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Access to Rock Star Scientists
… had summer 2018 internships in Walnut Creek. The students’ research culminated in presentations on their work delivered … have done the groundbreaking work you’ve been reading about for years! And you can ask them about it! And they’re super … and understandings in the field of genomics. This has reinforced my goal to pursue a career in STEM. I have not had …
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Iron-rich Microbial Mats’ Main Players: Marsarchaeota
… microbial mats in Yellowstone National Park over time, researchers have discovered and characterized a novel … microbial mats at Yellowstone offer researchers an analog for studying early Earth conditions. Additionally, … metagenome assemblies, transcriptomes and single amplified genomes from samples collected from several locations to …
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Dealing with Drought: Uncovering Sorghum’s Secrets
… by a growing human population and increasing demand for agricultural products.  Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is … The field experiment is led by a consortium involving researchers from the University of California (UC), Berkeley, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources …
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The genome of Polaromonas naphthalenivorans strain CJ2, isolated from coal tar‐contaminated sediment, reveals physiological and metabolic versatility and evolution through extensive horizontal gene transfer
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High-quality permanent draft genome sequence of Ensifer sp. PC2, isolated from a nitrogen-fixing root nodule of the legume tree (Khejri) native to the Thar Desert of India
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Conserved genomic collinearity as a source of broadly applicable, fast evolving, markers to resolve species complexes: A case study using the lichen-forming genus Peltigera section Polydactylon
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Cold adaptive traits revealed by comparative genomic analysis of the eurypsychrophile Rhodococcus sp. JG3 isolated from high elevation McMurdo Dry Valley permafrost, Antarctica
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Genome sequence of the mud-dwelling archaeon Methanoplanus limicola type strain (DSM 2279T), reclassification of Methanoplanus petrolearius as Methanolacinia petrolearia and emended descriptions of the genera Methanoplanus and Methanolacinia
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Genome Sequence of Kosmotoga olearia Strain TBF 19.5.1, a Thermophilic Bacterium with a Wide Growth Temperature Range, Isolated from the Troll B Oil Platform in the North Sea
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Complete genome sequence of Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius C56-YS93, a novel biomass degrader isolated from obsidian hot spring in Yellowstone National Park
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Permanent draft genome sequence of Desulfurococcus mobilis type strain DSM 2161, a thermoacidophilic sulfur-reducing crenarchaeon isolated from acidic hot springs of Hveravellir, Iceland
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The JGI announces FY25 awardees for our Community Science Program Annual Call
…   The JGI is excited to announce the 18 scientists selected for our 2025 Community Science Program Annual Call. These projects include cutting-edge research into microbial communities — from freshwater … contribute to global biogeochemical cycles. Additional efforts in metabolic engineering and biocatalyst design will …
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