Fresh insight into the mechanisms underlying the global impact of diatoms came from the availability of the roughly 34 megabases (Mb) of DNA sequence for the nuclear, plastid and mitochondrial genomes ...

We examine diatoms via research-grade microscopes. Our lab also houses several thousand glass microslides and archived material, primarily from arctic, alpine and Antarctic lakes and streams. Our work ...

When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis is not the only strategy for accumulating carbon. Instead, these single-celled plankton are also building ...

Andrew Alverson is a biologist and expert on diatoms at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. He contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. You'll consume about ...

Diatoms are one of the most important organisms contributing to aquatic primary productivity and their sterols are frequently used as markers for their presence and abundance. In this study, the ...

Diatoms are the main component of phytoplankton and thus form the basis of the marine food chain. Because they carry out photosynthesis with their chloroplasts, they account for a large proportion of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Once a boat enters the water, microorganisms begin accumulating on its surfaces, creating a ...

Plant Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 155, No. 1 (2022), pp. 70-106 (37 pages) Background and aims – Despite a long research history, knowledge of Antarctic marine benthic diatoms is fragmentary. This ...

Kirstie R Scott receives funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council of the UK through the Security Science Doctoral Research Training Centre (UCL SECReT) based at University ...