April 17, 2024
Soil Bacteria Link their Life Strategies to Soil Conditions
Assessing the genomes of soil bacteria around the globe, researchers identified three dominant life strategies linked to different types of soil.
April 10, 2024
During Droughts, Soil Microbes Produce Volatile Carbon Metabolites
In a warmer world, microbes in drought-stricken soils convert less carbon to carbon dioxide and more to volatile intermediates.
March 27, 2024
Scientists Confirm that Methane-Processing Microbes Produce a Fossil Record
Microorganisms and their metabolisms help silica to mineralize near deep ocean methane seeps.
March 20, 2024
Yeast Uses Plastic Waste Oils to Make High-Value Chemicals
Yarrowia lipolytica reallocates its production of protein toward energy and lipid metabolism to grow on hydrocarbons and produce high-value chemicals.
March 6, 2024
In Peatland Soil, a Warmer Climate and Elevated Carbon Dioxide Rapidly Alter Soil Organic Matter
Experiments find increased temperatures and carbon dioxide rapidly altered peatland carbon stocks, highlighting peatlands’ vulnerability to climate change.
February 20, 2024
Surprising Strategies: Scientists Quantify the Activity of Algal-Associated Bacteria at the Microscale
High resolution isotope analysis of the algal microbiome identifies ecological strategies not predicted by genome content.
February 12, 2024
Researchers Directly Detect Interactions Between Viruses and their Bacterial Hosts in Soils
The first application of High-Throughput Chromosome Conformation Capture (Hi-C) Metagenome Sequencing to soil captures phage-host interactions at the time of sampling.
February 9, 2024
How the Quantum World Can Help Scientists Engineer Biology
Improving genome engineering with quantum biology and artificial intelligence.
February 5, 2024
Creating a Virus-Resistant Bacterium Using a Synthetic Engineered Genome
Scientists engineered a model bacterium's genetic code to make it virus-resistant and unable to exchange genetic material or grow without special media.
January 31, 2024
Beyond Ice Cubes: Researchers Bring Complex Shapes to Sea-Ice Dynamics Models
Voronoi tessellation meshes focus on sea ice areas of interest and reduce computer resource needs.