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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 , … the ability to adapt to different environments were deeply rooted in the common ancestor of algae and land plants. The …

Dr. Cole is interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the … has been on understanding how microbes can colonize plant roots, focusing on genetic components required for effective colonization. In addition, Dr. Cole is focusing on how …

What if we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing … But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

As a host, and a little bit of my newer work is focused on plants, but in both cases, you know, these molecules are how … and are continuing the good fight, but –  MARC: That’s a morbid way to put it.  DAN: Maybe, maybe, you know. MARC: I … insights there as well. ALISON: Kind of what facilitates colonization of a new environment and like what are the …

… the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  Nature Genetics paper , … the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the model plant  Marchantia polymorpha. Commonly known as liverwort, … into gene families involved in adaptations seen in later plant lineages. The team found that some of the adaptation …