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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 , … plant-like cell walls and environmental response.  These results suggest that the evolution of complex bodies and the …

The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for novel … at the forest floor and along ocean shores. Their results could bring key insights into how our planet’s …

… warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … microbiomes that influence algal diversity and gene expression. Sailing from pole to pole on four research …