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… insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for … allows Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such … to novel traits. M. sinensis is a tetraploid, with four sets of chromosomes; the study showed that these sets …

… Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new ecological habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar … environments. As reported January 5, 2018 in The ISME Journal , a team led by University of Oslo scientists and … and var. shastensis from North America – against a third fungal Serpula species, S. himantioides from Europe, that …

… insights on their potential carbon cycling impact.   The Science Enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused … In addition, this work reflects a collaboration between two programs within different Divisions of the Office of …

… Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, found that the fungus Olpidium is a … to terrestrial habitats. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic … the much more extensive taxonomic and genetic sampling, our study confirmed the affinity between Olpidium and the …

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… at the soil microbes present a year after a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the … interact; beyond bacteria, these samples harbored fungal genomes, including a novel Leotiomycetes species and … New Mexico State University, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) …

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… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of … in every corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed that … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… A new approach for improving functional annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, researchers … of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, aim to improve our understanding of fungal diversity by sequencing genomes … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is supported by the Office of Science …