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… is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy … RNAs could be applied to other non-conventional organisms. Summary According to legend, Abraham Lincoln once said, … before felling their research problem: at a genetic level, how does  Y. lipolytica work? The project was a …

Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can thrive in changing conditions. A recent study shows that when salinity is reduced in its environment, this … use as biomass or in biomass conversion to biofuel. Summary Water temperatures and salinity determine how life …

… for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, … ecosystems. This means they hold clues for understanding how life thrives in extreme environments. They also produce … around clean energy,  biofuels and bioproducts.  Summary Hydrothermal vents are typically found along …

The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” a computer how to classify 101 representative genomes of … particularly regarding the effects of climate change. Summary A team led by researchers at the U.S. Department of …

…   Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep subsurface … deep subsurface ecosystems. A team of researchers described how the viruses repeatedly attempted to infect and destroy … as a food source for other microbes into the environment. Summary In J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings,” the …

… reprogramming. The Science If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, so the adage goes, it must be a … State University and the University of Michigan studying how virus infections cause significant metabolic changes in … can affect the interactions within their ecosystems. Summary Microbes drive the energy and nutrient cycles that …

Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential … fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying … and root microbiomes to grow energy crops more efficiently. Summary To interrogate the close partnership of endophyte  …

Fungal & Algal Program explores the vast diversity of fungi and algae to unlock their potential for bioenergy, environmental sustainability, and bioproducts. By sequencing and analyzing the genomes of … studies. These efforts seek to improve understanding of how fungi and algae contribute to ecosystems and industries. …

Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By … , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key gene … and bioproducts — would further drive a strong bioeconomy. Summary Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. …

Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal … better understanding of nutrient cycling across the planet. Summary To understand more about how archaeal hosts and …

… a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather … Responses Under Changing Environments) project, assessing how northern peatland ecosystems respond to increases in … and elevated concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Summary Sphagnum (peat moss) is an unassuming plant, but it …

The Science The bacterium SAR324 is unusually cosmopolitan. In the ocean’s North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, microbes … abyss, 4000 m (2.5 miles) deep. Scientists have wondered, how can SAR324 exist in so many varied environments? Now, a … fix carbon, SAR324 is able to influence this carbon pool. Summary To study the lifestyles of SAR324, lead author …