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… usually visible without the assistance of microscope. “It’s 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria. To put it into … conducted some microscopy studies over the next couple of years, and realized it was a sulfur-oxidizing prokaryote. … the study, performed the 16S rRNA gene sequencing to identify and classify the prokaryote. “I thought they were …

… CRAGE-CRISPR combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial … active secondary metabolites and helping them identify and describe the functions of the biosynthetic gene … highly regulated in bacteria, making it difficult to identify which pathway corresponds to which metabolite. Finding a …

… dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched … proposal. The next step for the team was to try to identify what natural products the fungi were making. So, Trent … known to be made only by aerobic fungi. In order to identify more of the fungal natural products, O’Malley and her …

… they began oxygenating Earth over two billion years ago. A team of researchers set out to Yellowstone …

…   For years, researchers have known that many datasets miss a key …

… Gene Atlas in  Nucleic Acids Research . The project spans 15 years and involves more than 17 research groups. The team … Having a better handle on the gene function helps identify the molecular targets for plant improvement. …

… look like popcorn is literally growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods in every … production, and the crop’s annual economic impact of $500 billion worldwide underscores its value and importance … the simplest cotton genome ( G. raimondii ) several years ago. Studying the cotton genomes provides breeders …