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… for studying microbial communities. These experiments can show which microbes are handling specific nutrients, or what they're doing with those nutrients, and even how quickly. But there's a catch: SIP labwork and analysis …

… the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in environmental sequence data. Dr. … and machine learning to find novel functions that may impact microbiome structure and biogeochemical cycles. He … mSystems. 5 (3) Schulz et al. (2018) Hidden diversity of soil giant viruses. Nature Communications. 9 (1), 1-9 Roux …

… can thrive in changing conditions. A recent study shows that when salinity is reduced in its environment, this … enabling it to take in more nutrients to fuel growth. The Impact Over the last 40 years, summer sea ice in the Arctic … how life thrives in the Arctic, and how different types of microbes form communities. As temperatures fluctuate, salt …

… to the future of the institution. Their talks shed light on how the JGI was established, all that it has contributed, … currently works to support understanding of plants, microbes and environmental communities that have relevance … portfolio, he admitted that boiling that portfolio’s impact down into a succinct message was quite a challenge. …

… also affiliated with the Innovative Genomics Institute. The Impact The ability to accurately edit genomes (that is, … disease. Finally, gene editing is being used to understand how a person’s genetic makeup predisposes them to, or … to be unearthed in sequencing and analyzing uncultivated microbes. Summary The CRISPR-Cas system is an immune …

… outline more targeted approaches to reconstruct individual microbes in an environmental sample beyond the … Communications paper, uncovering giant virus sequences in soil for the first time. A second approach known as DNA … This is a critical step toward better understanding the impact of viruses upon microbes. A comprehensive map of …

… leads to photosynthetic defects, offering insights into how algal ponds can regulate photosynthesis under … (BER), Brodie and his colleagues have been running a soil-warming experiment in the Sierra Nevada mountain range … particularly, what happens in the rhizosphere where plants, microbes and soil interact below the ground, influencing the …

… isotopes to measure carbon and nutrient flux, and identify microbes assimilating labeled compounds. During this … and other techniques. Q&A from the Webinar: 1. Q(uestion): How much DNA is required for the JGI SIP metagenomics … has to go into the plant, out through the roots, into the soil, and then picked up by the rhizosphere, then that takes …