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… 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 … Jennifer Pett-Ridge of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has your backstage pass. …

… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led … and single-cell genomics, the vast majority of microbes that play key roles in global biogeochemical cycles remains … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… diversity hotspots Over the past few decades, advancements in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of … within the JGI’s Microbiome Data Science group. “Turns out that despite all the genomes we've sequenced, we've only … regulating global nutrient cycles. The information gained from understanding the interactions between microbes, hosts, …

… Using the IMG/M data portal, researchers have identified a … researchers have identified a protein in soil viruses that may promote soil health. The work was enabled in part … of genetic diversity and capable of transferring genes from one host microbe to another, which can have a …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI … specific metabolic processes. A third approach steps away from reconstructing genomes directly from the environment … what’s been achieved thus far based on computational predictions, and future directions integrating computational …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user facility … body, providing input on JGI policies and practices that support its user community. The breadth of scientific … Kristen DeAngelis will serve as the Past Chair.  Aside from the duties described above, the UEC also contributes to …

… it wouldn’t exist without cyanobacteria; they began oxygenating Earth over two billion years ago. A team of researchers set out to Yellowstone National Park to study how cyanobacteria are living, communally, in microbial mats. Along the way, they’ve …

… students and their JGI mentors toasted to the end of a nine-week virtual internship. The celebration was preceded by … began in 2014, pairs undergraduate and graduate students from UC Merced with at least one JGI mentor. Together, they work through a specific project that aligns with each intern’s interests or educational …

… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants …

… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base … Impact Interactions between plants and fungi run the gamut from mutually beneficial to antagonistic. In fungi, 5mC is often found in transposable elements or transposons that can move to another location in the genome. Many plant …

… We know all kinds of things about plastic – except, how to break it down for …