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Research in the Woyke laboratory focuses on the utility of single-cell methods to access genetic material of uncultivated taxa of interest. One such effort is targeted at environmental cells that are from candidate phyla, major branches …

… interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was primarily on how plants interpret different light cues by altering … Dr. Cole’s research focus has been on understanding how microbes can colonize plant roots, focusing on genetic …

… programs using mass spectrometry for energy and environmental research, including through the Joint BioEnergy … available to JGI users.  Dr. Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the development …

… flow cytometric analysis, cell sorting, genome amplification, PCR screening, and 16S sequencing. She also develops … flow cytometry protocols for targeted recovery of specific microbes. …

… episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – that’s managed to have a big impact. UC Berkeley plant biologist Sabeeha Merchant explains why she works on this alga, how researchers managed to sequence its …

There’s a party 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 …