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… Johnson in Wang’s group on developing an algorithm for RNA-Seq assembly. RNA-Seq is a technique for profiling the small … and maintaining cells through the use of deep-sequencing technologies. The internship program was born out of a … they said they’d like to come to JGI and learn cutting-edge technologies, but there was no mechanism for it,” he …

… Jill Banfield approached Doudna with repeated genetic sequences (already known as CRISPR) that came up in her … on Earth,” Weizmann explained.   These algae take up carbon dioxide and emit oxygen and other gasses — some of … that you all know,” Vardi shared. Crucial for the global carbon cycle, photosynthetic phytoplankton do not operate …

… microorganisms therefore play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest for their … methanogens were, but they were discovered by genome sequencing, which is a much less biased approach to studying … types of substrates for methanogenesis, and cannot use carbon dioxide or acetate like many long-known methanogens …

… soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and … recovers after a wildfire. The Impact Healthy forests store carbon, filter water, and support all kinds of plants and … a step further, using both DNA and messenger RNA (mRNA) sequencing to identify those traits that have helped fungi, …

… of viruses impact many ecological processes, including carbon cycles. “Whether or not you planned it, viruses are … conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps … whether the goal is improving soil microbiomes for carbon capture or removing harmful substances from the …

… Tringe, a microbiologist, was recognized for “advances in sequence-based studies of microbial assemblies, revealing the roles of microbial communities in carbon cycling, in interactions with plants, and as drivers …

… normally would kill the moss may hold clues to how these carbon sink environments can continue to hold onto their carbon despite global warming.  At ORNL, Lawrence brings a … how microbial and bacteria communities influence the carbon-sequestering abilities of peat moss. Peat is found in the …

… floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into seagrass meadows' carbon sequestration with insights from Adam Healey and Xiao Ma. …

… from metagenomes. The Science Through the JGI’s Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program (ETOP) , researchers have … and improved upon a tool that combines existing DNA sequence binning algorithms, allowing them to reconstruct … in the community. Since the inception of the Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program in 2013, a team of …