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… diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often source their nutrients — the shii tree, a Japanese relative … besides Europe and Antarctica. A  new analysis takes a  genomic look at Lentinula samples from around the world. By …

… 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  …

… they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple microbiology and … to carbon cycling, and is interested in understanding the genomic basis and ecological consequences of microbe-microbe … host dependency of Antarctic Nanohaloarchaeota   … From our partners …

… a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is … key to better understanding all the organisms that live in our immediate microbiome. The U.S. Department of Energy …

… 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 … for User Science (FICUS) initiative and used resources at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory …

… in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science.” Less than 6,200 researchers working in 21 fields … for  M. sinensis can both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such … working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to …

… fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it … yield fuels, and removing lignin in order to do so is a resource-intensive process. Now, a new study shows how … conducted RNA sequencing and alignment to the reference fungal  genome . The study’s pivotal NMR (nuclear magnetic …

… between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny … interactions are difficult to study in the lab. Metagenomics provides new views of these relationships.  …

… led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis Martin from the … is triggered when nutrients are acquired from an external source.  The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes … by the black morel, as well as the gene-expression programs encoding the biochemical processes unveiled by …