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The Secondary Metabolism Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary metabolites"—chemical …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do …

… deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the … array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. At these vents, and underwater volcanoes,  researchers …

… hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is … of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Using a single-cell screen, …

… genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can thrive in changing conditions. A recent study shows that when salinity is …

… “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … technologies applied to the effort. The Impact Found on all continents, including Antarctica where it is a major …

Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … management best practices that have advanced the microbial sciences. The Prize also recognizes innovative and impactful … as part of the Early Career Research Program (ECRP). His project, “Characterizing Virus-Driven Alterations of …

… shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it … cumulatively called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy cell walls. It’s the cellulose and …

… make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led by researchers at the Max Planck … targeted genomic approach would allow researchers to focus on specific microbes within metagenome samples and associate …

… insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for … chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient hybridization (polyploidy) and insights into the dynamics of gene expression as it grows back vigorously year after year …

… described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those virus-host interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, capable of infecting …