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… 2020 collaborative FICUS projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two … and soil interact below the ground, influencing the production of microbial greenhouse gases and volatile …

Kaze, part of the 2018 cohort of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program. Kaze is part of Mark Sistrom’s lab at … a remarkable opportunity to launch a pilot project and begin the work of understanding how engineered environments … For her project, “Microbial Community Structure and Methane Production in California’s Canal System,” she will work with …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant … to living on a changing planet. In this short audio production, we’ll hear from Karolina Heyduk, an evolutionary …

Applications and Analysis for the Future (SFA²F) meeting brings together established and emerging scientists from academia, industry, and government …

… for multiple applications.       Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational methods in the past decade, researchers have uncovered genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity. Because most …

Accepted proposals emphasize JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 … from  Alex Harkess of Auburn University started as a small-scale white paper focused on duckweed through the  CSP … reflect JGI’s interest in algal research for bioenergy production and algae’s roles in nutrient cycling, now a …

… genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common images in … this to be a candidate bioenergy crop for its potential production of biomass on marginal lands not usable for … University of California, Berkeley [N.V.]); L’Ecole Normale Superieure-CFM Data Science Chair (E.P.); and the Office of …

A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers … novel biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). BGCs make diverse molecules of value to both human and ecosystem health. But bacteria often fail to express their BGC molecules in the lab. By engineering domesticated close …

… gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … Methanogenic microorganisms therefore play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest … that seemed mostly likely to be engaging in methane production to confirm that indeed, they were. The work was …

… fields: a microbial community that might be quietly improving the soil. Penn State researchers Mary Ann Bruns and Terry Bell are digging in to understand how. …

St. John, Gilberto Flores, and Peter Girguis about sampling these communities, and understanding how they’ve adapted to this extreme environment.   …

… change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it comes to nutrient cycling in polar regions. While microbial populations in other …