Jenni Hultman (IMAGE) DOE/Joint Genome Institute Caption Jenni Hultman, first author of a Nature paper published online March 4, 2015, is shown here preparing permafrost samples. She was part of a multi-institution team that applied multiple molecular technologies collectively referred to as 'omics' to better characterize microbial communities and their role in degrading permafrost organic carbon. Credit Janet Jansson, PNNL Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.