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… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … in Nature Microbiology , went a step further, using both DNA and messenger RNA (mRNA) sequencing to identify those … builds on the pyrophilous fungi the JGI has previously sequenced , and provides a powerful snapshot of what soils …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … environmental challenges. Congratulations to Jennifer Doudna of the University of California (UC), Berkeley and … nature was using it to do something important.” Related Publications:  A scoutRNA Is Required for Some Type V …

… change, corals are in mortal peril. But corals comprise multiple organisms: a coral host, a photosynthetic …

… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … than previously suspected. “That would cause significant consequences on the entire food web, and therefore ecosystem … isolating the algal communities on filters, they sequenced DNA ‘marker’ gene sequences to identify the microbes. And in …

April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our … to living on a changing planet. Mo Kaze is a University of California (UC), Merced graduate student working with  …

Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The … conventional food crops. For that reason, its genome was sequenced by the JGI in 2009 and it is considered to be … certain diseases are well known to be partially due to the DNA sequence that makes up an individual’s genome. The genes …

A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of … understanding of this symbiosis could offer improvements in multiple directions. On the fungi side, underground …