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P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas … ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … Summary Water temperatures and salinity determine how life thrives in the Arctic, and how different types of …

… fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by … genomes of Dothideomycetes, the largest class of fungi, by lifestyles. Additionally, as part of an international … host plants to acquire nutrients. The papers appeared in  Studies in Mycology and in  Nature Communications , …

… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … model and track the forest recovery process.  Summary Most studies on post-wildfire soil microbiomes have focused on … … This work was supported through a USDA NIFA award (2021-67019-34608) to M.J.W. FTICR-MS analyses were performed …

… from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the … like plasmids, the picture is far from complete.  In 2021 , scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital … method could also improve genome recovery in microbiome studies, these scientists (now at Stanford University) …

Prior to this, he served as a Research Molecular Biologist at the USDA for 12 years where he was a driving force behind the development of numerous genomic resources that fostered the widespread … varieties for biomass production. He did his postdoctoral studies at the Carnegie Institution for Science where he …