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Newswise: Thawing Permafrost Reveals Complex Microbiome–Metabolite Interplay
Released: 6-Dec-2024 5:50 PM EST
Thawing Permafrost Reveals Complex Microbiome–Metabolite Interplay
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

Research led by a multi-institutional study found that microbes interact with sulfur- and nitrogen-rich compounds, possibly from mosses in bogs. This interaction appears to contribute to greenhouse gas production.

Newswise: Thirteen projects awarded Department of Energy program funding for biological and environmental projects
Released: 27-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Thirteen projects awarded Department of Energy program funding for biological and environmental projects
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

Researchers representing 13 projects were recently awarded funding through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program. FICUS provides researchers with access to resources at multiple DOE user facilities through a single proposal. Awarded principal investigators and their research teams will receive access to instrumentation, resources, and expertise at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), Joint Genome Institute, and the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement user facility, which are Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science Biological and Environmental Research program user facilities.

Newswise: Revealing the Secrets of Carbon from Ocean Waters: How Molecules Control Organic Matter Persistence from Surface Waters to the Depths
Released: 22-Aug-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Revealing the Secrets of Carbon from Ocean Waters: How Molecules Control Organic Matter Persistence from Surface Waters to the Depths
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

A study led by the University of Minnesota and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory sheds light on the origins and ultimate fate of organic carbon by resolving distinct components that cycle at different rates.

Newswise: Gases from Burning Biomass React within Clouds, Forming Secondary Organic Aerosols
Released: 19-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Gases from Burning Biomass React within Clouds, Forming Secondary Organic Aerosols
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

A multi-institutional team of researchers developed a stand-alone box model to predict aqueous and cloud chemistry of biomass-burning phenols based on laboratory measurements.

Newswise: Research Unravels How Potassium Bound to Soil Minerals is Made Bioavailable for Uptake by Plants
Released: 15-Aug-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Research Unravels How Potassium Bound to Soil Minerals is Made Bioavailable for Uptake by Plants
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

A multi-institutional group of scientists identified a particular signature of potassium organic acids that are some of the first of their kind.

Newswise: New Research Uncovers the Spatial Gene Expression of Major Cell Types from the Stems of Sorghum
Released: 12-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT
New Research Uncovers the Spatial Gene Expression of Major Cell Types from the Stems of Sorghum
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

A multi-institutional team of researchers developed a protocol to isolate cell types for deep sequencing analysis. They successfully generated the first comprehensive gene expression atlas of the sorghum stem, which revealed cell-type-specific expression patterns, pathways, and underlying regulatory networks.

Newswise: New Research Reveals Differences in the Function of Fine Roots
Released: 24-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
New Research Reveals Differences in the Function of Fine Roots
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

Using a 26-year-old common garden forest, a multi-institutional team of researchers collected fine root samples from four temperate tree species (three deciduous and one coniferous) that varied in their morphology.

Released: 26-Mar-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Enhance Pine Growth by Promoting Iron Uptake
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

Research highlights the potential significance of ectomycorrhizal fungi diversity in promoting forest ecosystem health and strengthening the symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizae and host plants.

Newswise: Research Demonstrates that Cells Multitask in Bacterial Biofilms
Released: 26-Mar-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Research Demonstrates that Cells Multitask in Bacterial Biofilms
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

A team of scientists led an experimental study to determine the relationships between subpopulations of cells within the biofilm of a model microbe, revealing new insights regarding their potential.

Newswise: Elemental Variation in Pyrite: A Key to Ocean Chemistry
Released: 21-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Elemental Variation in Pyrite: A Key to Ocean Chemistry
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

Researchers from the University of Toronto and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) recently published research demonstrating that pyrite—the most abundant sulfide mineral in the Earth’s crust—is enriched in several trace elements. This is important for understanding past ocean chemistry from analyses of sedimentary pyrite. Knowledge from this research will help scientists use pyrite trace metal concentrations to analyze and quantify early ocean chemistry and, as a result, the ocean’s evolution through time.

Released: 15-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Tropical Plants Beat Drought by Interacting with Specific Microbes
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

Researchers from the University of Arizona and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy user facility, discovered that that plants can maintain specific microbe partnerships during times of drought, revealing a new level of resilience.

Newswise: Department of Energy User Facility to Host Hands-on Fungal Research Training
Released: 6-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EST
Department of Energy User Facility to Host Hands-on Fungal Research Training
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) is accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers for the 2024 EMSL Summer School focused on fungal research. EMSL is providing transportation and hotel accommodations for up to 25 students who are selected through the application process.

Newswise: Webinar on DOE User Facility's Available Metabolomics Technologies
Released: 31-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Webinar on DOE User Facility's Available Metabolomics Technologies
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory is hosting a free webinar at noon PST on Feb. 7 to detail available metabolomics technologies that the scientific community can access for studying biological systems.

Newswise: Scientists Reveal How Tar Particles from Wildfire Smoke Absorb and Refract Solar Radiation, Light in Atmosphere
Released: 31-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Scientists Reveal How Tar Particles from Wildfire Smoke Absorb and Refract Solar Radiation, Light in Atmosphere
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

A multi-institutional team of researchers studied how solar radiation from the sun interacts with individual tar balls. This research, featured on the cover of ACS Publications' Environmental Science & Technology, provides insights into how wildfires influence climate change.

Newswise: Deglaciated Soils: Microorganisms Emerging From Melting Glaciers
Released: 31-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Deglaciated Soils: Microorganisms Emerging From Melting Glaciers
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

As global temperatures continue to rise, glaciers are melting, and soils with communities of microorganisms are now exposed. Researchers are studying the microorganisms in these soils to determine how they influence carbon flux and climate change.

Newswise: Imaging platforms provide deeper look at live cells
Released: 19-Jan-2024 8:05 PM EST
Imaging platforms provide deeper look at live cells
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

Live cell imaging is a foundational part of biological research. A variety of methods of time-lapse, 3-D microscopy platforms allow researchers to visualize and follow the dynamic processes of single cells, whole cell populations, and subcellular activity.

Newswise: DOE User Facility Offers Imaging Platforms for Live Cell Microscopy
Released: 15-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
DOE User Facility Offers Imaging Platforms for Live Cell Microscopy
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory a Department of Energy user facility, will hold a free webinar on Jan. 24 to showcase available imaging platforms for live cell microscopy.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
DOE User Facility Offering Four Proposal Call Opportunities
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy user facility at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is accepting research proposals for four open calls.



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