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… could imagine if you have two colonies of bacteria in the soil or something and they’re competing with each other, if … DAN: Almost like you know that there is. AARON PURI: It’s a planted question Dan. Yeah. So overall I think what we’re …

… evolved to establish symbiotic relationships with plants (mycorrhizae), and particularly how fungi that feed … validate how mycorrhizal fungi play an integral role in soil carbon storage. Summary There are three types of fungal … break down the lignin but use cellulose. Finally, there are soil saprotrophs, which degrade plant detritus. Despite the …

… an environment. For example, SIP experiments can show how soil microbes cycle nitrogen and carbon, or how freshwater … (LLNL), the Microbes Persist: Systems Biology of the Soil Microbiome  Science Focus Area (SFA), is producing … new tools in KBase to tackle the bioinformatic challenges associated with the corresponding data analysis. … …

There’s a party in the soil, and microbes are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone …

… little water, full sunlight and hot temperatures, sorghum plants can photosynthesize and thrive — some varieties grow … climate has earned it a place on the JGI’s Flagship Plant Genome roster. Sorghum has an important feature in … It performs C4 photosynthesis, which is the fastest way for plants to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars and …