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A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The Science Boggy peatlands, which hold much of the Earth’s … as carbon sinks and minimize their role as carbon sources. Summary Sphagnum, a genus of just under 400 mosses …

… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, found that the fungus Olpidium is a … the much more extensive taxonomic and genetic sampling, our study confirmed the affinity between Olpidium and the …

In our warming world, we’ll need corn, sorghum and other crops … less fertilizer. Grasses do better in these conditions, so plant biologists James Schable, Guangchao Sun and Vladimir …

… food webs in cold, but fecund polar waters. “A lot of our food comes from the North Atlantic, North Pacific and … that we all depend on,” said Mock. Mock and the other lead scientists had embarked on the study — a collaboration of … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… [subhed -- copy to summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

June 24-28: Module 2/Microbial Genomics & Metagenomics Workshop The workshop is addressed to students and professionals of biology, biomedical research, the health sciences and related fields who are interested in learning …

… from gut microbes — the bacteria and archaea breaking down plant matter. So since 2010, the JGI has supported researchers studying those microbial methane-makers. Eventually, that could help us …

Kelly Wrighton and her group at Colorado State University in Fort Collins have a … the world’s river microbiomes. And they’re using team science to do it.   …