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For the first time, a team has analyzed in parallel the genomes and transcriptomes of both partners to better … lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes and transcriptomes could help inform efforts at … crops. And because lichens are dominant carbon and nitrogen fixers in alpine and high latitude ecosystems, …

… between the trees, microbes and soil chemistry offers insights into how these ecosystems cycle nutrients like nitrogen and carbon, as well as improving the tree’s … were provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …