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… host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … health and diversity, which can in turn boost yields for both food and for candidate bioenergy feedstock crops. … plants (endophytes). These include genes that degrade plant cell walls and break down plant sugars. The results also …

Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather than for food or fuel applications. The Impact Sphagnum’s impact … and climate is estimated to be larger than any other single plant genus. Peatlands accumulate partially …

The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of … how these hosts and hitchhikers coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … relevant to living on a changing planet. Transcript for Audio   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US … But for them to be able to pull that water through the whole plant system, they need to open these pores in their …

… gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … of the Earth’s atmosphere and regulating the global climate for life to flourish. For Guillaume Borrel and Simonetta … the genes for both pathways had never been observed in a single microbial population until now. Ca.   M. …