Antarctic microbes reveal climate impact on marine ecosystems Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature and the amount of sea ice. This is shown by coordinated measurements taken of...

#Antarctic #microbes reveal #climate impact on #marine #ecosystems

#genomics #eDNA #global_warming #community_structure #phytoplankton #funded_by_NSF #funded_by_us

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Microplastics could be fueling antibiotic resistance Microplastics—tiny shards of plastic debris—are all over the planet. They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in oceans, clustered in clouds and on mountains, and been found inside human b...

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Landscape transcriptomics may give insight into what stresses wild bees A new method of examining gene expression patterns called landscape transcriptomics may help pinpoint what causes bumble bees stress and could eventually give insight into why bee populations are decl...

Landscape #transcriptomics may give insight into what #stresses wild #bees.

#RNA #conservation #AI #genomics #conservation #bumblebees #Bombus #funded_by_USDA #funded_by_us

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Simultaneous aerobic and anaerobic respiration in a Yellowstone thermophile challenges scientific norms Montana State University has long been a hub for research on the many unique features of nearby Yellowstone National Park, and now a doctoral student in one of the university's microbiology laboratori...

Simultaneous #aerobic and #anaerobic #respiration in a Yellowstone #thermophile challenges scientific norms

#mightymicrobes #extremophiles #chemolithotroph #genomic #metabolism #bacteria #archea #funded_by_NASA #funded_by_us

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Key genes for corn architecture revealed, identifying future breeding targets The physical structure of corn plants—including the angle of leaves bending from the stem and the number of pollen-laden tassel branches—makes a big difference for yield. Compact plants can be planted...

Key #genes for #corn #architecture revealed, identifying future #breeding targets.

#agriculture #food-security #genomics #gene_regulation #pleiotropy #transcription_factors #transcriptomics #funded_by_NSF #funded_by_us

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Introducing Evo 2, a predictive and generative genomic AI for all domains of life Researchers at the Arc Institute, Stanford University, and NVIDIA have developed Evo 2, an advanced AI model capable of predicting genetic variations and generating genomic sequences across all domain...

Introducing #Evo_2, a predictive and generative #genomic #AI for all domains of #life.

#evolution #diversity #OpenGenome2 #funded#by_NSF #funded_by_US

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