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… any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. At … so, they found a high degree of variability in the types of microorganisms that inhabit these sites, as well as the way … hydrothermal fluid. Eventually, that fluid is expelled back into the ocean through vents at temperatures that can exceed …

… through a process called methanogenesis. Methanogenic microorganisms therefore play a critical role in the global … Until recently, our understanding of these methanogenic microorganisms was narrowed to a type of archaea called  … the JGI because with that, we have a much less biased view into biological diversity. You don’t have tunnel vision …

… from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the … stitch the pieces together and attempt to put them back into the original genomes. These metagenome-assembled … together, they found most bacterial genomes from water and soil communities were at least 80% complete when studied …