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… The Science In a recent Microbiome paper , scientists focused on the conifer needle microbiome. The phyllosphere, … pine, Douglas fir and Engelmann spruce–to learn more about conifer needle microbiomes. The survey showed what … microbes can degrade and transform plant-emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs), potentially influencing local air …

… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant’s … were striking. Adding PM193 caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . …

… approved through the JGI Community Science Program, to use microbiome science to help make plants more resilient to …

… ultimate achievement. To get to this point requires rigorous research, written skill, above all else, determination. … over a billion years old. It’s an insanely diverse group of organisms that include some delicious additions to a savory … Grigoriev at the JGI strongly influenced her perspective about what it means to be a scientist. “To see how team …

… a JGI Engagement: Accessing Resources at Multiple DOE User Facilities with a Single Proposal webinar, inviting … Guest speaker Michelle O’Malley of UC Santa Barbara talked about how her approved FICUS proposals have helped advance her research. Learn more  here about the “Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User …

… the summer of 2014 has grown to a total of 75 with the inclusion of the 2023 cohort. Each of them has brought … have a number of initiatives across several different campuses with this being our largest and most successful one. … changed what I want to do with my life,” “I can code.”  Jorge Arroyo , director of UC Merced’s Undergraduate Research …

… forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way … from a wildfire that burned at the Colorado-Wyoming border, about a year after the fire. They sampled soil across a … and fungi identified in this study was the ability of these organisms to degrade aromatic compounds from burned …

… cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple … ecological consequences of microbe-microbe interactions. Using metagenomes recovered directly from environmental … researchers have been able to gain further insights about how microbes have adapted to thrive in polar …

… alga into a powerful platform for developing ​​bio-based industrial products.    The Science Scientists have fully … for producing specialty oils, chemical feedstocks and industrial precursors — as well as to better enable the mining … modifications usually insert randomly in other algae, this organism lets scientists place new genes precisely where …

… the JGI has also helped researchers understand a fungus that threatens these crops as they grow. Asian Soybean Rust is a major problem. Leaves grow discolored and rust … ASR can decimate up to 60-90% of its yield.  (Learn more about the soybean genome sequence and ASR in this JGIota, a …