Borrowing a Gene from the Burning Bush Plant Improves Oil Qualities in Bioenergy Crops
Scientists engineered camelina and pennycress seeds to produce nearly pure specialized oils, paving the way for improved biofuel production.
Scientists engineered camelina and pennycress seeds to produce nearly pure specialized oils, paving the way for improved biofuel production.
A novel test of coexistence theory shows that plants can coexist or exclude one another depending on which mycorrhizal fungi species are present.
A novel gene, BOOSTER, enhances plants’ photosynthesis efficiency and productivity.
Analysis of bacterial toxin-antitoxin systems sheds new light on how microbes interact with other members of their communities.
Quantum ghost imaging of live plants at light levels lower than starlight gives new perspectives on plant processes.
Nutrients related to vitamin B12 influence microbial growth and reshape soil microbiomes.
Scientists use gene editing to create a yellow-seeded camelina that may boost oil yield.
Spatial transcriptomics, combined with single-cell expression profiling, reveals new information on plant/arbuscular mycorrhizal interactions.
Leveraging a new genome annotation tool, researchers identified ‘talented’ microorganisms with genes for transforming polyphenols in peatlands.
A specialized microscope allows investigations of single molecules of cellulase enzymes.
Research on ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms reshapes scientists’ perspective on those microbes’ physiology and ecological niche.
Entangled photons reveal completely different information about an organic molecule than traditional spectroscopy techniques.
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