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Methane-producing archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total global … recent studies now suggest the gene cluster predates this microbial group. Recently published in the Proceedings of …

By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights … domain of unknown function.  First, they looked across the tree of life, doing a very complex CTRL+F search for this …

Nanohaloarchaeota cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers … The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in … cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and microbial communities that contribute to carbon cycling, and …

… a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes within the … return to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to … to slowly break down lignin (think of a fallen, decomposing tree in the forest). Because oxygen is essential to how …