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… and ergot alkaloids come from fungi, and Taxol from plants. Plants, fungi, bacteria, archaea, they all have secondary … the sponges or other things. And we know lots more about microbiomes and symbionts that live with other organisms, …

… Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key gene groups …

… What if we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing … But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

… the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  Nature Genetics paper , … the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the model plant  Marchantia polymorpha. Commonly known as liverwort, … into gene families involved in adaptations seen in later plant lineages. The team found that some of the adaptation …

… Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected hurdle: ginormous sex …

… along with 100 of his colleagues in the comparative plant genomics community. The project’s aim is to generate … representing all major evolutionary lineages in the land plant tree of life.   As of the start of 2022, there were … material in hand,” said Jeremy Schmutz, lead of the JGI’s Plant Program, including genomes that are both large and …

… protect other crops facing similar pathogens. Summary Many plants, sugarcane included, are polyploid and have multiple … but has one of the most complex genetic blueprints. Assembling a genome has been compared to putting together a … without necessarily knowing the final image. In contrast, assembling the sugarcane genome was more challenging and …

… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get nutrients, weather drought, and more. And …

… transcriptomics, metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to …