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A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science … Lab). Using a single-cell screen, they can now identify microbes with specific functional characteristics. When they … are present in any given ecosystem—particularly those that are in low abundances—and their functional roles in …

The Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) initiative was established in 2014 to encourage and enable … processes, making it difficult to propose projects that truly integrated the capabilities of more than one …

… planet’s microbial diversity is immense, yet much of it remains unknown. For more than a decade, researchers around the … metabolic activities. Found in marine and terrestrial environments, actinobacteria play roles in both the carbon … and produce antibiotics. Still, the team estimates that genomic information is only available for a fraction of …

… “Adopt a Genome” is an informal program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s unpublished microbial genomes, with the expectation that faculty will work with undergraduates in the analysis … Institute, builds upon thousands of microbial genomes that have been sequenced by the JGI though not formally …

… partially decomposed matter, and researchers estimate that they hold about 25 percent of the world’s soil carbon. … Summary Sphagnum (peat moss) is an unassuming plant, but it thrives in nutrient-poor, acidic and waterlogged … cycling is a carbon flux regulator since sulfate-reducing microbes prevent methane production by routing the carbon …

Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm … flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls within that single beam. When it comes to microbial communities, … Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand …