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… sampled the microbial communities living in the mountaintop lakes of the Sierra Nevada mountains. These lakes are isolated, but varied. They’re a great way to see how climate change affects freshwater ecosystems, and …

… crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too deep in the sea to get any sunlight, and yet they still … and other microorganisms that live there.  Researchers from Portland State University and the University of … Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) portal. The study,  published in the  Microbiome journal, broadens our …

… Notes from the Summer 2018 Biotech Partners Interns from Antioch High School. Though a partnership with … that increase participation in higher education and access to fulfilling science careers, JGI hosted five students from …

… with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it … other Antarctic lakes and the nearby Southern Ocean shift from phototrophs to archaea when sunlight becomes scant, Ace … sent to JGI for metagenomic sequencing. A study  recently published in  Microbiome shows that the way nutrients flow …

… single cell genomics by collecting nearly 500 single cells from a single low diversity hot spring sediment sample. … showed that single cell genomics can add significant value to the other commonly used culture-independent sequencing … genomes then amplified and sequenced individually, offering scientists the opportunity to apply population genomics …

… regulation determines when and where genes are activated to sustain life’s processes.  Traditionally, mapping this … Sequencing (DAP-seq), these barriers are falling. As  published online in  Nature Plants  on July 15, researchers … applications. “We worked with 10 species ranging from grasses to broccoli and trees like poplar, spanning …

… strategy we are far more familiar with: differentiating into male and female sexes. For the first time, the sex … at West Virginia University (WVU), led the study’s international team, which included scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the U.S. Department …