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… pulling over to the side of the road to collect small weedy plants and bring them back to the lab. The weedy grass was … process known as the C4 pathway, which particularly helps plants thrive in warm, arid environments. Corn and sugarcane … and domesticate crops.” How shattering occurs varies widely between crops, Kellogg added, and shattering genes may be …

… to study the effects of  Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant microbiome. This year, however, there was a new aspect to … steps of the experiment from growing and inoculating the plants to harvesting the plants and extracting DNA. They …

… lost when they returned to an ocean home. A deeper understanding of how these bacteria evolved could help … unique array of chemicals not typically found in oceans or soils.  A recent study published in  The ISME Journal     … Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy operated under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. Work carried out at …

… 8. Q:  Related to Jim Moran’s talk, how long do plants need to be placed in a 13 CO2 chamber for sufficient … so the label has to go into the plant, out through the roots, into the soil, and then picked up by the rhizosphere, then that takes …

… foundational knowledge of viral diversity and virus-host interactions in microbial systems. Through a 2021 DOE Early … and evolutionary drivers of virus-host dynamics in soil microbial communities. … of green sulfur bacteria with long standing virus-host interactions. The ISME Journal 15, 1569–1584. Nayfach et …

… and applying laboratory ecosystems to help transition microbiome science from largely observational to … precise manipulation and reproducible experimentation of microbiome dynamics. Together, we will explore cutting-edge … biological contexts. The program fosters intimate, dynamic interactions, offering an unparalleled platform for …