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… infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, so … In  their study , which appeared in  The ISME Journal , they focused on how virus-infected microbes are … RNA sequencing was done by the JGI, and proteomics and metabolomics analysis and microscopy at EMSL. The team …

… process. The isotope labeling incubations can take hours to months, followed by weeks of tricky, laborious lab … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … we do this better? How do we improve data accuracy and make results from different SIP studies easier to compare?” said …

… growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual … PM193 added to a diluted soil mixture, publishing  the results in  Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions . The … as secreted proteins. However,  M. elongata  seems to encourage the plant to have leakier cell walls and weaker …

… this project unfolded, and how they worked with the JGI's metabolomics program to find out more about these weird …

… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … nutrient cycling, or carbon sequestration. Summary Existing programs use a variety of approaches to match a virus with a … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  … clusters on different maize chromosomes. The collective results demonstrate that the zealexin pathway is a critical …

… gene expression helps identify variants in yeast genes. The Science Scientists have developed a more nuanced library … published in the  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), offers more ways for scientists to explore … from an intermediate level of expression. Similar to the results of the sugar-related tests, they pinpointed multiple …

… of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are … the repetitive areas of the complete sex chromosomes. The results were published in  Genome Biology . The team found … 2016YFD0600101), and the National Key Project for Basic Research (2012CB114504). The work conducted by the …

… of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are … such as heat waves, droughts and floods. The planet’s resources are being stretched by a growing human population and … life cycle of the plant. The first year’s gene expression results were  published in the  Proceedings of the National …

… genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can … recorded. Samples were taken again at two, six, 12 and 24 hours. By the 24-hour mark, these algae showed significant signs of recovery …

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