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… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent … role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest for their potential contributions to a … their research of these newly found methanogens  in diverse ecosystems with  support from a DOE Established Program to …

… Lab) were on the scene collecting samples. Terry Hazen, a former Berkeley Lab environmental biologist and current … Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting: “What we wanted to do was apply a systems biology approach to the oil … at exactly what happens at all levels and developing models for cellular properties, communities and ecosystems.” …

… our understanding of the roles that viruses play in their ecosystems, particularly in freshwater ecosystems. …

… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their derivatives during her … was the symbiont community of a gutless oligochaete for which she deciphered function and host-symbiont … an Adjunct Scientist appointment at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences since 2012 and an Adjunct Professor at …

… genetics that started with his education and carried forward into his roles as a senior research scientist at … of novel production organisms and fermentation processes for vitamins, insecticides, fungicides, platform chemicals, cosmetics and new crop traits. Dr. Mouncey …

… Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists … of how plants adapted to terrestrial life paves the way for innovations in sustainable agriculture and clean energy. …

… the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, the Environmental Protection … and Liability Act (CERCLA) was enacted by Congress in 1980 for Superfund sites which are hazardous waste areas that … Summary In New Mexico, the city of Española, the Santa Clara Pueblo and its nearby rural populations rely …

… Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). They are: Ivan Baxter of the Danforth Center, Sundy Maurice of the University of Oslo, Aaron … Baxter is a principal investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, where his group focuses on interactions … how these changes affect the dynamics and functioning of ecosystems. She leads a recently approved CSP New …

… Gilman, Louis Graf, Yuxi Guo, Shaomei He, Vayu Hill- Maini, Forrest Lefler, Pok Man (Bob) Leung and Huang Li; [middle] … and environmental DNA sequencing to explore microbial and plant interactions across unique ecosystems, from alpine soils to tropical glaciers.  …

… across southern Florida, they encompass a wide range of ecosystems ranging from wetlands to tree islands to … provides the only known reference microbiome data sets for the Loxahatchee Refuge,  was published in the journal  … of our futures.” Proposing a Research Experience Benskin wanted to give his high school juniors a research project …

… the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients has a rich back story — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often … was our focus on all the kingdoms, including animals, plants, bacteria, archaea and fungi. We thought this kind of …