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… I’d never poured a Petri dish. I didn’t know what a thermocycler looked like. I was imagining some massive contraption … from sediment cores in Antarctica that have– some of being carbon-dated to kind of 15,000, 150,000 years ago. So this …

… data would enable researchers’ insights on their potential carbon cycling impact.   The Science Enabled by the JGI’s … to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather than for food or fuel applications. The Impact Sphagnum’s impact on global carbon cycling and climate is estimated to be larger than …

… stories of JGI-supported research, connected to nutrient cycles. Francis Martin and Lucas Auer discuss their work on … floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into seagrass meadows' carbon sequestration with insights from Adam Healey and Xiao …

… a modified version of a specific chemical, where ordinary Carbon-12 atoms are swapped for the heavier, non-radioactive isotope Carbon-13, researchers can then safely follow the path of … For example, SIP experiments can show how soil microbes cycle nitrogen and carbon, or how freshwater ecosystems …

… A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The Science Boggy peatlands, which hold much of the Earth’s carbon as well as material that can be converted to energy, … significant role sex plays in how the moss grows, stores carbon and responds to stress. The Impact Despite …

… 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 alone. …

… organisms carry out important environmental processes like  carbon fixation , nitrogen cycling and methane production. … boost plant-microbe interactions, nutrient cycling, or carbon sequestration. Summary Existing programs use a … the roles viruses and their host microbes play in nutrient cycles. …

… Rainforests store a big fraction of all the carbon on Earth, and soil microbes play a key role in pulling that carbon out of the atmosphere. This episode, researchers take …

… soil. These fungi help shape a forest’s ecology. They store carbon and cycle key nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.  This way, the fungi of forest soils hold keys to tree health and carbon storage — skills that matter increasingly as the …

… This is because MGEs can affect a microbe’s ability to cycle nutrients or produce new chemicals. They can also … They influence the composition of the biogeochemical cycles around them. By understanding more about the genomics …

… revealed a striking capability of morel mycelium to acquire carbon from lignocellulosic-abundant matters such as plant litter and to incorporate the assimilated carbon into the soil, reducing the amount of CO2 emissions … system which allows the black morel to complete its lifecycle in an artificial environment. It is particularly …

… are open, it’s the same pore in the leaf through which carbon dioxide enters the leaf for photosynthesis.  ALISON:  … light and air — in particular, the part of the air that’s carbon dioxide. KAROLINA: When plants get really hot or dry, … one that does what’s called C3 metabolism, named for a 3-carbon compound that plays an essential role. But other …