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New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … oxygen has historically been presumed essential to any type of lignin breakdown — and lignin breakdown by anaerobic … with researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at …

… to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting … — that many microbes in burned soils had in common.  To complete this analysis, a multi-institutional team of … builds on the pyrophilous fungi the JGI has previously sequenced , and provides a powerful snapshot of what soils …

… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have … Program at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … rewire a cell in vivo that you’re going to get that same type of effect in vitro . This really demonstrates something …

Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters … researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … collaboration, in 2017, they published the first genome sequence of a cold-adapted microalga: the diatom …

… ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … determine how life thrives in the Arctic, and how different types of microbes form communities. As temperatures … sequencing from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …