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… The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, … and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes … which microbes are present. This study, published in Nature Microbiology , went a step further, using both DNA and …

… a team of researchers has been working on improving methods for isolating and characterizing entire microbial genomes … energy and environmental scientific challenges. In Nature Microbiology , a team led by longtime JGI collaborator Jill Banfield of the University of California, Berkeley and involving JGI researchers, reported on …

… to advance foundational science, creating opportunities for the global research community. The U.S. Department of … DOE Office of Science user facility with broader national efforts to promote and stimulate a bioeconomy, where … and biomanufacturing.  As a leader in genomics for bioenergy and environmental solutions, the JGI is …

… viruses (NCLDV) supergroup. The expansion of the diversity for large and giant viruses offered the researchers insights … possible to seek out and characterize uncultivated viruses. For instance, a 2018 study from a JGI-led team uncovered giant viruses in the soil for the first time. The current study applied a multi-step …

… For many scientists, the culmination of their work into a … my first publication and it feels so rewarding,” Wint said. For Axel Visel, JGI Science Deputy and a co-founder of the … She continued working virtually with her JGI mentors for nearly three years after her internship. “That level of …

… diversity reveals seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg and other researchers at the Danforth Plant Science Center (Danforth Center) drove up and … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… and thousands of resequenced sorghum varieties, a resource for breeders and researchers to harness the traits that let … keys to drought and flood resilience, biomass production for fuels, and growth in poor soils. In addition to … fields, understanding this plant eventually offers avenues for translating its strengths into other crops for biofuels …

… organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple microbiology and ‘omics techniques to experimentally … of an obligate symbiont—entirely dependent on the other for required nutrients—is genome size. The obligate … the Rauer 1 and Club lakes in East Antarctica and enriched for native microbes. Metagenomes from enrichment cultures …

… model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather than for food or fuel applications. The Impact Sphagnum’s impact … permafrost from the warming regional temperatures. For this reason, the U.S. Department of Energy is overseeing … David Weston of Oak Ridge National Laboratory make the case for  sphagnum as “an unparalleled model system for …