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… and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Tapping into these functions …

But what trends govern those virus-host interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, capable of infecting …

Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s … conditions. They identified 511 new or recently discovered genera of bacteria and archaea. Many of the samples shared a …

Genomics Lead Dan Rokhsar, Molecular Biology & Genetics Staff Data Scientist Asaf Salamov, Plant & Animal … Plant & Animal Science and Molecular Biology & Genetics categories Microbial Systems research group lead … an Aspergillus fungal subgroup, section Nigri. Aspergillus fungi play important roles in areas ranging from industrial …

… tiny ocean-dwellers called phytoplankton play an outsize role in cycling carbon and nutrients. These microscopic … peering into the function and activity of phytoplankton genes and looking at how communities of these microalgae … time, they noted that the F. cylindrus genome encoded more proteins requiring zinc than non-polar algae. They …

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,  … of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key gene groups involved in stress tolerance and …

P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science … changes. Researchers were able to identify specific genes that allow the algae to adapt to sudden drops in salt … cell death.  Scientists then extracted RNA to analyze gene expression, to determine which genes are active under …