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… well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these … Researchers collaborating across multiple institutions have sequenced and analyzed the genome of an alga that thrives in … goal. In a collaborative effort published in Communications Biology , a team involving researchers at the U.S. …

… genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a boxful of lures. Designed … cellulases from their captured genomes, the team then used DNA synthesis and cloning, followed by protein in vitro … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry out a … species. The 62 mycorrhizal species include 29 newly-sequenced mycorrhizal genomes. With so many fungal  genomes …

… 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 … resides in the bee’s ileum, a structure analogous to the human small intestine; and  Bifidobacterium,  which dwells …

… high-quality genomic information using minute quantities of DNA derived from individual environmental cells. The proof … dark ocean. Combining single cell genomics and synthetic biology, a team studying microbial populations in oxygen … cell (seen here in a glass capillary), researchers sequenced and assembled the first complete genome of an …