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… relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to … plants to develop complex structures and adapt to changing environments — ultimately allowing them to adapt to life on … to thrive outside aquatic environments. The Impact A deeper understanding of how plants adapted to terrestrial life …

… pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny … pathways could be more productive outside the cell environment, which would be transformative at industrial … tested in the enhanced lysate “soup.” In this cell-free environment, reported Rasor, first author of the study, the …

… onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. Understanding how these hosts and hitchhikers coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but these … Research Laboratory, Hokkaido, Japan. From samples of both environments, they used fluorescence  in situ hybridization …

… work in  Nature Communications takes on the challenge of understanding one of these proteins — and its role in … allowing cyanobacteria to quickly adapt to their environment. “The protein we studied is a very interesting … Blaby-Haas said. Yet these genes are key to photosynthesis. Understanding them could unlock new ways of cycling carbon, …