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… boggy wetlands produces an estimated 5% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. Understanding how sphagnum, a primary … their role as carbon sources. Summary Sphagnum, a genus of just under 400 mosses that can carry up to 25 times their dry … no. 10.46936/10.25585/60001030) (A.J.S.) conducted by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute ( …

… The Impact Traditional methods for breaking down biomass use aerobic methods (those using oxygen) to remove lignin and transform the remaining … biomass production and bioproduct engineering. Summary That organisms make use of cellulose and hemicellulose is … grants W911NF-09–D-0001 and W911NF-19-2-0026 (MAO), US Army Research Office contract W911NF-19-1-0010 (MAO), …

… highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often … relative of the oak. These fungi are part of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on … work (proposal:10.46936/10.25585/60001048) conducted by the US Department of Energy JGI (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a …

… the location of genes that provide resistance to the brown rust disease that can devastate a crop. The Impact In … foundational genetic information that crop breeders can use to improve sugarcane varieties and advance a sustainable bioeconomy. Researchers and farmers could improve …

… first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is supported under Contract No. …

… Lab’s 2015 Women @ the Lab honorees. Woyke’s research focuses on developing and harnessing single-cell methods to … to decode genomes of bacteria and archaea from previously understudied clades, establishing their evolutionary … who spoke at the 2019 New Lineages of Life (NeLLi) Meeting organized by the JGI, were also among the AAM Fellows in …

… Using the IMG/M data portal, researchers have identified a virus protein tied to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a … in the study is essentially chewing food to help  microorganisms thrive — and those microorganisms affect a lot of … Research (BER) and is a contribution of the Scientific Focus Area “Phenotypic response of the soil microbiome to …

… Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, developed an algorithm that a computer could … methods to discover new anti-CRISPRs,” said Adair Borges, a graduate student in bacterial immunologist Joe …

… to right are: [Above] Sara Branco, Asdrubal Burgos, Posy Busby, Hao Chen, Jay Chen, Maureen Coleman and Hugh Cross; [Below] Zac Freedman, Martin Jonikas, Lotus Lofgren, Fumito Maruyama, Lauren Stadler, Tingting Xiang … innovation through genomic discovery across diverse organisms and ecosystems. Scientists are engineering …

… vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too … sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. At these … be applied to biotechnology and medicine. A more robust understanding of these microbial communities could lead …

… The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility. The sequences were then … across many areas. In particular, gene editing is being used to develop drought, flooding, pest-resistant, and …

… life on Earth, and led to the development of multicellular organisms. Not all bacterial lineages harnessed aerobic … than photosynthesis to gain and harness energy. As reported January 28, 2019 in Nature Communications , two research … popularizer and communicator (and at one time, the spouse of Lynn Margulis). The information was then used to …