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… so nice and helpful.”     Mo Kaze, UC Merced JGI Mentor : Susannah Tringe, Microbial Systems Group “Everyone here is very kind and really open to talking about their work. It’s fun to be around people who are generous with their time and like nerding out about the big stuff, well, the little stuff! People hold …

… carbon and cycle key nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.  This way, the fungi of forest soils hold keys to tree … give researchers a way to access much more information about fungi in these environments. “Now with these new tools … soil samples of these varied biomes; the forests share only about 20% of their fungal species. To make useful …

… of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in … or no oxygen, life had found other ways to produce energy, using a process called fermentation. To better understand … used the JGI’s GOLD and IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of the organisms on the list. …

… programs – some managed by the Lab – to learn more about their experiences. Jehan Jacobs participated in the … Their summer experiences allowed them to learn more about communicating science, utilize the insights they … it? Jehan Jacobs : I have a poster session actually, like just a couple days from now. So I've been thinking about …

… expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could … they are found everywhere, comparatively little is known about viruses, much less those considered large and giant. … the globe, then using these sequences to make inferences about the biogeographic distribution of these viruses in the …

… the world’s rivers and their microbial communities. He’s focusing on the Arkansas River and how microbes might be influencing its health.  He sat down with me to talk about his project, and riffed a bit on what it means in a … where we’re moving from when my father was born, of about 2 billion people on the planet, to you know, within my …

… 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 … bioproducts in a more predictable and reliable manner. Because of the ease with which the alga can be genetically …

… called galls.  In this episode, hear from Kasey and Patrick about how this project unfolded, and how they worked with the JGI's metabolomics program to find out more about these weird little pods. …

… provides bioinformatics tools and analysis support for user science, with a focus on metagenomes. Passionate about automation and collaboration, she works to develop and …

… 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 …