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… 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 … as a reservoir for carbon compounds that plants generate from carbon dioxide they take in. In this way, encouraging …

… the slightly murky waters in the tube look like a scoop of stormwater, complete with leaves, debris, and even … symbionts in sulfur-rich mangrove sediments not far from his lab when he first encountered the bacteria. “When I … to study these large bacteria in light of their potential interactions with other microorganisms. “We started this …

… Panicum hallii genomes offer insights to drought tolerance. The Science Researchers … (Hall’s panicgrass), by generating two complete genomes from varieties that diverged over a million years ago. The … P. hallii var. filipes (94.8% complete) and resequenced a host of natural collections from across the species range. …

… & Berkeley Lab Attendee – $300 Students & Postdocs – $250   Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the 5th Viral … campus. Organized every two years since 2018, the goal of this symposium is to bring together a “Viral Ecogenomics” … uncultivated viral diversity, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore …

… registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species … deliver those nutrients to tree roots and soil. These fungi help shape a forest’s ecology. They store carbon and cycle … as the climate warms. However, these are complicated interactions to untangle. Fungi work in cooperation to …

… user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary metabolites"—chemical compounds shared by most … growth and reproduction—most organisms produce a set of "secondary metabolites," chemical compounds that often … it is the largest repository of BGC sequence data from over 1.3 million publicly available bacterial and …

… habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have gained insights on … plant mass for conversion to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study lends insights on how the … inside homes, and in an environment that offers limited interactions with wild relatives. …

… Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy … and cell wall structure in the poplar plants with help from scientists at the NSLS-II.  These findings lay the … This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and …