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… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The … role in soil carbon storage. Summary There are three types of fungal saprotrophs in the forest. White rot can break … which degrade plant detritus. Despite the different modes of nutrition, many of these soil fungi have independently …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … tool will make the right cut, researchers created a set of guide RNAs that were effective against 94 percent of the genes in a lipid-prolific yeast. The Impact The team … MB) and NSF  1706545 (IW). HA and JW were supported by the Office of Naval Research under grant  N00014-15-1-2785 . JW …

… genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” … a computer how to classify 101 representative genomes of Dothideomycetes, the largest class of fungi, by … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led … project spans 15 years and involves more than 17 research groups. The team set out to characterize the transcriptome – … Sarah:  I assume you were not doing this alone. How many groups were you working with? Avinash: In the initial …

… Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  … paper , researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the model plant  Marchantia polymorpha. Commonly known as … ) conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute ( https://ror.org/04xm1d337 …

…   The Science Scientists have fully decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise … gene targeting in the genome in the November 2025 issue of The Plant Cell. Auxenochlorella is an allodiploid hybrid of two species, similar to a mule, but that is still able to …

… analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that there is a striking division of labor between the two groups. Fungi are much more active in degrading plant … data underscore what was already suspected: these microbial groups play different roles in a healthy, forest soil …

… Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In a recent Nature paper , researchers describe a dataset of microbial genomes sampled from rivers covering 90% of the watersheds in the continental United States. They …

… user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary metabolites"—chemical compounds shared by most … growth and reproduction—most organisms produce a set of "secondary metabolites," chemical compounds that often … environment. Many secondary metabolites are produced by groups of genes known as biosynthetic gene clusters …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant world facilitating the remixing of genes in the … The process is a division of labor by these bacterial groups. But why the strain variability? The authors think …

… data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one place where you can browse the genetic blueprints of these photosynthetic organisms. PhycoCosm is one of the …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … (INRAE) focused on in-depth exploration of ecology-related groups of fungi. The 1KFG project has brought together over …