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Over the course of the summer, the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship paired … internship opportunities in fields ranging from plant-microbe interactions to functional genomics. Hear from five of the …

… school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer … a wide range of ecosystems ranging from wetlands to tree islands to cattails. In 2018, the US Department of Energy … Everglades in Palm Beach County, and particularly about the microbes that play roles in the methane cycle. Their data …

Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission … engineering tools for non-model organisms, modulating microbe-microbe and plant-microbe interactions in various environments to improve crop yield, …

Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity. Because most microbes cannot be cultivated under laboratory conditions, … .) Nayfach also worked with another team on predicting host-virus connections between all viruses in  IMG/VR (Virus) and …

Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how … dominated Copper River Delta. They’re looking at how the microbes in these high latitude wetlands, such as the Copper …

Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the … with light availability. A long-running time-series study offers a first glimpse into a full season’s cycle of this … observations regarding the contributions of algae and viruses to the ecosystem were noted, but require further …

… functional genome annotation, improves understanding of the role small molecules play in diverse biological … sheds light on nutrient cycling, and leads to the discovery of new molecules and pathways. The JGI Metabolomics Platform … variety of experimental samples, including organisms (e.g. microbes, fungi, plant), media in which they grow, as well …

… and bioproducts, Biogeochemistry, and Inter-organismal interactions. Algal research features prominently among the … reaction networks, and also assessing the role of viruses in the soil microbiome. Another accepted proposal in … particularly, what happens in the rhizosphere where plants, microbes and soil interact below the ground, influencing the …

High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial … it. The isotopes are incorporated into the DNA of specific microbes who consume the labeled food or water. Later, their …

Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and engineers who received the 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award , one of DOE’s highest honors! Tringe, a microbiologist, was … the roles of microbial communities in carbon cycling, in interactions with plants, and as drivers of methane …