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2017 DOE Joint Genome Institute Community Science Program allocations announced

DOE/Joint Genome Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

The organisms and ecosystems highlighted in the 37 projects selected for the 2017 Community Science Program (CSP) of the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, 'exploit DOE JGI's experimental and analytical 'omics' capabilities and build our portfolio in key focus areas' and reflect the breadth and depth of interests researchers are exploring to find solutions to energy and environmental challenges.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Gatekeeping proteins to aberrant RNA: You shall not pass

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Berkeley Lab researchers found that aberrant strands of genetic code have telltale signs that enable gateway proteins to recognize and block them from exiting the nucleus. Their findings shed light on a complex system of cell regulation that acts as a form of quality control for the transport of genetic information. A more complete picture of how genetic information gets expressed in cells is important in disease research.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: National Science Foundation

Clouds are impeding global warming... for now

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have identified a mechanism that causes low clouds -- and their influence on Earth's energy balance -- to respond differently to global warming depending on their spatial pattern.

Journal: Nature Geoscience

Peek behind the scenes at SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Engineering teams at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory took advantage of the lull in experiments to make important upgrades during a recent routine beam shutdown at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL). The newly outfitted beamlines will help visiting researchers and SLAC scientists run experiments using the synchrotron's extremely bright X-ray radiation.

New bacteria groups, and stunning diversity, discovered underground

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

One of the most detailed genomic studies of any ecosystem to date has revealed an underground world of stunning microbial diversity, and added dozens of new branches to the tree of life. The bacterial bonanza comes from scientists who reconstructed the genomes of more than 2,500 microbes from sediment and groundwater samples collected at an aquifer in Colorado.

Journal: Nature Communications

Underground science: Berkeley Lab digs deep for clean energy solutions

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

About a mile beneath the Earth's surface in an old gold mine, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientists have built an observatory to study how rocks fracture. The knowledge they gain could ultimately help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate deployment of clean energy technologies.

Crystal clear imaging: Infrared brings to light nanoscale molecular arrangement

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of researchers working at Berkeley Lab has demonstrated infrared imaging of an organic semiconductor known for its electronics capabilities, revealing key nanoscale details about the nature of its crystal features and defects that affect its performance.

Journal: Science Advances

Scientists gather for Annual SLAC Users' Conference

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

More than 400 participants came to the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory for the 2016 LCLS/SSRL Annual Users' Meeting and Workshops, held Oct. 5-8.

X-rays reveal artistry in an ancient vase

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Under beams of X-rays, the colors of art become the colors of chemistry. The mysterious blacks, reds and whites of ancient Greek pottery can be read in elements -- iron, potassium, calcium and zinc -- and art history may be rewritten.

Planetarium show brings 'phantom' matter to life

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A new planetarium show is designed to immerse audiences in the search for dark matter, which we have so far detected only through its gravitational effects though it makes up most of the mass of the universe.