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… researchers set out to Yellowstone National Park to study how cyanobacteria are living, communally, in microbial mats. …

… global researchers on projects related to understanding how the interactions between viruses and their host microbes … latest strategic plan (download a copy  here ) describes how understanding these nutrient cycles can help researchers … virome - not just those associated with disease, similar to how the Human Microbiome Project has shed light on how the …

… at a genetic level. Functional and structural experiments showed how the enzyme operates. It works as a two-part complex, … the insights that each offers.  The work underscores how such inter-Facility collaborations through the Genomes …

… paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes within the soil. To get a clearer picture of how burned ecosystems return to health, researchers have … useful for forest recovery, this study sheds light on how microbes contribute as a forest recovers after a …

… projects. In one way or another, they’ve all mentioned how invaluable their time at the JGI was and how great it was to have an experienced career scientist as …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help … could benefit candidate biofuel crops. Summary On the TV show “Antiques Roadshow,” the guests are often both surprised and pleased to …

… We know all kinds of things about plastic – except, how to break it down for recycling. But some hungry insects … can digest plastic. So researchers are taking a look at how these critters process plastic, to improve plastic …

… plant root exudates on the plant microbiome. This year, however, there was a new aspect to the project - they also … The more specific goal of the project is to determine how mutations in plant transporter genes affect microbiome … both wet lab and computational analysis. They also learned how to log on to Dori – a computer cluster owned and …

… compared to other methods. The Impact Understanding how individual microbes interact with each other in a … soil microbial communities, is crucial to understanding how these microbes respond and adapt to environmental … harnessing future binning tools. DAS Tool is an example of how JGI users can benefit from the ETOP program, as tools …