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… shows anaerobic 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 for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, cumulatively called … conducted RNA sequencing and alignment to the reference fungal  genome . The study’s pivotal NMR (nuclear magnetic …

… are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms … sequencing. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing takes much less time than its single-cell counterpart. In this approach, DNA … a single cell and isolating it for analysis. Once it’s alone, the cell breaks apart and its DNA is copied millions of …

… relationships are long-term biological interactions between one or more biological organisms. One hallmark of an obligate symbiont—entirely dependent on … growth because they had larger genome sizes and their cells were not observed to associate with host cells. In …

… their base state, they are diploids with two genome copies, one from each parent. Having three or more genome copies … evolution, the genomes of flowering plants multiply. Over time, plants lose many genes after such events, returning … the diploid progenitors of other polyploid plants have gone extinct or are unknown),” noted Pilar Catalan of the …

… focused around developing foundational knowledge of viral diversity and virus-host interactions in microbial systems. … global RNA virome reveals diverse clades of bacteriophages. Cell 185, 4023–4037. Coclet et al., 2023. Virus diversity and activity is driven by snowmelt and host …

A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is … tool for microbial ecologists to learn more about the diversity of microbial enzymes, which could have a plethora …

ASM Microbe Meeting in Los Angeles, Calif.  Roux is also one of the lead organizers of the Viral EcoGenomics & … discussions on how to capture and characterize viral diversity, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity.  In 2021, he was among those selected by the DOE …