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To understand how organisms adapt to extreme environments, Marike Palmer and … Brian Hedlund study organisms living in hot springs. Hear how their recent work revealed more about the history of the Chloroflexota …
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A mini-episode looking at the efforts of Pankaj Trivedi, whose New Investigator proposal was recently approved through the JGI Community Science …
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What if we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing environments better? We could unlock new innovations to drive more productive …
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Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host … genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with genomes from other plant-associated fungi. Their … Regional Development Fund, and the Plant–Microbe Interfaces Scientific Focus Area in the Genomic Science Program, the …
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New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the … Lab). … This research was supported by the NSF awards DEB- 1456588 to D.H. and DEB-1442113 to A.R., the Department of Energy award 0000238431 …
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Life as we know it wouldn’t exist without cyanobacteria; they began oxygenating Earth over two …
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… — and it’s open to scientists at any career stage, anywhere in the world, for free. We accept new projects related to energy and the environment …
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We count on livestock for food and fiber, but raising these animals also produces an atmosphere-warming gas: methane. Those emissions mainly come from gut microbes — the bacteria and archaea breaking down plant matter. So since 2010, the JGI has supported …
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… and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to engineer plants. So they’ve looked into wasps that program oak trees to raise their young in …
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Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria … (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it comes to nutrient cycling in polar regions. While microbial populations in other Antarctic lakes and the …
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New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant … The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, …
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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. In …
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