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… program to collect samples from across the country to standardize the process. They noted this may be the first … that the microbes in these bodies of water help regulate. However, the microbes also interact with compounds like … monitor for and identify land use or water quality changes. Summary Rivers are key components of watershed ecosystems, …

… chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most … enhance the biosafety of genetically engineered trees. Summary The shrub willow differentiates into males and … ZW rather than ZZ encodes for females. To better understand how sex determination works in shrub willow, researchers …

Nanohaloarchaeota cultures reveal they are symbionts and not … researchers have been able to gain further insights about how microbes have adapted to thrive in polar ecosystems. The … the factors controlling microbial symbiotic relationships. Summary Symbiotic relationships are long-term biological …

Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the … of carbon and other nutrient cycles on a global scale. Summary Ace Lake, located in the Vestfold Hills in East … sequencing. A study  recently published in  Microbiome shows that the way nutrients flow through the ecosystem of …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the … help inform conservation efforts for at-risk populations. Summary Eelgrass is unique in that there are not many …

Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. … for both food and for candidate bioenergy feedstock crops. Summary A plant is like an office building, its roots are … Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ) studied how fungi associate with roots in A. thaliana plants. The …

… probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully … and biotechnology for the production of  clean energy . Summary Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, the most widespread … land plants, which means they offer a lot of insights into how plant materials can be broken down for things like …

Harnessing BER-funded data resources, researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database of fermentative … Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in environments with little or no oxygen, life had … end products including biofuels and other bioproducts. Summary Researchers at the University of California, Davis …

Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in … or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an important piece of how they regulate their genomes, but is not well understood … crops being considered for bioenergy feedstock development. Summary With the aim of producing at least one reference …

Sugarcane was the last major crop without a reference quality … for  biofuels and other bioproducts. Finally, understanding how brown rust disease resistance works in sugarcane could help protect other crops facing similar pathogens. Summary Many plants, sugarcane included, are polyploid and …

Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials … and also allows them to test composition variants. Summary In the  May 8, 2020 issue of  Science , a team led …

Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of … function and activity of phytoplankton genes and looking at how communities of these microalgae interact, researchers … of East Anglia, leads this effort to understand what makes polar photosynthesizers tick. He’s working with …