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Dead zone metagenomic study in Newstrack India

Dead zones are areas of low dissolved-oxygen concentrations caused by climate change that play a major role in the ocean ecosystem and global climate balance because they are a source of greenhouse gases and sinks for nitrogen, robbing many ocean life forms of this critical nutrient.   Scientists have observed that the zones – found… [Read More]

Metagenome study in The Montreal Gazette

There is life in the planet’s expanding dead zones, say researchers, who have uncovered a remarkable microbe thriving in toxic waters off the B.C. coast. The bacteria take up carbon dioxide like a plant, consume sulphide that is deadly to most other life forms, and exhale nitrous oxide which is a potent greenhouse gas. The… [Read More]

Dead zone microbe on io9

Researchers have mapped the genome of a microbe that thrives in oxygen-deprived areas of the ocean known as “dead zones.” These creatures are increasing, and their ability to live without oxygen might make them perfect space-dwellers. The article, published today in Science, looks at a microbe known as SUPO5, which lives in areas of the… [Read More]

Dead zone metagenome study on the CBC

Canadian and U.S. researchers have mapped the genome of a microbe that lives in ocean “dead zones,” areas of low-oxygen water that are expanding because of climate change. Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the U.S. Department of Energy say the microbe, called SUP05, is the most abundant organism in these oxygen-minimum zones… [Read More]

Marine metagenome study in New Kerala

In a new study, a team of scientists has mapped the genome of a microbe that is a key biological indicator of oceanic dead zones. The study was carried out by a team of researchers at the University of British Columbia, along with colleagues at the US Dept. of Energy Joint Genome Institute. “Microbes specialize… [Read More]

CSP2010 release part of Biotech Roundup

JGI ANNOUNCES 2010 COMMUNITY SEQUENCING PROJECTS – The US Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute announced that it will support 71 new sequencing projects to advance its bio-energy and climate research programs. The programs will involve whole-genome sequencing, single cell sequencing, resequencing of bacteria, and metagenomics of microbial communities, JGI said. The rest of the… [Read More]

~70 projects in JGI’s 2010 pipeline

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has selected 71 new genomic sequencing projects for its 2010 Community Sequencing Program (CSP)a targeted sampling of the planet’s biodiversity to be characterized for bioenergy, climate, and environmental applications. JGI’s Community Sequencing Program is the largest genomic sequencing effort in the world focused on nonmedical… [Read More]

‘Algae leading the way to photosynthesis’

Scientists have decoded genomes of two strains of green algae, highlighting genes that allow them to capture carbon emissions and maintain the oceans’ chemical balance, a study said on Thursday. The strains’ productivity as a significant source of marine food and their ability to capture carbon means the algae can influence the carbon flux and… [Read More]