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… and nitrogen metabolism, as well as those that play a role in carbon cycling. However, the high degree of … types of microorganisms were found at each site and the role they fulfilled suggest that specific environmental …

… To set up flexible, repeatable experiments on plants and microbes, Trent Northen’s group at Berkeley Lab …

… in the sequencing and evolutionary analysis of over fifty plant and animal genomes. He currently leads the JGI’s … on understanding the origin, evolution, and diversity of plants and animals by combining computational genome … In addition to this evolutionary focus, his work on plant genomics is targeted towards the development of …

… project requirements, define the scope of work and outline roles and responsibilities resulting in a formal Statement …

… predictive models on how climate change may impact marine microbes and by extension, the ocean’s capacity to act as a … instances of extreme weather events such as hurricanes and droughts. Another one began in late 2013, when a large patch … saw populations shift. Smaller picoplankton and free-living microbes that can fix carbon dioxide replaced organic matter …

… Mikes worked with mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel from the Plant Functional Genomics Group to study the effects of  Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant microbiome. This year, however, there was a new aspect …

… New Process Uses Microbes to Create Valuable Materials from Urine … create method for converting urine into high-value bio-implant material …

… flow cytometry protocols for targeted recovery of specific microbes. …

… Ben Cole, a project scientist in Visel’s Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions Group who has mentored several … intern): Accepted a post-doctoral position with the Plant and Microbe Interaction group at Oak Ridge National … Clarissa Nobile, investigating interactions between microbes and venomous hosts. She also facilitates the …

… to integrate large genetic payloads directly into diverse microbes. Combining CRAGE with CRISPR provides researchers … researchers are no longer limited to using model host microbes; theoretically, any microbe can serve as the … edits affect functionality.  CRAGE allows for the transplanting of these BGCs from one organism into an alternate …

… Terpenes are made via a tangled network of enzymes in plants. To better pinpoint the biosynthetic routes that … a foundation that allowed the scientists to interrogate the roles that terpenes play in nature. The research … on thiolases, a superfamily of enzymes found only in microbes, which make carbon-carbon bonds. This ability is …

… Vogel on researching the effects of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant microbiome. They also took part in many enriching … Alabama A&M University this fall for my master’s in plant soil science and my career focus is plant breeding. …