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… CSP call had five areas of emphasis: genes to function, plant and algal functional genomics, inter-organismal …

… sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …

… diversity, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity …

… could help inform efforts at bioengineering symbiotic microbial consortia for bioenergy crops. And because lichens … carbon and nitrogen fixers in alpine and high latitude ecosystems, deciphering their internal molecular mechanisms can …

… are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone …

… more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of ecosystems. However, matching these viral genetic sequences to … opens the possibility of using phages to engineer microbial communities. One day, these phages could boost plant-microbe interactions, nutrient cycling, or carbon …

… species to answer questions about how they break down plant materials, which could be useful for industrial … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …

… plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  recently described in  Nature … The Impact In order to gain more insights into Earth’s ecosystems, researchers must examine the interactions that … in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can …