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… deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the … the makeup and functioning of a given microbial community. Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome … (IMG/M) portal. The study,  published in the  Microbiome journal, broadens our understanding of the unique …

… helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a … is a long and laborious process — as well as a key way scientists study microorganisms. Because microorganisms live … HT-SIP is a capability available to request through  the JGI proposal calls . …

… The IAC is chartered by the JGI Chief Informatics Officer (CIO) and reports to the JGI Director. The IAC is chartered to render advice, … management and strategic objectives for the JGI’s data science, informatics and information technology (IT) …

… to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications. … goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to …

… Park to study how cyanobacteria are living, communally, in microbial mats. Along the way, they’ve encountered … new technologies, and made a few discoveries about the microbial mat denizens.  …

… identified a virus protein tied to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative effort, researchers have … of crystalized samples cloned and synthesized by the JGI, scientists have begun the complex process of uncovering the … second only to cellulose.  Chitin is also a common food source for microbes living within soil. So, the chitosanase …