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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 …

Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The … corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed that maize … maize. By deciphering the zealexin synthesis pathway, this study makes it possible to harness the protective function …

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 …

Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes … The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … the dice. There’s some evidence to support the idea. Study coauthor Stephen Nayfach, a JGI bioinformatics …

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

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 … to submit an abstract in your registration confirmation email. PLEASE NOTE:  Only the first 80 poster abstracts will …

How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The … four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the study first author Carey put it, these sex chromosomes first … Sigma-Xi Grant-In-Aid of Research, and Society for the Study of Evolution Rosemary Grant Award to S.B.C.; NSF …