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… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy cell walls. It’s the cellulose and hemicellulose … UC Santa Barbara team worked with researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial … and improve results. Applying this method to the study of a particular fungi, researchers identified novel interactions … at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, capable of infecting different host species? Or, do they tend to … by Mária Džunková, postdoctoral researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE …