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… For the first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … in Mono County, California, scientists have used sequencing methods for the first time to comprehensively characterize …

… between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … health and diversity, which can in turn boost yields for both food and for candidate bioenergy feedstock crops. …

… determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet … the crust, there is a vast ecosystem connected to the global carbon cycle. Archaea are key players in this deep …