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… researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the model plant  Marchantia polymorpha. Commonly known as liverwort, this was done to gain insights into gene … of plants.  Pangenomes encompass a plant’s genetic diversity beyond a single reference genome, which is key to …

… to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts … called natural products . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for … fungi synthesize molecules that are sources of new chemical diversity; the team identified what looked to be three …

Arianna is an affiliate research who explores the effect of aquatic protistan taxonomy and genetic diversity on physiology and ecosystem functioning through a …

Bob uses single-cell genomics and metagenomics to explore how microbes influence people and the environment. This includes studying the diversity, physiology and community ecology of microbes …

Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots … They play key roles in maintaining the plant’s health and diversity, which can in turn boost yields for both food and …

… species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different lifestyles. The Science The bacterium SAR324 … periodically at different depths. In order to determine the genome structure of SAR324 cells and their gene expression, … related 16S rRNA genes, but these genes mask the striking diversity of their genomic capabilities. According to Boeuf, …