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Tiny Arctic Organisms Are Defying the Rules of Biology
Beneath the Arctic’s frozen surface, tiny algae are defying the rules of biology.
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Excited to share the lab's 1rst preprint! Rapid high-res immunofluorescence is now possible in cultured & environmental diatoms thanks to 4-fold expansion microscopy. A step-change for comparative cell biology in one of the most important phytoplankton groups on the planet 🥳 tinyurl.com/m9s5su7s 1/2
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Caves or tree houses? For tropical diatoms, the choice hardly matters, according to new study | Research Matters
New study shows that environmental water chemistry, rather than the physical surface they grow on, determines the diversity of diatoms in the Western Ghats, allowing for more flexible conservation mon...
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Bioluminescent algal blooms are replacing diatoms in Indian waters, and dams may be the reason, says new study | Research Matters
Researchers have discovered that a sharp decline in river-borne silicate, caused by the construction of thousands of dams, is triggering a massive increase in harmful algal blooms across India’s coast...
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Diatoms maintain metabolic activity in deep ocean twilight zones
Phytoplankton are primarily confined to the sunlit epipelagic zone, yet intact algal cells persist in the ocean's mesopelagic twilight zone where light is minimal. However, their survival strategies i...
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Diatoms Chases an Origins Award With Microscopic Algae Art
Sabrina Culyba's Diatoms, the Mensa Select game of microscopic algae art, is a 2026 Origins Award finalist, with winners decided at Origins Game Fair this week.
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