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… career progressed, Hungate has gotten more interested in microbes with the potential to impact global climate change, … climate change, we need to understand the ecology of those microbes.” And to understand those microbes, he is most … the genome sequence for SARS-CoV-2 , back in January of 2020. His work has also yielded insights into the origin and …

… the study highlights the vast functional diversity of microbes by looking at protein function within them. … work included investigating sphagnum moss and the role the plant’s sex plays in its resiliency, as well as a Nature Plants study identifying colonization patterns in eelgrass . …

… is not limited to  Euryarchaeota .  Finding Methane-Making Microbes with Metagenomics  By leveraging metagenomics to … You don’t have tunnel vision anymore, only seeing the microbes you can grow in the lab — suddenly you see … — like anaerobic respiration, or fermentation.  “Both these microbes are capable of other ways to conserve energy,” …

… Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair … Grimwood heads the Library Construction group for the JGI Plant Program . Her collaborations with the JGI began soon … Cited Researchers list assembly by Clarivate Analytics. In 2020, she was named a Yellowhammer Woman of Impact.     …

… productive approach for giant virus genomic discovery.  In 2020, a JGI-led team used this approach to deliver novel … Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (grant agreement no. …