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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 …

… researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use … the range of bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of metabolism, researchers recently compiled a list of … including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …