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… small molecules play in diverse biological systems, sheds light on nutrient cycling, and leads to the discovery of new …

… annotation for ( Phytozome for plant, Phycocosm for algae) depends on genome Plant and Algal Resequencing SNP …

… microbes found in plant roots may have unknown roles. Some plants and fungi have mutually beneficial (e.g., mycorrhizal) relationships, but not all plants and fungi can form such symbiotic partnerships. To … studied how fungi associate with roots in A. thaliana plants. The work also involved researchers at the French …

… produces high amounts of oil and can grow with or without light. The relatively small size of its genome also … develop genome-scale engineering technologies to control plants and microbes for bioproducts and biomaterial … foundation for metabolic engineering in oleaginous algae. By creating a telomere-to-telomere nuclear genome …

… and conduct comparative and genome-centric analyses of algae, while also encouraging community engagement and data … of related genes representing the modern descendants of ancestral genes are constructed at key phylogenetic nodes. …

… microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace … Southern Ocean shift from phototrophs to archaea when sunlight becomes scant, Ace Lake’s bacteria instead go through … Preliminary observations regarding the contributions of algae and viruses to the ecosystem were noted, but require …

… New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus … aciculospora, L. raphanica and L boryana in the Americas. Tracing these phylogenetic relationships suggests that the … wild Lentinula species compared with farmed cultivars, highlighting a potential conservation threat for wild species. …

… summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly … simple: place these algae in a container with access to sunlight, water and carbon dioxide so they can grow, and then … biofuels sourced from algae. The collaborative approach highlights how the pipeline could help researchers accelerate …

… of related genes representing the modern descendants of ancestral genes are constructed at key phylogenetic nodes. …

… local marine environment. I went out and picked up marine plants, I picked up animals. And I asked the simple question, are these plants and animals making chemical compounds in a way that’s … or analogous to what’s going on in terrestrial systems with plants making toxins and so on and so forth. And in the …

… are a few other efforts maybe that are out there and doing slightly different approaches, but antiSMASH has become the I … bacteria living on and inside the roots are protecting the plants against pathogens. So usually fungal or oomycete … you. Marnix Medema: With your partner? Is he working in plants? Alison Takemura: No, he doesn’t work in plants but …

… Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  Nature Genetics paper , … strategies used by liverwort are also seen in flowering plants, or angiosperms, suggesting they are evolutionarily …