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… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science … and without an inoculation of the  M. elongata strain PM193 added to a diluted soil mixture, publishing  the results … Advanced Research on the Biology of Tree and Forest Ecosystems (ARBRE) (ANR-11-LABX 0002 01 to F. Martin), JGI …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … that we use as indices. So it’s really quite a broad ecosystem approach. And that led me to get even more … think like it’s, it’s this unique time where the preceding 300 years, that change was not occurring at that pace, …

… “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be … By the numbers, the new approach detected inoviruses in 3,609 (6 percent) of the 56,868 microbial genomes and 2,249 … with nearly all bacterial phyla across virtually every ecosystem.” By significantly expanding the known diversity …

The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet … coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but these symbiotic interactions are difficult … Area funded by the US Department of Energy (DE-AC02-05CH11231 to J.F.B.). The work ( proposal doi: …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  Brad Moore, UC San Diego and … with us? Brad:  Unfortunately, not. We lost him about 13 years ago. So, I wish he was still with us because I know …

Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry … Initiative (CSP # 305), Metatranscriptomics of Forest Soil Ecosystems project (CSP # 570) and the 1000 Fungal Genome …

… 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes … Thousands of Small, Novel Genes. Cell. 178(5):1245-1259. Publications on Pubmed | Google Scholar … Thomson Reuters … AgreenSkills programme, France; Meta-omics of microbial ecosystems, INRA, France; A Knowledge-Based Bioinformatics …

Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the … attracted the attention of many mycologists with the two publications of the kingdom-wide, multi-gene phylogeny of … pressure on retaining the flagellum in the terrestrial ecosystems. Unfortunately, neither paper was able to resolve …

This is the third and final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from … In the last two episodes, we’ve covered the specialized software and supercomputers behind this project. But every … researchers get these specialized snapshots of a freshwater ecosystem. …

… to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the … advanced mass spectrometry approaches and model laboratory ecosystems (EcoFABs). … Trent Northen is the Metabolomics … … Metabolomics Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

Trent Northen’s group at Berkeley Lab created a fabricated ecosystem – an EcoFAB. These small plastic growth chambers let researchers … around the world compare their work consistently. And EcoFABs also work well in the classroom. This episode, we …

Lake Mendota sits right next to the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And Trina McMahon's lab has been … lake for over 20 years, to understand how the freshwater ecosystem works.  So a few years ago, when they set out to … biggest project the JGI had ever put together.  The next 3 episodes are the story behind that giant assembly from …