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… was applied to a recent Nature Communications paper, uncovering giant virus sequences in soil for the first time. … stable isotope probing (DNA SIP) relies on incubating DNA with isotopically-labeled compounds to link active microbes … makes a pitch for readers to get involved in the developing field of virus ecogenomics. While microbes regulate the …

… switchgrass transformation pipeline and, in collaboration with industrial partners, generated hundreds of transgenic … tolerance, and the mechanisms by which plants interact with their microbiomes. In addition, his group conducts … in the Brachypodium distachyon pan-genome correlates with population structure. Nat. Comm. 8(1), 2184 doi: …

… Niel Prize recognizes contribution of scholarship in the field of microbiology and is awarded on the recommendation … Niel Prize, the committee recognized Woyke as a pioneer in uncovering the hidden diversity of “microbial dark …

… This year the AGU Fall Meeting, with the theme “Science is Society,” hosts sessions in New … Hall D-F poster B25J-1604: Eoin Brodie, Berkeley Lab: “Uncovering microbial metabolic trajectories during the … Honeker, University of Arizona (lightning talk): “Effect of drought on soil microbial metabolisms driving carbon …

… by the JGI, scientists have begun the complex process of uncovering the hidden secrets of soil viruses. The Impact The specific protein … can have a significant impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, scientists can shed light …

… anaerobic fungi could be used to effectively modify lignin without oxygen and make use of it, it would change the … cultivated anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastix californiae) on sorghum, switchgrass and poplar, then monitored changes to … (nuclear magnetic resonance) data, gathered using magnetic fields to diagnose electronic structure and functionality on …

… carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground … allows plants to better survive in those environments,”  Karen Serrano said. She is first author of this paper and a … mycorrhizal symbiosis in other bioenergy grasses, like sorghum and switchgrass. We’re optimizing systems now, so …