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… Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing … the Korarchaeota, one of which contains genes for both sulfur and methane metabolism. The newly described …

… function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights into how these ocean photosynthesizers cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of … acid structures that harvest light, transport molecules and regulate reactions. Identifying these proteins and then …

… Yosemite National Park, taken by JGI’s own Jon Bertsch. Microbes isolated from Mono Lake were sequenced by the JGI … mobility and to better understand their roles in the global sulfur cycle. Copies are available online – click here to go …

… dominated Copper River Delta. They’re looking at how the microbes in these high latitude wetlands, such as the Copper River Delta wetland pond, cycle carbon. Using plots at the Harvard Forest long-term warming … interact with their environment, potentially accelerating soil carbon loss. Orange ribbons mark the heated plots and …

… validate how mycorrhizal fungi play an integral role in soil carbon storage. Summary There are three types of fungal … break down the lignin but use cellulose. Finally, there are soil saprotrophs, which degrade plant detritus. Despite the … Initiative (CSP # 305), Metatranscriptomics of Forest Soil Ecosystems project (CSP # 570) and the 1000 Fungal …

… microorganisms live in complex communities, like within soils or the gut, they are difficult to study individually. … over 80% of land plants, which means they offer a lot of insights into how plant materials can be broken down for … it. The isotopes are incorporated into the DNA of specific microbes who consume the labeled food or water. Later, their …

… Rainforests store a big fraction of all the carbon on Earth, and soil microbes play a key role in pulling that carbon out of the …