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… in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial activity teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … Pinpointing the processes happening on and in forest soil also better enriches models of global carbon and …

… further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient … at Colorado State University have many questions about the microbial communities deep underground, and before the …

… Register for the meeting here. Here are some sessions of interest (all times in PST unless otherwise noted): … on Intensive Agricultural Lands Changes Nitrogen Cycling Microbial Communities and Reduces N2O Production Potential … controls of nitrous oxide pulses in rewetted forest soils: An integrated -omic and isotopic approach” 12:39pm …

… annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated that a new … The ability to pinpoint which genes underlie unique traits in far-flung species would speed up efforts to … single version from S. cerevisiae was sufficient to promote growth at high temperature, and having the version from S. …

… The mission of the Joint Genome Institute is to serve the scientific community as a user facility … relevant bioenergy and environmental problems.  The mission of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center … as needed), and the work plan is written into a Statement of Work document. …

… through the plant portal  Phytozome . Now the portal offers a way for users to more easily access public data … common set of metadata. For Steve Wilson, JGI’s Systems Engineering group lead, the Data Portal reflects a structural … requires that users know about the FY Funding Year, and the publication status in addition to the public/private status. …

… ActinoBase offers a public portal of insight into special groups of … for infectious disease. Streptomycetes are also abundant in soil and can be used as biocontrol agents and to promote … and the focus of a  recent paper published in  Microbial Genomics .   “Studying actinomyces, especially …