Alex Carr and Nitin Baliga

Microbes That Keep Ecosystems in Balance Can Fall Apart Easily, New Study Finds

Just-published research out of ISB shows the microbial teamwork behind denitrification can collapse in polluted environments, threatening ecosystem balance and resilience.

Microbes That Keep Ecosystems in Balance Can Fall Apart Easily, New Study Finds
Microbes That Keep Ecosystems in Balance Can Fall Apart Easily, New Study Finds
Sara Calder, left, and Claudia Ludwig.

2023-24 School Year ISB Education Highlights

In the final installment of the 2023-24 academic year roundup, we highlight some of the top projects the ISB Education team is working on. Throughout the summer, the ISB Education team was busy publishing research in a special edition of Connected Science Learning, hosting interns, and much more.

2023-24 School Year ISB Education Highlights
2023-24 School Year ISB Education Highlights
Fluidized bed reactor

How Microbes Evolve to Spatially Divide and Conquer an Environment 

ISB researchers examined representative organisms of two classes of microbes whose interaction contributes to the conversion of more than 1 gigaton of carbon into methane every year. They found that gene mutations selected over a relatively short timeframe in the two microbes led to distinct functions.

How Microbes Evolve to Spatially Divide and Conquer an Environment 
How Microbes Evolve to Spatially Divide and Conquer an Environment 
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