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Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … on and in forest soil also better enriches models of global carbon and nitrogen cycling, both on the ground and …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Welcome back to Natural … So it was great to hear her passion and enthusiasm for fungi. And we talk a lot about some of the technical …

Black fungi are microscopic and mighty. They survive everywhere … organisms survive hotter, drier climates. So University of Tuscia researchers Laura Selbmann and Claudia Coleine are …

… research is focused on the discovery and characterization of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and … to identify new divergent lineages and expand the Tree of Life. We then investigate the coding potential to find … (2020) Giant virus diversity and host interactions through global metagenomics. Nature. 578 (7795), 432-436 Schulz et …

… . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to … The Impact N. crassa is the model organism for filamentous fungi, all of which contain a wide array of plant cell-wall degrading …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex … The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — …

Three stories of JGI-supported research, connected to nutrient cycles. … Martin and Lucas Auer discuss their work on communities of forest floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into seagrass meadows' carbon …

Guiding Principles All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to … In working toward a shared vision with members of the JGI advisory committees, we welcome and encourage …

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… … Dan Udwary: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural Prodcast, a … grad student with Michael. And we did it together. Did the global analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters across, well, … metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to collaborate, let …

A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with plant roots. Plants …