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Grasses: The Secrets behind Their Success
Researchers find a grass gene affecting how plants manage water and carbon dioxide that could be useful to growing biofuel crops on marginal land.
Researchers find a grass gene affecting how plants manage water and carbon dioxide that could be useful to growing biofuel crops on marginal land.
A newly discovered metabolic process linking different bacteria in a community could enhance bioenergy production.
These enhanced tools will accelerate gene discovery and characterization, vital for new forms of fuel production.
Researchers discover the first CRISPR-Cas9 system in archaea, which may enable new technologies for biological research.
New database of DNA viruses and retroviruses debuts.
Understanding interactions among organisms in complex microbial communities sheds new light on a globally significant environmental process.
Understanding how brown rot fungi degrade wood could lead to new tools for more efficient biofuel production.
For the first time, scientists analyzed the genetic material of surface microbes that are colonizing the deep subsurface, where they are adapting and thriving.
Mass spectrometry and high-performance computing combined, allowing scientists to study proteins that link internal processes to community attributes.
Genetic approaches will aid development of higher biomass-yielding, sustainable trees for bioenergy feedstocks.
“Master regulator” gene will facilitate management and breeding of trees better adapted to changing environments.
Better understanding could lead to more cost-effective production of cellulosic biofuels.