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… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … in algal communities, including the algae-associated microbiomes that influence algal diversity and gene … co-lead author of the study with Kara Martin. “But these ecosystems are literally melting away.” Driven by climate …

… With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of ecosystems. However, matching these viral genetic sequences to … microbiome data. In other environments, such as terrestrial soil, having additional isolates and metagenomic datasets …

… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using … are important in plant growth, defense, and environmental interactions, and also have industrial applications, … genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  Sorghum bicolor — a  candidate bioenergy feedstock and  JGI …