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… networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of … importantly, when faced with a veritable buffet of carbon sources, these fungi detect which complex chains are … regulatory networks as they responded to available carbon sources, which ranged from simple sugars to plant biomass. …

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