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A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The …

Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it … 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 …

… [subhed -- copy to summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these …

P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga … ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with …

Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating … enable organisms to swim around. However, genome and metagenomic sequencing conducted by the U.S. Department of …

Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for … The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest …

Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and incredibly complex — making it difficult to grasp a deeper understanding of fundamental aspects of fern biology and, more broadly, …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   …