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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 …

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 …

… 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 …

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 …

Jan. 7: New Capabilities to Study Secondary Metabolism   Although there are still a … and their biosynthetic logics to be understood, accessing these untapped metabolic capabilities is often tedious and resource intensive. This is often due to, for example, tight …

Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials … AT, Blaby-Haas CE. (2024) Machine learning sheds light on microbial dark proteins. Nature Rev Micro 22, 63. Davidi L, Gallaher …

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

Registration and Agenda Coming Soon!  Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the … discoveries toward the evolution of cellular complexity and microbial symbiosis.  This is a continuation of the previous … lineages in biogeochemical cycles and beyond, as well as microbial symbioses. We aim to foster discussions centered …