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… and isotopes to track how viruses influence the flow of carbon in permafrost.  …

… crust, there is a vast ecosystem connected to the global carbon cycle. Archaea are key players in this deep biosphere. They have adapted to acquire carbon efficiently and convert it to usable organic … viruses attack, their archaeal hosts release organic carbon. Understanding these complex symbioses between …

… The Impact Iron cycling is thought to have played a key role in the development of life on Earth; the iron-oxide … evolved on Earth as iron is believed to have played a key role in redox processes important in the formation and …

… a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental processes (related to interactions of … with the humans and the biosphere), including the global carbon cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and microbial communities that contribute to carbon cycling, and is interested in understanding the …

… normally would kill the moss may hold clues to how these carbon sink environments can continue to hold onto their carbon despite global warming.  At ORNL, Lawrence brings a … about how microbial and bacteria communities influence the carbon-sequestering abilities of peat moss. Peat is found in …

… with special skills to break down pollutants and recycle carbon. They were part of an ancient lineage of bacteria to …

… a variety of tools that leverage stable isotopes to measure carbon and nutrient flux, and identify microbes assimilating … just because there are fewer nitrogen atoms than there are carbon atoms in DNA. So you need to get a little bit more … separation. You can estimate from the relative amount of carbon and nitrogen in DNA and still try to target this …