April 3, 2023

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Warming Strongly Increases Nutrient Availability in a Nutrient-Limited Bog

Whole-ecosystem warming at SPRUCE exponentially increased available nutrients for plants, but observed responses were not captured by the ELM-SPRUCE model.

March 29, 2023

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Particle Errors: Quantifying the Effects of Simulation Mixing State on Aerosol Optical Properties

Researchers use particle-resolved model simulations to quantify errors in simulations’ simplified optical properties.

March 13, 2023

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Deep Forest Soils Lose Carbon under Experimental Warming

Experiment shows that even large, old, and presumably stable stores of soil carbon are vulnerable to warming and could amplify climate change.

March 6, 2023

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Metal Contamination Causes Metabolic Stress in Environmental Bacteria

The mixed metal waste common to industrial dumping sites causes metabolic stress in bacterial iron metabolism that cannot be explained by additive single metal exposure.

February 9, 2023

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Hijacking the Hijackers: Engineering Bacterial Viruses to Genetically Modify their Hosts

Researchers use CRISPR to engineer a bacteriophage to deliver DNA into targeted members of microbial communities for precise genome editing.

January 27, 2023

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Discovering Unique Microbes Made Easy with DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase)

New article describes how to extract and analyze genomes from microbiomes using the Department of Energy Systems Biology Knowledgebase

January 24, 2023

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Online Tool Can Help Researchers Synthesize Millions of Molecules

New improvements to an open-source platform streamline enzyme engineering.

January 19, 2023

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It Isn’t the Picky Eaters that Drive Soil Microbial Metabolism

Even microbes that can’t break down a plentiful food source can still be successful by interacting with fellow community members.

January 10, 2023

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Engineered Poplar Lignin Has More of a Valuable “Clip-off” Chemical

Scientists introduce a bacterial enzyme into bioenergy poplars to increase the amount of a valuable platform chemical.

January 3, 2023

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High-Pressure Systems Favor Sea-Breeze Convection Over Southeastern Texas

AI reveals relationships between weather systems and cloud physics.