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P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can thrive in changing conditions. A recent study shows that when … ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with …

Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have discovered flagella in an unexpected place: hot spring-dwelling bacteria from …

Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how ecosystems are adapting to stresses. A total of 17 proposals have been approved through the annual …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant …

A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are …

A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of …

Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have …

… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … Methanogenic microorganisms therefore play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest …

… last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. Ray’s vigilant … as a typical monthly JGI All-Hands Meeting, after a couple of perfunctory items, the agenda went off the rails – …

New Graduate Internship Program Builds Bridges Between DOE JGI, UC Merced Days after presenting the results of his summer research at the U.S. Department of Energy …

Congratulations to the proposers of the 19 proposals selected for the 2023 Community Science … Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in … to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene expression allowed researchers to identify …