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To boost crops more efficiently in the future, the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients has a rich back story — they rely … This analysis led them to identify 2,938 putative AT  genes. Within the AT genes identified across different …

… is a single-celled alga with a unique place in evolutionary history. Retaining ancestral features of both plant and animal cells, it shares nearly 7,000 genes with other organisms (a third of those shared by both …

… organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among and within … in general; the fungus decreased the expression of poplar genes associated with plant defense (e.g. jasmonic acid and …

… and the proposal focuses on investigating the repeated evolution of three traits relevant to DOE interests: … of Rutgers University is interested in understanding how unicellular red algae (Cyanidiophyceae) have adapted thrive in … to crowdsource antimicrobial discovery for the control of plant pathogens, partnering with 600 instructors worldwide …

The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference … genomes’ metabolic pathways could lead to the discovery of genes that could be used for multiple biotechnological … Grant-In-Aid of Research, and Society for the Study of Evolution Rosemary Grant Award to S.B.C.; NSF DEB-1239992 to …