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Longer DNA Fragments Reveal Rare Species Diversity
Potential new bacterial phylum in The Scientist
At the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute User Meeting held in Walnut Creek, California, last week, researchers announced the genomic identification of a potential new bacterial phylum, Candidatus Kryptonia, based on their study of samples isolated from four hot springs located in North America and Asia. A talk presented by our postdoc… [Read More]
Targeted Sorting of Microbial Cells
Identifying causes of poplar canker
Characterizing Permafrost Microbes in a Changing Climate
Ultra-small bacteria project in Huffington Post
“These newly described ultra-small bacteria are an example of a subset of the microbial life on earth that we know almost nothing about,” says Jill Banfield, a Senior Faculty Scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Earth Sciences Division and a UC Berkeley professor in the departments of Earth and Planetary Science and Environmental Science, Policy and Management…. [Read More]
Congressman DeSaulnier Visits JGI
March 4: DOE JGI-EMSL Collaborative Science Google+ Hangout
Mycorrhizal fungi project in ScienceNews
“Long before the fungi engaged in trade with their plant hosts, though, their fungal ancestors primarily were decomposers, breaking down wood from dead trees. So how did this mutually beneficial relationship with live plants evolve?” The ScienceNews article ran on February 23, 2015. Learn more about the DOE JGI’s role in understanding the symbiotic relationship… [Read More]