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… s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have … with special skills to break down pollutants and recycle carbon. They were part of an ancient lineage of bacteria to … to spring. These biodiversity hotspots harbor specialized microbial communities living in extreme conditions. The …

… Rainforests store a big fraction of all the carbon on Earth, and soil microbes play a key role in pulling that carbon out of the atmosphere. This episode, researchers take …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … also helped track and characterize the shifting waves of microbial communities involved in removing different … with the JGI successfully simulated how successive waves of microbial populations degraded the dispersed oil.   Terry …

… Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing … issue of Nature Microbiology , they mined the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) database maintained …

… For the first time in several years, the DOE Joint Genome Institute hosted several UC Merced students this past …

… gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … microorganisms therefore play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest for their … By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its natural environment, …