Rainforests store a big fraction of all the carbon on Earth, and soil microbes play a key role in pulling that carbon out of the atmosphere. This episode, researchers take a look at what happens to that storage when a rainforest hits a drought. Tag along with their experiments in a fully enclosed, human-made ecosystem: Biosphere 2. Links from this episode:<ul><li><a href='http://jointgeno.me/proposals'>Submit your own proposal to work with the JGI</a></li><li><a href='http://jointgeno.me/JGI2023'>Join us at the 2024 JGI User Meeting</a></li><li><a href='https://jgi.doe.gov/user-programs/program-info/ficus-overview/emsl/'>FICUS program</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href='https://jgi.doe.gov/genome-insider-s5-episode-1'>Episode Transcript</a></li><li>Paper: Drought re-routes soil microbial carbon metabolism towards emission of volatile metabolites in an artificial tropical rainforest  <a href='https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01507-7'>https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01507-7</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Our contact info:</li><li>Twitter:<a href='https://twitter.com/jgi'> @JGI</a></li><li>Email: jgi-comms at lbl dot gov</li></ul>

Forest Fungi, Seagrass, and a New View of Symbiosis

Stories where genes and genomes are key to solving energy and environmental challenges. Hear diverse voices in science talk about their JGI-supported research to better understand — and harness — the superpowers encoded in plants, fungi, microalgae, environmental viruses, and bacteria to contribute to a more sustainable world.&nbsp;