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For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … more than 20,000 ascomycete species and hundreds of microalgae are able to partner to form lichens. Studying the …
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Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock. The Science … and within poplar trees, and in an effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of scientists studied what …
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