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… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced … Alternate Metabolic Pathways And there is something special about these new lineages recently tied to methanogenesis. …

… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which … and more. And eventually, their findings could help us grow better crops, with less impact on our planet. …

… in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic … of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of thousands of genetic switches implicated in developmental and … the JGI's Deputy for Science Programs. Click to learn more about our seven science program — their areas of focus, …

… going forward. Watch this short video (below) to hear more about the summer from their own perspectives. The interns … JGI mentors are listed below, along with their project focus areas: Undergraduate Interns Andrew Lin and mentor Vy … career as well. Morgan Lavenstein Bendall : The best part about interning here is that I get to meet a lot of …

… of biology and computer science, to reveal clues about how microbial and bacteria communities influence the … places like Minnesota for example, despite taking up only about 3% of the planet’s landmass, peat moss and their … on his PhD program at UC Merced in 2013, this field was just beginning to develop and expand into the world of …

… Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm … genes from isolates, there isn’t much scientists can tell about its function or its origin. As a result, these genes … The study took roughly two years to complete, with only about 20,000 metagenomes sequenced at the time. Now, that …

… proposals this year,” noted Tanja Woyke, who heads JGI’s User Programs. “These PIs have proposed research that addresses various important scientific questions relevant to the DOE’s … nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry. You can learn more about this call, as well as smaller-scale calls including …

… deciphering the complex wiring behind a city’s power grid. Just as the flow of electricity controls when and where … determines when and where genes are activated to sustain life’s processes.  Traditionally, mapping this … from grasses to broccoli and trees like poplar, spanning about 150 million years of evolution,” said Leo Baumgart, …

… Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… disease-resistance that could prove fruitful for saving Citrus from greening disease. You’ve probably never heard of trifoliate orange. Otherwise known as  Poncirus trifoliata , it’s an evolutionary cousin of the  Citrus genus, which gives us lemons, kumquats, …

… The practices that support agriculture – such as efficiently using dwindling water resources and restoring and maintaining healthy soils – are at the heart of sustaining food and bioenergy security for a steadily growing … population. Anuvia Plant Nutrients , a small Florida business producing bio-based plant nutrition products that …

… were developed specifically to turn their biomass into sustainable biofuel and bioproducts. John Mullet, a biologist at Texas A&M University, tells us how sorghum’s historical — and literal — roots could play …