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… biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth … now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and CRAGE … researchers with a powerful addition to their toolkit to study gene function. As a demonstration, the researchers …

… zu Berlin   has developed an atlas that maps gene expression patterns in the  Arabidopsis root, profiling nearly 100,000 single root cells and combining the information with previously published datasets. The work was  … by neighboring cells in these processes.   One of the study’s co-authors is  Benjamin Cole , a research scientist …

… habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have gained insights … rot ( Serpula lacrymans ) is so destructive in houses. A study involving six brown rot fungi reveals the genomic … to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study lends insights on how the fungus has responded to …

… natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg … (Danforth Center) drove up and down the highways of the continental United States, occasionally pulling over to the … green millet was introduced into the United States multiple times from Eurasia. The team also identified a gene …

… clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … as the “photobiont.” Photobiont and fungus (mycobiont) live intertwined, with the photobiont transferring part of … hundreds of microalgae are able to partner to form lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes …

… Summer 2025 marked the second year of Alabama A&M University students coming to the … the previous year’s project, undergraduate interns Tamyra Long and Zyiah Mikes worked with mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel from the Plant Functional Genomics Group to study the effects of  Brachypodium distachyon plant root …

… marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of … ocean known as “The Blob.” The event was recorded during a long-term study of microbial communities in the northeastern subarctic … performed under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research (SCOR), the US Department of …

… Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm … Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with genomes from other … identified 84 gene families that were common in fungi that live within plants (endophytes). These include genes that …