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… complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … fungi branched off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — just like we do. Oxygen is a rich source of …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, cumulatively called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy cell walls. It’s the cellulose and hemicellulose that eventually yield fuels, and removing lignin in order to …

… Using the IMG/M data portal, researchers have identified a virus protein tied … The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, scientists can shed light on hidden components, …

… for engineering bioenergy crops The Science Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) led a team that  identified a … Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy … and Environmental Research, as part of the Quantitative Plant Science Initiative (QPSI) at Brookhaven National …