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… Knockout experiments showcase potential for engineering bioenergy crops The Science Scientists at … molecules that combat infections. When the  PtrbHLH011 gene was knocked out in poplar, those plants produced double … to the controls.  Analyses to understand how the protein influences poplar responses to nutrient stressors involved …

… Research in the Woyke laboratory focuses on the utility of single-cell methods to access genetic material of uncultivated taxa of interest. One such … that are from candidate phyla, major branches in the phylogenetic tree without cultivated representatives. The “Great …

… Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help … plant-associated fungi. Their analysis identified fungal gene families that help determine if these fungi act as … the plant’s health and diversity, which can in turn boost yields for both food and for candidate bioenergy feedstock …