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… This single environmental trigger highlights efficiency for users … chemical factories. They hold genetic blueprints for dozens of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under standard conditions. As described in a recent issue of mSystems , scientists found that adding salt to the …

… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … the microbes within the soil. To get a clearer picture of how burned ecosystems return to health, researchers have … the US Forest Service, New Mexico State University, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory and the U.S. …

… to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter scenes that came with crayons in various shades of white. To researchers searching for sequences of RNA … RNA sequences (metatranscriptomes) generated from diverse environmental samples around the world, resulting in a …

… Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how ecosystems are adapting to stresses. A total of 17 proposals have been approved through the annual … intent submitted. Many of the proposals focus on harnessing genomics to developing sustainable resources for biofuels …

… The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — … proteins. That work was done in collaboration with the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), a DOE …

… analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that there is a striking division … were then isolated and sequenced by scientists at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), a DOE …