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… in the deep subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are abundant representatives of deep subsurface ecosystems. … particular candidate virus under a microscope. The viruses were adsorbed by the cells, which then burst, spreading the …

… to stress and rapid environmental changes. Researchers were able to identify specific genes that allow the algae to … pockets and melt pools, and within the water column. They are also the primary producers in the marine food web, forming the base of the food chain and providing energy …

… Science In 1999, the Environmental Protection Agency declared the North Railroad Avenue Plume (NRAP) a Superfund … years, parts of the shallow portions of the groundwater were nearly cleared of contamination. By 2020, the water was … levels that are below the minimum amount of what’s allowed in drinking water. However, in the deeper sites, toxic …

… Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase). The JGI and KBase are both supported by the DOE Biological and Environmental … Myco-Ed reference genomes made available in the public web portal,  MycoCosm . These data improve the quantity and … train-the-trainers workshops to connect educators and empower them to utilize program resources. MICROnet is  built …

… flourish in hypersaline environments, and researchers are interested in learning how these microbes have learned … adaptations offers insights into microbial evolution, as well as how Antarctic microbial communities contribute to … Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) platform. These data allowed researchers to define a haloarchaea “pan-genome.” …

… can identify genes that promote heat resistance in the brewer’s/baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae , allowing this … wild populations is that tests to find associations between genotype – an organism’s genetic makeup – and phenotype … species. These approaches don’t allow researchers to compare across very distant species that no longer mate to …

… E.   huxleyi virus, plays a key role in those cycles, as well. When the virus infects a bloom of  E. huxleyi , it … microeukaryotes, from algae to heterotrophic protists, as well as animals. Giant virus morphology spans from very … marine environments, where it has become clear that viruses are more abundant than previously thought, and potentially …

… With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single … Multiple Displacement Amplification, and most genomes that were acquired through it were usually only around 30% complete.  Described in  ISME … New Innovator Award (7DP2CA239145), and Burroughs Wellcome Career Award for Medical Scientists. …

… smell of eucalyptus to the flavor of wine, terpenes are ubiquitous. A diverse group of plant-produced organic … of two Corymbia citriodora subspecies variegata genomes allowed researchers to study the conservation and evolution of … of terpenes. Until recently, studies of the TPS gene family were confined to two Eucalyptus species, E. grandis and E. …

… Even in the chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called phytoplankton play an outsize role in cycling … concentrations of the essential trace metal zinc, compared to other oceans. That zinc turns out to be extremely … for proteins requiring zinc. Co-expression analysis as well as laboratory culture experiments showed that those …

… is the world’s leading soybean producer , and soybeans are used to produce biodiesel. The fungus  Phakopsora …

… to the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers at the JGI! They are among those recognized by Clarivate Analytics as “true … rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science.” Less than 6,200 researchers working in 21 … Woyke Below are a few projects each of these researchers were involved in, reported on over the last year: Kerrie …