Search

… model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather than for food or fuel applications. The Impact Sphagnum’s impact … permafrost from the warming regional temperatures. For this reason, the U.S. Department of Energy is overseeing … David Weston of Oak Ridge National Laboratory make the case for  sphagnum as “an unparalleled model system for …

… Since early 2020, people all over the world have been forced to confront the awesome power that viruses have to affect nearly every aspect of our daily lives.  But for researchers who study viruses that infect organisms much … and discuss some of the current challenges faced by those using metagenomics to try to understand the far-reaching …

… 6% of the human genome . They discovered genes linked to conditions such as cardiovascular disease, colorectal … was being waged. In the JGI@25 video below, Susan Lucas, former JGI Production Department Head and current ESnet … with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.   Publications Grimwood, J., Gordon, L., Olsen, A. et al. The …

… fresh organic carbon which can serve as a food source for other microbes into the environment. Summary In J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings,” the Hornburg fortress had withstood all attacks – until the Battle of … populations respond to virus infections, researchers are using Altiarchaea as a model system to study virus-host …

… sorting (FACS) to sort cells into several small pools before sequencing to recover rare microbes. The technique was … paper, uncovering giant virus sequences in soil for the first time. A second approach known as DNA stable … what’s been achieved thus far based on computational predictions, and future directions integrating computational …

… challenges. Sorghum stands out as a candidate feedstock for biofuels thanks to its drought and flood hardiness. Even … reference genome for Sorghum bicolor . Since then, 2,993 publications, 107 patent applications, and 53 patents have … research to understand how sorghum fares so well in harsh conditions, and how to engineer sorghum’s strengths into …

… 60 existing sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks … genomes and their evolution could provide strategies for converting plant waste into sugars for  biofuel production. Additionally, these fungi play a …

… and postdoc at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is using bioinformatics and isotopes to track how viruses influence the …

… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which …