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Bacteria resisting viral infection can still sink carbon to ocean floor

By Emily Caldwell

Study explores ecological effects of phage resistance in marine setting. 

        

11.26.25 Virus host benchmarking paper graphic for news story - read paper for details

NEW paper: Benchmarking Hi-C for virus–host inference

By Olivier Zablocki

🚨NEW paper: Benchmarking Hi-C for virus–host inference journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... 

A clear baseline for anyone mapping virus–host interactions that establishes robust,…

AU25 Ohio State Microbiome Science Faculty positions open  See below

Faculty positions in Microbiome Science at Ohio State - postings open!

By Heather Curtis

We welcome research on microbiomes in any ecosystem context (natural environments, plant/animal/human hosts, or engineered), organismal focus (microbial eukaryote, prokaryote, virus, or mix), and…

A framework for integrating genomics, microbial traits, and ecosystem biogeochemistry

Microbes are crucial for Earth's biogeochemical cycles, and this study by the EMERGE Biology Integration Institute demonstrates the significant impact of genome-inferred microbial traits on…

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