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… in the soil, and microbes are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone called the rhizosphere. In this episode, biologist Jennifer Pett-Ridge of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has your backstage pass. …

… Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science arm of Thomson Reuters, has released their 2019 list of Highly Cited … of 21 fields appear on the 2019 list. Congratulations to: Project Manager Kerrie Barry, Cross-Field Category Fungal … a long-term project to sequence, annotate and analyze the genomes of more than 300 Aspergillus Go here to learn more …

… clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … For the first time, a team has analyzed in parallel the genomes and transcriptomes of both partners to better … in their finding that each lichen partner can sexually reproduce: genetic recombination during sex could increase the …

… of Energy’s favorite tree is poplar. They’re the fastest growing trees in the Northern Hemisphere, making them … for bioenergy. In this episode, hear from Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists who have uncovered remarkable … genetic secrets that bring us closer to making poplar an economical and sustainable source of energy and materials. …

… Program Large-Scale Call, as well as successful submissions to our CSP New Investigator, CSP Functional Genomics, and Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science calls. These documents have been shared … Elucidating Sphagnum microbiome genetic interactions for improved growth at elevated temperatures …

… programs using mass spectrometry for energy and environmental research, including through the Joint BioEnergy Institute and the ENIGMA SFA project. In 2015, he founded what is now the JGI … Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes …

… 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria. To put it into context, it would be like a human encountering another human … keeps its DNA more organized. “The big surprise of the project was to realize that these genome copies that are … level. They amplified, sequenced and assembled the genomes. In parallel, Gros’ lab also used a labeling …

… A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The Science Boggy peatlands, which hold much of … HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology sequenced sphagnum  genomes from plants selected by a team from Duke University, … They selected two types of species: ones that preferred growing in hummocks, and others that preferred the hollows. …

… State University campuses for biotechnology education as part of a course-based undergraduate resource … Hess, also the chair of the JGI User Executive Committee, on how that study went from the lab to the classroom. …

… Newly developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how bacteria function and colonize diverse environments. The Science Cyclic … biosensors do not need external illumination to produce a signal, making them useful in a wider range of … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome …