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Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an … fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy meal. In … compounds may also be involved in how the fungi metabolize plant biomass, which could inform how scientists can more …

… are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone called the rhizosphere. In …

… sequence is most likely not an inovirus. But if these nearby genes are both short and novel, then that’s a very good … and his colleagues found that the inoviruses were being targeted by their hosts’ own CRISPR-Cas systems, termed …

Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant world facilitating the remixing of genes in the next … bees eat plant nectar and pollen. Nectar is an easily absorbable solution of sugars. But pollen contains plant cell … honey bee gut. Early on, monosaccharide sugars can be absorbed, but the complex polysaccharides — the pectin and …

… from gut microbes — the bacteria and archaea breaking down plant matter. So since 2010, the JGI has supported …

… soybean rust disease. Soybean itself is a  JGI Flagship plant genome , and JGI  published its genome sequence in …

… and also because 8X switchgrass is generally thought to harbor less genetic and phenotypic (visible traits) diversity. … could be generating these observed patterns. As many other plant species have natural cytotype variation, we also hoped … hundreds of naturally-occurring genotypes (in this case, a plant’s complete genetic makeup) and 10 common gardens. We …

… of the base cytosine at the 5th position on its carbon ring, or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an important … than 500 species of fungi. The Impact Interactions between plants and fungi run the gamut from mutually beneficial to … that can move to another location in the genome. Many plant pathogens such as the fungi that cause poplar leaf …

… who represent the scientific areas of plant genomics, DNA synthesis and metabolomics, …