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… one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, … for eelgrass, it was able to spread quickly and establish itself in a variety of new environments.  This all started … in various locations.  One group investigated changes in protein sequences, while others analyzed single point …

… diversity among inoviruses with more than 3,400 different proteins, many linked to key functions such as virion … also learned how an inovirus’ strategy of integrating itself within a host can lead to beneficial or antagonistic … the inoviruses she studied “piggyback” off the anti-CRISPRs made by the co-infecting phages in the same host cell, …

… a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently evolved to … how fungi that feed on decaying plant matter (saprotrophs) have transitioned to the symbiotic lifestyle. The … carbon storage. Summary There are three types of fungal saprotrophs in the forest. White rot can break down the …

The soybean is a crop that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, … been able to look into soybean’s strengths – along with a fungus that threatens this important crop. Hear more about that work …

Uncovering associations 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 genomes from …