Cyanobacteria (bright red) colonised on #Syntrichia rulalis and #Campylium stellatu! #moss #nitrogen fixation

Researchers achieve highest-quality moss genome assembly to date A research team has achieved a gapless assembly of Syntrichia caninervis's genome, totaling 323.44 Mbp with an N50 value of 24.41 Mbp and a single-base accuracy exceeding 99.999%, making it the highes...

Researchers achieve highest-quality #moss #genome assembly to date.

#Syntrichia #T2T #deseert #drought_tolerant

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Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of cold tolerance in desert moss A study led by Prof. Zhang Daoyuan from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed crucial molecular insights into the cold tolerance of Syn...

Researchers uncover #molecular mechanisms of #cold_tolerance in desert #moss.

#Syntrichia #gene_expression #photosynthesis #antioxidant #up_regulation #ScDREBA5

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