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… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome … themselves can also be modified. The best-known example of a modified DNA base is a methylation of the base cytosine … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better … , is recognized as a mutualist, where both species of organism benefit from association, but was predicted to … transcriptomic dataset of sexual reproduction in early fungi and discovered genes that are critical for this …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The … called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy cell walls. It’s the cellulose and hemicellulose … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the U.S. …

… Multi-species assays yield an unprecedented view of plant evolution and adaptation.    Understanding how … complex wiring behind a city’s power grid. Just as the flow of electricity controls when and where lights turn on or … with smaller genomes, such as bacteria and certain fungi. Scaling the technology’s availability to users is a …

… in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.” … Santa Barbara, he and his colleagues found that anaerobic fungi from herbivore poop might be a new source of novel … microbial samples from public transit stations across 60 global cities. He and his colleagues used an extensive JGI …

… probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial … with results published in the  November 2022 issue of Microbiome . High-throughput stable isotope probing (SIP) …

… sequence and annotate genomes from Antarctica to Africa to global oceans. Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … bacteria play on mating habits of Mucoromycota fungi, and their effects on these oil-producing species. …

… so destructive in houses. A study involving six brown rot fungi reveals the genomic changes Serpula lacrymans has … plant mass for conversion to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study lends insights on how the … 5, 2018 in The ISME Journal , a team led by University of Oslo scientists and including researchers at the Joint …

… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future … the microbes within the soil. To get a clearer picture of how burned ecosystems return to health, researchers have …

… 21-23, 2023, attendees joined the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting.  A wide array of invited … more interested in microbes with the potential to impact global climate change, he said. “To understand the … of Covid-19 research (see his  2021 VEGA talk ). A global authority on viruses, Holmes was part of  the initial …