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Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny …

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

…   Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets …

How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant … sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome …

With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is …

A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The Science Boggy peatlands, which hold much of the Earth’s …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for …

High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a …

… fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant …

A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Marine Microbiology has developed, …

… and alga to understand their partnership more clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) participants. One is a fungus (usually belonging to the ascomycetes, one of the two main branches of …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for …