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A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different … help regulate the global carbon cycle — fixing, transforming, and respiring carbon. Understanding the metabolisms …
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… Later this year, Ian Rambo, a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, will defend his dissertation. Some of … the SCGSR research experience was “an ideal opportunity for me to get real-world experience.” As he finalizes his …
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DOE user facilities EMSL and JGI announce FY 2020 collaborative FICUS … projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national user …
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As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust … tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … organisms called phytoplankton (from the Greek phyto for ‘plant’ and planktos for ‘wanderer’). But they vary …
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A special issue of Synthetic Biology celebrates research … more than 10 papers, including two Nature Plants publications, in five years, have come out of the … PI on this project. “I view the program as an excellent platform to build collaborative research initiatives.” Yasuo …
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Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The Science By comparing … to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently …
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A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a boxful of lures. Designed with feathers …
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The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a network of field research sites designed to collect long-term open … Through the “Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science” (FICUS) call between the JGI and the …
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Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, the Environmental Protection … PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via leakage from a …
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High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between … The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial communities, with results published …
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A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National … from the ACTIVE SITES Research Center (ACSI), the Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU) of the University …
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A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into … by minimizing flood risks and filtering water. Peat formed there over thousands of years sequesters more carbon … was theorized that sex determination was possibly driven by genetics, or even temperature. By sequencing the genome, …
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