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… . The Science Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many crops have multiple sets of chromosomes (they are “polyploid”) and their complex … produce alternative biofuels. A C4 plant like sorghum and maize, sugarcane can grow on nutrient-poorer soils and does …

… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … study how methanogenesis takes place in the context of the genetic material of many different organisms in an … hot springs, an extreme environment with low genetic diversity that would help narrow down potential sources of …

… recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … the microbes within the soil. To get a clearer picture of how burned ecosystems return to health, researchers have … Sciences Laboratory (proposal ID 49615), which is a DOE Office of Science User Facility. This facility is sponsored …

… Genome annotations of two C. citriodora subspecies broaden understanding of the … family of enzymes is critical to the synthesis and broad diversity of terpenes. Until recently, studies of the TPS … or duplicate arrays, these genes are prone to rapid genetic expansion which partially explains the great variety …

… Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , … allowing them to adapt to life on land. Learning that these genetic tools existed in close algal relatives  to …

… Prodcast episode 17. The guest we have this week is Professor Cassandra Quave from Emory University, with joint … without giving any benefit back to the owners of that genetic material? So this is also relevant to bacteria. If … I’m talking about is called the Convention on Biological Diversity . And there’s something called the Nagoya Protocol …