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… and met local wildlife (a marmot!) as they’ve sampled the microbial communities living in the mountaintop lakes of the Sierra Nevada mountains. These lakes are isolated, …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … also helped track and characterize the shifting waves of microbial communities involved in removing different fractions of the …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … sense that honey bees have a more efficient microbiome to harvest all the energy they can. The results in the study … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As … trying to understand how the molecules in tiny microbes can impact whole ecosystems. Part of the reason he’s asking this … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … from environmental samples — to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. These genes were identified based on their … by many, many scientists.”  Using samples of rumen-digested switchgrass, researchers isolated and sequenced DNA from …

… the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the … private sector, as well as research expertise in secondary metabolites and synthetic biology. Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his education and …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive … discovered genes that are critical for this process. The Impact In the absence of the Burkholderia endobacteria, the … the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The work conducted by the U.S. Department of …

… Twice a year, the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program … the opportunity to pursue part of their thesis research at one of the DOE national laboratories or national user … her 2018 internship, in which she explored anthropogenic impacts on wetland microbiome composition and metabolism, …

… Meeting, with the theme “Science is Society,” hosts sessions in New Orleans and online. 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 …