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… High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between … fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial … . High-throughput stable isotope probing (SIP) proved to vastly reduce labor and improve results. Applying this method …

… developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how bacteria function and colonize diverse environments. The … interacts with cell signaling networks that control many basic cellular functions. It plays an important role in … developed the first chemiluminescent biosensors for measuring cyclic di-GMP in bacteria through work enabled by …

… Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) … collected over a 10-year period and sent to JGI for metagenomic sequencing. A study  recently published in  … This work was supported by the Australian Research Council …

… Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in yeast genes. The Science Scientists have developed a more … in the  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), offers more ways for scientists to explore the balance … This work was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science … a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome assemblies highlight the multiple advances in sequencing … where it is a major part of the flora, fire moss has adapted to conditions such as UV irradiation, heavy metal …

… Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a … Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) was enacted by Congress in 1980 for Superfund sites which are … Program , they were able to analyze the resulting metagenomic data. (Data from the project are available on the  …

… Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other … study published in  The ISME Journal     focused on a class within  Chloroflexota called  Dehalococcoidia . Some  … enable organisms to swim around. However, genome and metagenomic sequencing conducted by the U.S. Department of …

… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science … in many regions due to more extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts and floods. The planet’s resources … to produce good yields under water limiting conditions. Epigenetic Control of Drought Response in Sorghum (EPICON) is a …

… Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs … elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The … This work was supported by the Plant-Microbe Interfaces program at the …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components … The Impact Traditional methods for breaking down biomass use aerobic methods (those using oxygen) to remove … make use of it, it would change the entire landscape of biomass production and bioproduct engineering. Summary That …

… Knockout experiments showcase potential for engineering bioenergy crops The Science … poplar involved in plant growth, lignin production, and disease resistance.  The Impact With increased lignin and iron, … This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of …