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… clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … more than 20,000 ascomycete species and hundreds of microalgae are able to partner to form lichens. Studying the … authors, lies in their finding that each lichen partner can sexually reproduce: genetic recombination during sex could …

How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … Grant-In-Aid of Research, and Society for the Study of Evolution Rosemary Grant Award to S.B.C.; NSF DEB-1239992 to …

Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Hi again, and welcome to Episode 6 … up a great body of work, with interesting perspectives on evolution of natural products biosynthesis. I think it will … you’ve] published some great papers [on] recently – on evolution of biosynthetic gene clusters. And you and I have …

… projects of relevance to Department of Energy (DOE)  Mission Areas . Through this program, the DOE aims to advance … is for PIs who have never led a JGI project, and the Functional Genomics call is for projects that translate genomic information into biological function. The  New Investigator and …

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… back for episode 9 of Natural Prodcast. This week, Alison and I talk to Roger Linington, from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, … arc. And so, you know, definitely there has been a strong evolution in terms of the way the group thinks and that the …

… genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  new … molecule, lignin. Understanding Lentinula genomes and their evolution could provide strategies for converting plant … and 13 samples from the Americas to trace the evolution of Lentinula species.The Lentinula genus diverged …

… analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a … DNA modifications (epigenome).  In  Nature Ecology & Evolution , a team led by Robert Schmitz at the University … epigenome. Across the fungal tree of life, they tracked the evolution of 5mC pathways across 528 species. The …