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… in the future, the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients has a rich … and proteins, as well as recycling nitrogen. Now, with insight into a specific enzyme class that’s important to the way …

… identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are … EDGE platform. The Impact In order to gain more insights into Earth’s ecosystems, researchers must examine … that happen between tiny organisms (microbes) located in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive …

… bacterial polyphenol metabolism in an anoxic wetland soil. Nat Commun. 2021 Apr 29;12(1):1-6. … Couradeau E et al. Probing the active fraction of soil microbiomes using BONCAT-FACS. Nat Commun. 2019 … dependent, and is mediated by genomically divergent microorganisms. Nature Microbiology 2019 …

Commonly known as liverwort, this was done to gain insights into gene families involved in adaptations seen in later … makes it ideal for comparative genomics studies, offering insight into genes critical for roles including plant growth …

Nelson et al (2022) Wildfire-dependent changes in soil microbiome diversity and function.  Nature Microbiol. … Large-scale genome sequencing of mycorrhizal fungi provides insights into the early evolution of symbiotic traits. Nature Commun …

However, no microbe works alone. Archaea, bacteria, and viruses all operate in concert to form the foundation of … these complex symbioses between organisms feeds into a better understanding of nutrient cycling across the … used fluorescence  in situ hybridization to confirm the microorganisms had a close relationship. Then, using …

… interact with their environment, potentially accelerating soil carbon loss. Orange ribbons mark the heated plots and … sequence for Eucalyptus grandis. Accessing recently burned soils in California and Colorado, Mike Wilkins of Colorado … State University and colleagues aim to understand how soil microbiomes in fire-adapted ecosystems respond to low …

… in synthetic chemistry as were you and then made their way into the field of natural products in some way, shape, or … so do you want to tell us a little bit about what got you into natural products and got you excited about the world of … comes across your desk. We’re developing this enzyme into a biocatalyst. Wasn’t it already a biocatalyst? And so– …

… , 2023 Wu et al. Structural characterization of a soil viral auxiliary metabolic gene product - a functional … Zhao and Yoshikuni, Discovering untapped biochemistry in microorganisms from hidden corners. Nature Review …

… store a big fraction of all the carbon on Earth, and soil microbes play a key role in pulling that carbon out of …

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