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… Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short …

… help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference … four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the study first author Carey put it, these sex chromosomes first …

… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get nutrients, weather drought, and more. And …

… miscanthus often appear in discussions of rapidly growing plants whose biomass can be renewably converted into energy … over most researchers due to its prodigious capability for growth. While many desirable features of biofuel grasses can … is especially efficient at this process thanks to a specialized kind of underground stem, the rhizome, that …

… Six new members have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department … Along with the existing UEC members, their areas of study span the research interests of the JGI’s user … Baxter is a principal investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, where his group focuses on …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years … believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading … when and how eelgrass adapted and evolved throughout its history. Their research, published in  August 2023 in  Nature …

… from spring to spring. These biodiversity hotspots harbor specialized microbial communities living in extreme … a complex pattern of evolution for genes related to eating plant compounds in both the oceanic and hot spring  … counterparts could have the ability to manipulate plant growth.   Across the phylum, diverse  Chloroflexota show the …