-freezing temperatures in Arctic peat soil.
Historical precipitation influences soil viruses and their functional potential in grassland soils.
Soil moisture influences the activity of soil DNA viruses and the composition and abundance of RNA viruses.
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