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… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   … lignin.  The Impact Traditional methods for breaking down biomass use aerobic methods (those using oxygen) to remove … and make use of it, it would change the entire landscape of biomass production and bioproduct engineering. Summary That …

… Across four forests, researchers have leveraged data from the … soil. These fungi help shape a forest’s ecology. They store carbon and cycle key nutrients like nitrogen and … in  New Phytologist , researchers have pioneered new understanding of which fungi take on certain functions at …

… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base … methylation of the base cytosine at the 5th position on its carbon ring, or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an important … which may help the pathogens evade a plant’s defenses. Understanding the role of transposons and 5mC in fungi could …

… Rainforests store a big fraction of all the carbon on Earth, and soil microbes play a key role in pulling that carbon out of the atmosphere. This episode, researchers take …

… Data from marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change … in the ocean drive the biological pump that takes carbon from the atmosphere and keeps it in the deep ocean. … microbes and by extension, the ocean’s capacity to act as a carbon sink. Summary As global temperatures rise, so do …

… A collaborative team led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of … revealed a striking capability of morel mycelium to acquire carbon from lignocellulosic-abundant matters such as plant litter and to incorporate the assimilated carbon into the soil, reducing the amount of CO2 emissions …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on … are open, it’s the same pore in the leaf through which carbon dioxide enters the leaf for photosynthesis.  ALISON:  … light and air — in particular, the part of the air that’s carbon dioxide. KAROLINA: When plants get really hot or dry, …

… Though visible to the naked eye, microscopy reveals unexpected complexity At first glance, the … Group to better understand what this sulfur-oxidizing, carbon fixing bacterium was doing in the mangroves. … fundamental, creative research projects to advance our understanding of the natural world,” added Sara Bender of …

… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint … projects such as Expression Atlas and PPRD could help with understanding gene functional roles, but the experimental … analysis across plants and add additional experimentally derived biological roles to genes. Sarah:  How many plants …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on … do they adapt by changing what macromolecules are in their biomass, because that affects the quality of the food of … in how general environmental stressors, um, alter microbial biomass and then what the consequences are for the …

… Gary Trubl, a virologist and postdoc at Lawrence Livermore National … and isotopes to track how viruses influence the flow of carbon in permafrost.  …

… Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when … with special skills to break down pollutants and recycle carbon. They were part of an ancient lineage of bacteria to … lost when they returned to an ocean home. A deeper understanding of how these bacteria evolved could help …