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… National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), as part of Hallam’s approved proposal through the Community Science Program . …

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… can breathe oxygen — just like we do. Oxygen is a rich source of energy, and because anaerobic fungi can’t harness … natural products . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for the first … In the past, natural products have been an important source of antibiotics. Indeed, these anaerobic fungi may be …

… scale of data enabled by these approaches creates a vast resource offering researchers the ability to chart regulatory … of plant samples we study — and even go beyond, putting four different species in there all at once. That let us … robustness will enable researchers to propose multi-genome projects, opening new avenues for comparative regulatory …

… as carbon sinks and minimize their role as carbon sources. Summary Sphagnum, a genus of just under 400 mosses … Harvesting peat for energy has been increasingly discouraged due to associated greenhouse gas emissions as well …

… into a written report that is published in a scientific journal is the ultimate achievement. To get to this point … her summer internship in 2018. She selected one of the projects posted by JGI fungal researchers, Igor Grigoriev … now in her final year of PhD research at UC Merced. She plans to continue expanding her understanding of mathematics …

… working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  … From our partners …

… bioeconomy, including, potentially, methane as an energy source.  Until recently, our understanding of these methanogenic microorganisms was … genetic diversity that would help narrow down potential sources of methanogenesis, with metagenomic support from the …

… for the wider Berkeley Lab. “We’re shifting now to our net-zero strategy. And so we’re looking at the overall greenhouse gas impacts from all of our operations,” said Brie Fulton, program manager for  … stations, rather than under desk trash bins . These encourage everyone to sort all waste into compost, recycling …

… in some cases daily, check-ins with their mentors to ensure projects progressed despite the challenges of remote work. … with the UC Merced students is a fantastic component of our work,” said Nigel Mouncey, JGI Director. “This year is …

… and other national user facilities. Focus areas for these projects include biofuels, biomaterials and bioproducts; … molecular techniques. The FICUS program is designed to encourage and enable researchers to more easily integrate the … at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, and the National …

… challenges UC Merced graduate students with individual projects at the DOE JGI that provide hands-on experience in … a part of the students’ thesis,” she says. “Second, we want our students to gain the opportunity to see what research is … the participating students and enrich the experience of our entire graduate program! At this point the focus has …