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A metagenomic look at the soil microbes present a year after a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed …

Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, so … it no longer looks or quacks like one, is it still a duck? For a team led by researchers from The Ohio State University …

Nanohaloarchaeota cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple microbiology and … of an obligate symbiont—entirely dependent on the other for required nutrients—is genome size. The obligate …

Data from marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a …

Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to reconstruct …

Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using …

Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into … of the Earth’s atmosphere and regulating the global climate for life to flourish. For Guillaume Borrel and Simonetta … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, for publicly available metagenome …

RIViT-seq technology could speed up associating transcription factors with their target genes. The Science Regulons are a group of genes that can be turned on … regulation is critical to ensuring genes vital for growth and survival across various environments are …

Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  Nature Genetics paper , researchers … to spread across most of the plant’s ecosystems. The Impact For decades, the liverwort  M. polymorpha has been used as a …

The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one … Understanding the genetic underpinnings responsible for these traits takes us closer to harnessing algae for …

Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in … occupy more space on Earth than any other ecosystem. Therefore, understanding the microbial activity that dominates …