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Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science arm of Thomson … and Asaf Salamov were part of a team that presented the first large analysis of an Aspergillus fungal subgroup, …

New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent … of methanogenesis, with metagenomic support from the JGI. First they were able to identify the potential for …

Gardeners and farmers around the country recognize that crop … plant species have adapted to their local environments; for example, crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper … John Lovell, an evolutionary biologist at HudsonAlpha and first author of the study. “For that, it’s necessary to have …

Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows … microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using …

Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic … it no longer looks or quacks like one, is it still a duck? For a team led by researchers from The Ohio State University … the infected microbial cells as virocells, a change in name first described in 2011 which reflects the metabolic changes …

Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with … availability. A long-running time-series study offers a first glimpse into a full season’s cycle of this polar … occupy more space on Earth than any other ecosystem. Therefore, understanding the microbial activity that dominates …

RIViT-seq technology could speed up associating transcription factors with their target genes. … regulation is critical to ensuring genes vital for growth and survival across various environments are … which Mouncey leads. RIViT-seq is a three-step process. The first step is the in vitro transcription assay. The second …

Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and incredibly … metabolites and associated genes are great resources for bioremediation, new agricultural applications or … Nature Communications on Ceratopteris richardii marks the first published manuscript of a genome sequence generated …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components … to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, … in the absence of oxygen. These findings offer the first real irrefutable proof that lignin can be …

Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm … unique makeup of microbe players and the functions they perform, artificially replicating a whole community is … run in such highly parallel infrastructures.”  This is the first time protein structures have been used to help …