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… of the world’s soil carbon. The process to harvest energy-generating peat from these boggy wetlands produces an … type of microbes that break down plant matter. This means plants don’t fully decompose in peatlands, and so carbon … was theorized that sex determination was possibly driven by genetics, or even temperature. By sequencing the genome, …

… project to form new connections between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether … in four forest ecosystems, extracted RNA to understand gene expression, and developed new tools to map that soil … and nutrients to trees; plant pathogens colonize living plants to feed on them.  Across the forest types, Martin and …

… which could inform how scientists can more easily convert plants into carbon-neutral biofuels . What’s more, many … Swift — verified that the fungi expressed biosynthetic gene clusters, which are “building blocks” of natural … products. The team then confirmed that these expressed genes translated into expected proteins. That work was done …

… of Missouri said he and his colleagues had identified 1,110 genes involved in lipid metabolism.  “There’s still a lot of … progress had already been made positionally cloning genes involved in agronomic traits related to nutritional … “All along the way, it was just like rediscovering genetics, with the evolution of sequencing technologies and …

… species.  Students collect fungi, sterilize tissue, isolate genes and more. The metadata then goes into iNaturalist. …

… are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone …

… analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple … diversity. The article adds to the compendium generated as part of Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and … of these bacterial and archaeal genome sequences have been generated using techniques that the JGI has pioneered, …

… believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading … a timeline like this, researchers would normally craft a genetic clock based on its divergence with a  different … researchers to use the genome assembly to calibrate their genetic clock.  Various researchers around the globe were …

… approved CSP New Investigator proposal to understand the genetic basis of fungal community assembly on dead wood … Los Alamos National Laboratory. With a background in fungal genetics and evolution, he helps manage the Bacterial-Fungal … between seagrasses, considered marine flowering plants, and their microbiomes. She is exploring the seagrass …

… novel clades of RNA viruses and determines novel viral gene functions that may impact hosts and host populations. …

… refine and improve the process of finding novel Cas genes and CRISPR systems. The collaboration has resulted in … Prize … Combining forces with UC Berkeley to seek elusive gene-editing proteins … Berkeley Lab coverage … NERSC & JGI Seek Elusive Proteins for Gene Editing …