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… Newly developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how … di-GMP (Guanine Monophosphate) is found in nearly all types of bacteria and interacts with cell signaling networks that … role in regulating microbial cellulose production and biofilm formation, which affects a number of environments, …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve … genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome assemblies … Cross-Disciplinary Training Grant, Sigma-Xi Grant-In-Aid of Research, and Society for the Study of Evolution Rosemary …

… Data from marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave event in the ocean known as “The … This work was performed under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of … called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy cell walls. It’s the cellulose and hemicellulose … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the U.S. …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The … By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been … role in soil carbon storage. Summary There are three types of fungal saprotrophs in the forest. White rot can break …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help … tool will make the right cut, researchers created a set of guide RNAs that were effective against 94 percent of the …

… Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for … 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 – …

… 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 liverwort, this was done to gain insights into gene …

… Streamlined genome with precise gene targeting transforms oil-producing alga …   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 …

… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The … 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 …

… 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 … work was partially supported by awards from US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, Office of Biological and …