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… the slightly murky waters in the tube look like a scoop of stormwater, complete with leaves, debris, and even … throughout the whole cell are actually contained within a structure that has a membrane,” Volland said. “And this is … clusters. He dubbed these organelles “pepins,” after the small seeds in fruits. DNA clusters were plentiful in the …

JGI Director to provide a scientific and technical overview of the JGI. The SAC is chartered to render advice, guidance, … on the effective management and strategic objectives of the JGI. The SAC serves as the Institute's key external advisory panel and advocate of the Institute's strategy, operations, and scientific …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … than even carbon dioxide. The EPA attributes one-fifth of all methane emissions to livestock and roughly one-third …

Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) … zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of diverse structures. The Impact Zealexins belong to a class of …

… microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different … to the blue-lit twilight zone, to the continuous pressure of the dark abyss, 4000 m (2.5 miles) deep. Scientists have … at different depths. In order to determine the genome structure of SAR324 cells and their gene expression, the …

Kaushal Sharma, one of five Antioch High School rising juniors who participated … biosamples in GOLD. “Besides these, he curated several small sets of phylogeny, biosample metadata tasks we assigned.”       …

April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … to living on a changing planet. Mo Kaze is a University of California (UC), Merced graduate student working with  … program . Her research project, “Microbial Community Structure and Methane Production in California’s Canal …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … the California oak woodlands from the air, large swaths of the bleached, skeletal remains of trees can be seen. …

… to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  recently described …

The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of the chemicals they need to survive. To fill in their …

… get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. … five oceanic regions. In doing so, they found a high degree of variability in the types of microorganisms that inhabit these sites, as well as the …