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… methylation of the base cytosine at the 5th position on its carbon ring, or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an important … the pathogens evade a plant’s defenses. Understanding the role of transposons and 5mC in fungi could help researchers … rather than in genes, which suggests that 5mC may play a role in genome defense. Additionally, the team found a …

… 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, … named for a 3-carbon compound that plays an essential role. But other plants, which do CAM, can kind of clam up …

… from Antarctic soils and Icelandic hydrothermal systems to coastal wetlands and permafrost. Their work advances genomic …

… new insights into how these ocean photosynthesizers cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of … challenge of understanding one of these proteins — and its role in photosynthesis — in the cyanobacterium  … about structure and function,” Blaby-Haas said.  Looking at blueprints in high-throughput This work builds on many other …

… for  biofuel production. Additionally, these fungi play a role in the global  carbon cycle . As decayers, Lentinula fungi access carbon previously locked away in wood, converting it into …

… tiny ocean-dwellers called phytoplankton play an outsize role in cycling carbon and nutrients. These microscopic algae have managed …

… and nitrogen metabolism, as well as those that play a role in carbon cycling. However, the high degree of variability in … types of microorganisms were found at each site and the role they fulfilled suggest that specific environmental …

… characterize uncultivated viral diversity, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally …