Genomic and biochemical analyses of prokaryotic sulfur metabolism identify diverse microorganisms with the capacity to oxidize sulfide using iron(iii).

Soil ecosystems form the foundation of planetary health and play a critical role in climate feedback mechanisms. However, they are also vulnerable to the impacts of global change.

A team of neurologists and AI specialists at MIT's Media Lab has led a study looking into the brain impacts of large language model (LLM) use among people who engage with them for study or work. They ...

Microplastic pollution is a growing threat to soils, but its effects on plant litter decomposition remains poorly understood. Particularly, it is uncl…

We are delighted to announce that Jillian Petersen has been appointed Full Professor (§ 99/4) at the Center for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS). This appointment marks an excit...

In 2025, Vienna will celebrate the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II. University of Vienna musicologist Michele Calella and theatre studies scholar Anke Charton discuss the socio-cultural context of...

Microbial communities provide crucial services for human well-being, driving an interest in designing and controlling them towards optimised or novel …

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We are thrilled to announce that Ksenia Guseva has joined our team as a senior scientist.

Chemla et al. review the release of bacteria into the environment and propose engineering strategies to help improve performance and reduce risk.

Measures of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning show variable responses to perturbations, complicating the prediction of responses to global change. This study shows that the variability of communi...

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Dive into the wonders of the world below your feet with the researchers of the SoilChip group at @LundUniversity! We want to share unique footage from our cyborg soils, transparent labyrinths that me...

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This study explored whether and how microbial diversity losses impact the thermal adaptation of soil heterotrophic respiration and thereby regulate the ability of soils to mitigate climate change. It...

In this Review, Shepherd, Brockhurst and colleagues explore the clinical evidence in support of four major ecological and evolutionary mechanisms of within-patient antimicrobial resistance emergence i...

Fungi are considered particularly important in regulating the structure and function of dryland ecosystems, yet the response of dryland fungal communities to global change remains notably understudie...

Sugars and organic acids, primary components in plant root exudates, are thought to enhance microbia

PhD Project - The effect of tree planting on soil carbon balance in upland ecosystems at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

Current practices in water and wastewater treatment to control unwanted microbes have led to new problems, including health effects from disinfection byproducts, growth of opportunistic pathogens resistant to residual disinfectants (e.g., chlorine), and antibiotic resistance. These challenges are sp …

I Hashem, A Zhang, J Van Impe; Spatial sensing as a strategy for public goods regulation by gut microbes, The ISME Journal, , wrae233, https://doi.org/10.1

Traditional fluorescent proteins are commonly used to analyze biofilm dynamics, but their fluorescence signal diminishes during biofilm growth due to oxygen limitation. These authors develop a novel f...