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… launched last year, it was only accessible through the plant portal  Phytozome . Now the portal offers a way for … limited to accessing data sets within groups, such as plants (via Phytozome) or fungi ( MycoCosm ). “We have made …

… compounds may also be involved in how the fungi metabolize plant biomass, which could inform how scientists can more easily convert plants into carbon-neutral biofuels . What’s more, many … to understand the outsized role the fungi play in digesting plant material in herbivore guts. A deeper dive into the …

… estimated 2–6 million species — dwarfing the diversity of plants. To put this evolutionary timescale in perspective, … genomic analysis due to their compact genomes. While plant and animal genomes can sprawl across billions of DNA …

… of course, the cells of other organisms. As they infect microbes like bacteria, algae and protists, all kinds of … and in your data, and they’re probably influencing the microbes there,” said Simon Roux , the Viral Genomics Group … do anything with a microbiome — you know, target specific microbes or change the behavior of this bacteria — most …

… 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, particularly actinomycetes. His research activity … particularly interested in understanding how, when and why microbes decide to produce which metabolites. …