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… evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, … them down.  Lignin is a structural component for the plant, like the brick-and-mortar of a building or the human …

… organisms called phytoplankton (from the Greek phyto for ‘plant’ and planktos for ‘wanderer’). But they vary across … than previously suspected. “That would cause significant consequences on the entire food web, and therefore ecosystem … After isolating the algal communities on filters, they sequenced DNA ‘marker’ gene sequences to identify the …

… on the symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots.  …

The consortium looked at how different bioenergy relevant plants can produce species-specific blends of terpenoids, … the researchers will receive a FedEx package with the sequenced, quality controlled population representing the …

… elements based upon their gene content and their genetic sequences. Roux was first author on a study featuring a new … work included investigating sphagnum moss and the role the plant’s sex plays in its resiliency, as well as a Nature Plants study identifying colonization patterns in eelgrass . …

… who represent the scientific areas of plant genomics, DNA synthesis and metabolomics, …