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… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth … viridis), a small model grass with a short lifecycle that uses a carbon fixation process known as the C4 pathway, which particularly helps plants thrive in warm, arid environments. Corn and sugarcane are …

… yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar trees and their … on the rhizosphere and interactions between the trees, microbes and soil chemistry offers insights into how these … allows researchers to conduct a wide variety of analyses that contribute to a sustainable bioeconomy. Summary The 27 …

… low diversity hot spring sediment sample. Their work showed that single cell genomics can add significant value to the … between the analyzed community members. The Impact Though microbes help regulate the planet’s nutrient cycles and are … can reach as high as 80°C (~190°F), yet microbes thrive here. The communities in this extreme environment are …

… Knockout experiments showcase potential for engineering bioenergy crops The Science Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) led a team that  identified a protein , PtrbHLH011, within poplar … for engineering bioenergy crops to not only survive but thrive in tougher, nutrient-poor environments. …

…   Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep … ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep … These archaea fix carbon and nitrogen, but the viruses that infect Altiarchaea cause the cells to burst. This …