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… A metagenomic look at the soil microbes present a year after a wildfire. The Science After … across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting microbial genes with functions useful for forest recovery, this study … on post-wildfire soil microbiomes have focused on marker gene analyses, which take inventory of which microbes are …

… P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science … changes. Researchers were able to identify specific genes that allow the algae to adapt to sudden drops in salt … how life thrives in the Arctic, and how different types of microbes form communities. As temperatures fluctuate, salt …

… microbial pathways for high-value bioproducts, and plant–microbe interactions that enhance crop resilience and soil health. …

… avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of … an enzyme system that was previously only understood at a genetic level. Functional and structural experiments showed … convertible to ethylene, he began looking into the genetic foundations of what would become the MAR enzyme .  …

… enzymes these fungi use to break down wood, and compares genetic diversity between cultivated and wild shiitake … raphanica and L boryana in the Americas. Tracing these phylogenetic relationships suggests that the shiitake … sequencing were enabled by the Community Science Program (CSP) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome …

… team that combined field data with a reference switchgrass genome to associate climate adaptations with … in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity toward innovative biotechnological and … a JGI Engagement Webinar on How to Successfully Apply for a CSP Proposal. She also co-organized the NeLLi 2021 …

… molecules that combat infections. When the  PtrbHLH011 gene was knocked out in poplar, those plants produced double … of immunity-boosting flavonoids. Conversely, when the gene was overexpressed, those plants had stunted growth, … Institute (JBEI.) The JGI team measured the levels of gene expression in the engineered plants while a Molecular …