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… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to … The project was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… 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 salinity is … The study was funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for …   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. … and DBI-2047598 to K.A. We thank the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (Community Science Program award 339, …

… Leveraging massive comparative genomics to decode millions of … to Antarctic valleys, these organisms have diversified into an estimated 2–6 million species — dwarfing the … Earth's fungal kingdom. The manuscript reviews about 200 publications linking evolutionary history and innovations …

… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy … was performed under the JGI-EMSL Collaborative Science Initiative and used resources at the DOE Joint Genome …

… Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants and their roles in plant health and environmental processes. The Science In a recent Microbiome paper , scientists focused on the … ) conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute ( https://ror.org/04xm1d337 ), a DOE …

… Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to … the largest class of fungi, by lifestyles. The machine “learned” to identify data generated in part through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, including … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  Nature Genetics paper , researchers focused on … polymorpha. Commonly known as liverwort, this was done to gain insights into gene families involved in adaptations seen …

… Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including … 637675 ‘SYBORG’), as well as the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from … relative of the oak. These fungi are part of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every … the GENOBIOREF (BIO2017-86559-R) project of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (cofinanced by FEDER …

… s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have discovered flagella in an unexpected place: hot spring-dwelling bacteria from the phylum C hloroflexota . … ) conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE …

… Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a … Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying organic … This work was supported by the Plant-Microbe Interfaces program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory …