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… Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella … This work was supported by the Plant-Microbe Interfaces program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) sponsored by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research at the …

… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically … The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … californiae , and Piromyces finnis . In work reported in 2017, the fungal genomes were sequenced by the U.S. …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the U.S. Department of Energy grant DE-SC0020420 (MAO), Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies …

… Knockout experiments showcase potential for engineering bioenergy crops The Science Scientists at … Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy … This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of …