PMI News
Where there’s smoke: Safe science in the western high mountains
PMI SFA scientists and staff talk about what is like to take samples in the pacific northwest mountains
Alyssa Carrell: Exploring the microscopic world for maximum impact
PMI SFA scientist, Alyssa Carrell, talks about her journey as a researcher.
Microbial colonisation rewires the composition and content of poplar root exudates, root and shoot metabolomes
A video was made for a recent PMI publication. Click on the link below to view it.
Ilenne Del Valle: Rooting out clues to plant health with burbly microbes
PMI SFA scientist, Ilenne Del Valle, talks about she develops synthetic biology tools used to study microbes.
Fungal ‘bouncers’ patrol plant-microbe relationship
A new computational framework created by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers is accelerating their understanding of who’s in, who’s out, who’s hot and who’s not in the soil microbiome, where fungi often act as bodyguards for plants, keeping friends close and foes at bay.
New Science Highlight Published
The DOE Office of Science recently published a highlight titled, “A Single Gene and a Unique Layer of Regulation Opens the Door for Novel Plant-Fungi Interactions”.
Decoding the secret language of plants and fungi
Get to know Tomas Rush, one of the Plant-Microbe-Interfaces SFA scientists.
Unearthing the secrets of plant health, carbon storage with rhizosphere-on-a-chip
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a miniaturized environment to study the ecosystem around poplar tree roots for insights into plant health and soil carbon sequestration.
Watching Plant Roots Grow in a Transparent Simulated Soil
Scientists have developed a rhizosphere-on-a-chip with a transparent, simulated soil structure that allows scientists to view how roots grow over time through the pores in the soil.
Revealing the secret lives of plants and microbes
An in depth look at Jennifer Morrel-Falvey, an integral member of the Plant-Microbes-Interfaces SFA.
