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… by the JGI, scientists have begun the complex process of uncovering the hidden secrets of soil viruses. The Impact The specific … to another, which can have a significant impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, …

… Marike Palmer and Brian Hedlund study organisms living in hot springs. Hear how their recent work revealed more about the …

… food webs on Earth. And at their base are microscopic, photosynthetic algae. But human-induced climate change , a … photosynthesizing organisms called phytoplankton (from the Greek phyto for ‘plant’ and planktos for … point to this fundamental observation of cold and warm microbial networks, and just how clear and stark the …

… By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its natural environment, … scientists have shown at least two microorganisms from different phyla are capable of methanogenesis. Using … Pathways And there is something special about these new lineages recently tied to methanogenesis. Unlike the  …

… joined the JGI in 2014 to pursue her research interests in microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research … focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and environmental samples to identify … of Maryland School of Medicine and her graduate work in microbial oceanography at Scripps Institution of …