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Bacteria and Fungi Divvy Up the Work in Forest Floor
Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled … teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break down plant fibers. But are they both actually …
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A molecular survey of Australian and North American termite genera indicates that vertical inheritance is the primary force shaping termite gut microbiomes
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New Research Sheds Light on Diversity in the Deep Sea
… for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too deep … in extreme environments. They also produce a range of novel enzymes and other biomolecules that could potentially be …
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Fungi Contribute Critical but Spatially Varying Roles in Nitrogen and Carbon Cycling in Acid Mine Drainage
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Rapid Response of Nitrogen Cycling Gene Transcription to Labile Carbon Amendments in a Soil Microbial Community
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Genome-Resolved Metaproteomics Decodes the Microbial and Viral Contributions to Coupled Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in River Sediments
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CSP Large Scale Call
The Community Science Program Large Scale Call is focused on genomic science projects that address sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production, leveraging systems-based …
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Exploiting members of the BAHD acyltransferase family to synthesize multiple hydroxycinnamate and benzoate conjugates in yeast
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VPF-Class: taxonomic assignment and host prediction of uncultivated viruses based on viral protein families
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Phylogenomic insights into the taxonomy, ecology, and mating systems of the lorchel family Discinaceae (Pezizales, Ascomycota)
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Rare loss-of-function mutations in ANGPTL family members contribute to plasma triglyceride levels in humans
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Ray Turner Completes Last Tour of Lab Duty at JGI
For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. Ray’s vigilant stewardship as JGI’s … started my LBL career working for Ray as part of the JGI family, and now I get to come back and carry on and build …
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