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… were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, … genomes of Dothideomycetes, the largest class of fungi, by lifestyles. The machine “learned” to identify data … (saprobes), and many plant pathogens known to infect most major food crops and feedstocks for biomass and biofuel …

… organisms (symbionts) are transmitted between host generations, researchers investigated the role that bacteria … transcriptomic dataset of sexual reproduction in early fungi and discovered genes that are critical for this … evolution; in this case, the endobacteria control the expression of ras2-1 , a gene crucial to reproductive …

… of switchgrass and is a key component in providing genetic variation available for selection to improve biofuel … in breeding efforts, and also because 8X switchgrass is generally thought to harbor less genetic and phenotypic … are faced with pronounced environmental fluctuations. New findings from this line of research combined with past …

… studied what happens to the tree’s physical traits and gene expression when the fungus is present. The Impact Black … The team found that, unlike pathogenic or mycorrhizal fungi (mutualist symbionts that induce structural changes in …

… Streamlined genome with precise gene targeting transforms oil-producing alga into a powerful … sequence of complete chromosomes. Auxenochlorella solves a major challenge in algal engineering by allowing for … intended due to its capacity for homologous recombination. Finding that "essential" genes can be deleted opens new …