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… and what escapes to the atmosphere in the form of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide). Summary To do this work, the international … than expected. The transcriptome data had suggested about a 50/50 split between fungal and bacterial enzymes. …

… the total global methane production. They are thought to use billions of tons of the carbon dioxide trapped in … on the global carbon cycle. All methanogenic archaea use one of three pathways for methanogenesis: … and, acetoclastic. All three pathways require the gene cluster for methane production known as Mcr. Until recently, …

… Pennacchio joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to … at Stanford University where he uncovered the genetic cause of a rare form of human epilepsy and subsequently generated one of the first mouse models for this common neurological disorder. In 1999, …

… species to grow better than its closest relative S. paradoxus at high temperatures (39°C/102°F). The Impact One of the … DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, aim … a way to map associations between genotype and phenotype using a strategy called reciprocal hemizygosity analysis via …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its … evolved from a parasitic interaction with their soil fungus host, Rhizopus microsporus . Researchers found that … and a part of the oil-producing Mucoromycotina group, about which little is known. The Cornell team cultivated and …

… with DOE missions and from PIs who have not led any previously-accepted proposals — through the New Investigator call … for proposal submission is October 4, 2024, for inclusion in the December 2024 review. You can also find more information about the JGI’s various proposal calls here. …

… David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms special. This week, he and 39 collaborators published a paper tracing how these mushrooms have evolved.  …

… six to the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Facilities (FICUS) program for fiscal year 2026, in partnership with the … what each facility could generate individually. Learn more about the projects below. …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced … Alternate Metabolic Pathways And there is something special about these new lineages recently tied to methanogenesis. …

… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which … and more. And eventually, their findings could help us grow better crops, with less impact on our planet. …

… popularizer and communicator (and at one time, the spouse of Lynn Margulis). The information was then used to predict the metabolic strategies applied by a common … a longtime JGI collaborator, postdoctoral fellow Paula Matheus Carnevali was working with a group of …

… training at UC Berkeley and work in the pharmaceutical industry. He holds joint appointments as Fungal and Algal … geomics and PhycoCosm portal. Dr. Grigoriev engaged thousands of researchers in genome projects and organized numerous genomics workshops. … Algal Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …