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Dr. Cole is interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to … Dr. Cole’s research focus has been on understanding how microbes can colonize plant roots, focusing on genetic …

Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm … Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand … protein families and novel functions in as-yet unveiled microbes. Harnessing the collective power of more than …

… s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have discovered flagella in an unexpected place: hot spring-dwelling bacteria from … by the U.S. National Science Foundation (DEB 1557042), NASA (80NNSC17KO548), and the National Natural Science …

… and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements … genetic material, thus bypassing the need to culture these microbes in the lab. After joining the JGI, he formed the … that provides JGI users access to the genomes of uncultured microbes.  His group also handles the Stable Isotope Probing …

… is currently a Senior Staff Scientist at Berkeley Lab. Since joining Berkeley Lab in 2008, Dr. Northen has had leadership … to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the development …

Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, particularly actinomycetes. His research activity … particularly interested in understanding how, when and why microbes decide to produce which metabolites. … BS, …

… for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired … to integrate large genetic payloads directly into diverse microbes. Combining CRAGE with CRISPR provides researchers … The study’s analytical data shows peaks and valleys in secondary metabolites as genes are edited. With …

Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on a changing planet. Mo Kaze is a University of … work on which she is expanding with her study of microbes in California’s manmade water transport canals. …

Bob uses single-cell genomics and metagenomics to explore how microbes influence people and the environment. This includes … studying the diversity, physiology and community ecology of microbes sampled from the natural environment. …

Dr. Frederik Schulz joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages … the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in environmental sequence data. Dr. …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science …