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… have developed multiplexed assays — experimental techniques that allow simultaneous measurement of multiple … tend to have strong effects on gene expression. “We’re seeing how evolution can repurpose ancient gene networks for … advance a fundamental understanding of genome biology and developing genome-scale engineering technologies to produce …

… scale to produce biofuels . Since one of the challenges of developing alternative fuels from plants is the high cost … Science. It detailed how they’d used metagenomics — a then-novel approach which allows scientists to study … from environmental samples — to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. These genes were identified based on their …

… return to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By … A major strength of this kind of analysis is the ability to see how microbial communities interact; beyond bacteria, … these samples harbored fungal genomes, including a novel Leotiomycetes species and Coniochaeata lignaria , and …