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Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who … and management best practices that have advanced the microbial sciences. The Prize also recognizes innovative and … has changed our understanding of the microbiome and the microbial sciences field. Roux will be recognized at the …

Dr. Eloe-Fadrosh joined the JGI in 2014 to pursue her research interests in microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research … UCSD Undergraduate Scholarship, 2003 and 2004 UCSD Study Abroad Scholarship (James Cook University, Australia), …

… their rumen. There is another climate-minded reason for studying rumen: Livestock live off plant matter, and their rumen are highly capable of breaking down … aim is identifying chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years … The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around … began colonizing the oceans  about 3 million years ago. The study shows that figure is likely closer to a mere 250,000 …

See below for examples of successful Letters of Intent to our Community Science Program Large-Scale Call, as well as successful submissions to our CSP New Investigator, CSP Functional Genomics, and Facilities … genetic microdiversity or core metabolic flexibility? … Microbial contributions to soil carbon storage during …

P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga … psychrophila can thrive in changing conditions. A recent study shows that when salinity is reduced in its … can better harness the potential of P. psychrophila . … The study was funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering …

To engineer yeast to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, Weimin Zhang (NYU Langone Health) and Leslie Mitchell …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about … secrete a lot more things than people do…? Although I don’t study people so maybe I’m wrong. But yeah, I mean, because I …

Matt is broadly interested in the interactions between microbial life and environment, and using metagenomics to study these complex natural systems. Microbial communities …