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… By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its natural environment, … started by collecting samples from Yellowstone’s hot springs, an extreme environment with low genetic diversity … of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  energy.gov/science/office-science . …

… Ohio State University, co-advised by Drs. Virginia Rich and Matthew Sullivan. He shared a few thoughts on his summer at …

… that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Viruses are everywhere — in soil, the sea and, of course, … because they often need unique conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps these challenges, …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea … are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too deep in the sea … microbial communities around these vents survive in very hot, high-pressure and chemically-rich ecosystems. This …

… first sampled the area in summer 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal … and Higher Education at Ensenada (CICESE) in her first microbial ecology paper in the journal PLoS One . “Puerto … cone snails in general) outside of mostly anecdotal information,” Ul-Hasan noted. “I spent a good portion of 2016 and …

… Genome Institute (JGI) is offering a five-day workshop on Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics. Details: … is designed to familiarize users with the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data and workflows … the user to analyze these data with existing bioinformatic methods to bridge the gap from sequence to biology. …

… Shining a Light: Advanced Photon Source Capabilities for FICUS Research describes the … samples of the spatial, temporal, taxonomic (environmental, microbial, plants, invertebrate, and vertebrate), and thematic scope of NEON sampling. …