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… must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. Understanding how these hosts and hitchhikers coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but … systems of these two organisms suggested new possibilities beyond the current understanding that CRISPR-Cas systems …

… material of uncultivated taxa of interest. One such effort is targeted at environmental cells that are from … genomes are critical to serve as phylogenetic anchors for metagenomes studies.  While uncovering the metabolic … an era of ‘homology creep’, function prediction as purely based on annotation may not be sufficient. A more recent …

… is now available and  described November 9, 2020 in  Nature Biotechnology . Known as the GEM (Genomes from Earth’s … environments – that’s pretty remarkable.” Adding Value Beyond Genome Sequences Much of the data had been generated … over 500,000 existing genomes available at that time. “Looking across the tree of life, it’s striking how many …

… soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in … studies to date. This paper  is the cover article for the April 2024 issue  of  Nature Plants .  “We wanted to … underground mycorrhizal networks can serve as a reservoir for carbon compounds that plants generate from carbon …

… When warm waters stress corals, it might be their microbes, including their photosynthetic partner, that help …

… discoverability and accessibility are critical requirements for amplifying the JGI’s impact. Data generated from a single investment will be reused for further science.  Notices Data Portal files will be inaccessible July 22–July 24 for computing upgrades . We regret any inconvenience. …

… secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to … They make up the foundation for a slew of vital products in biotechnology, medicine, agriculture, and other industries — … their powers in agriculture, pharmaceuticals, biofuels and beyond.  …

… researchers and robots have made these experiments easier for scientists everywhere. …