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… prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in environments with little or no oxygen, life had found other ways to …

… fungi are part of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and … sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks the enzymes these fungi use to break down wood, and compares genetic diversity between …

… Congratulations to the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers at the JGI! They are … list, and those from the JGI whose publications rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year are: Igor … multi-institutional research team that combined field data with a reference switchgrass genome to associate climate …

… Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals … highlight biodiversity and how ecosystems are adapting to stresses. A total of 17 proposals have been approved …

… A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces … of equipment for fly fishing is a boxful of lures. Designed with feathers or wires to mimic an insect or a particular movement, each of these … No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The work was supported by a JGI Director’s Science award. The DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … grass that can grow year-over-year on marginal soil and with few resources. Despite the low maintenance, it can … amount of biomass which could then be converted into sustainable biofuels . For its importance to the DOE …

… Panicum hallii genomes offer insights to drought tolerance. The Science Researchers have developed a genomic … ( Panicum virgatum ) is a candidate bioenergy feedstock with a complex genome with multiple copies of its … HAL2 and FIL2 genomes on Phytozome Data portal …

… carbon from the atmosphere and keeps it in the deep ocean. With genomic samples collected before, during and after The … marine microbes and by extension, the ocean’s capacity to act as a carbon sink. Summary As global temperatures … a series of geographic coordinates which go from coastal to open ocean waters. Between 2010 and 2016, Hallam and his …

… Retracing how the dry rot Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new ecological habitat. The Science By comparing … genomic changes Serpula lacrymans has undergone in adapting to manmade environments. The Impact Due to its aggressive … to see how the Serpula fungi have adapted in an environment with little to no competitors for resources. On wood blocks …

… changes in marine microbes, the answer is no. They refer to the infected microbial cells as virocells, a change in … them. In the ocean, viruses outnumber surface microbes 10 to 1, and 20% to 40% of the microbes are infected at any … outcomes of these infections can affect the interactions within their ecosystems. Summary Microbes drive the energy …

… With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more … the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists … capability that is desirable in the microbiome field due to its high recovery of single-cell genomes. This is key to …

… A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different lifestyles. The Science The bacterium SAR324 … the ocean’s North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, microbes tend to stay localized at different depths. But SAR324 can be …