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… a unique place in evolutionary history. Retaining ancestral features of both plant and animal cells, it shares nearly 7,000 genes with other organisms (a third of …

… researchers behind software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses spread their DNA, they can affect how microbes cycle nutrients and adapt to climate change. …

… of equipment for fly fishing is a boxful of lures. Designed with feathers or wires to mimic an insect or a particular … Lab). Using a single-cell screen, they can now identify microbes with specific functional characteristics. When they … program (LDRD) entitled ‘Tackling microbial-mediated plant carbon decomposition using “function-driven” genomics’. …

… of secondary metabolites across bacteria, fungi, algae and plants. These molecules, which are not essential for … to tap into the largely unexplored biochemical diversity within secondary metabolites, expanding their potential … of cell-free based expression platforms: Only 10-20% of BGCs are expressed under standard laboratory …