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P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga … ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … production and natural fertilizers. By understanding the genetic and metabolic pathways involved in stress responses, …

With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the … it’s difficult to link the connections to them from the genetic elements that scientists have found, e.g. plasmids …

Sphagnome data would enable researchers’ insights on their potential carbon cycling impact.   The … Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system … and evolutionary genomics .” Understanding the nature and genetic basis of functional traits in sphagnum growth and …

There’s a party in the soil, and microbes are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone called the rhizosphere. In this episode, biologist Jennifer Pett-Ridge of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has your backstage …

A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a … their tool before felling their research problem: at a genetic level, how does  Y. lipolytica work? The project was …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … sequences have been cited in almost one-fourth (23.8%) of publications focused on that specific algae. The reference … lab and second author on the paper, studied viral genetics and gene therapy before self-training himself as a …

… for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and … is a technique researchers can use to integrate large genetic payloads directly into diverse microbes. Combining …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … fungal natural products, O’Malley and her team plan to use genetic tools to boost production and isolate the compounds. …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The … numerous wild Miscanthus lineages to better understand the genetic diversity of the grass, which could help in …

In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint … how crops and model organisms may evolve.  Determining the genetic codes of plants is often challenging because in many …