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… Puerto Nuevo is a small town along the Baja California coastline in Mexico. While conducting early field studies related … first sampled the area in summer 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal … Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship.     …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, … often hiding their function from even the most determined scientist.  Recent work in  Nature Communications takes on … scientist at the JGI and Molecular Foundry, and the study’s senior author. In other proteins, two histidine …

… Innovative technology from this biomanufacturing … Summary Wastewater treatment involves removing the organic matter before it re-enters the environment. Urine accounts … million annually.  The team is working on developing new microbial strains that can synthesize other bio-based …

… event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers … as “The Blob.” The event was recorded during a long-term study of microbial communities in the northeastern subarctic … microbes that can fix carbon dioxide replaced organic matter scavengers. This preliminary model aligns with …

… 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 … increased nutrient uptake and decreased cell death.  Scientists then extracted RNA to analyze gene expression, to …

… 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 the globe. Now, scientists have shed light on both when and how eelgrass … This study was supported by a PhD scholarship from the China …

… Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, … and analysis, the researchers identified other bacteria and microbial processes that support PCE biodegradation. The … ) conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) ( https://ror.org/04xm1d337 ), a …