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		<title>Quantitative models of nitrogen-fixing organisms</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 03:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Hill]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keisuke Inomura, Curtis Deutsch, Takako Masuda, Ondřej Prášil, Michael J. Follows (2020), Quantitative models of nitrogen-fixing organisms, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.11.022 Nitrogen-fixing organisms are of importance to the environment, providing bioavailable nitrogen to the biosphere. Quantitative models have been used to complement the laboratory experiments and in situ measurements, where such evaluations are difficult or costly. Here, we review the &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/quantitative-models-of-nitrogen-fixing-organisms/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Quantitative models of nitrogen-fixing organisms</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A steady-state model of microbial acclimation to substrate limitation</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-steady-state-model-of-microbial-acclimation-to-substrate-limitation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Casey and Michael J. Follows (2020), A steady-state model of microbial acclimation to substrate limitation, PLoS Computational Biology, doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008140Summary: The mechanics of resource-limited microbial growth is a fundamental focus in cell biology and biophysics. Physiological acclimation plays a key role in microbial growth rate dependence on the availability of a limiting resource, but progress has been mostly rooted &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-steady-state-model-of-microbial-acclimation-to-substrate-limitation/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A steady-state model of microbial acclimation to substrate limitation</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quantifying nutrient throughput and DOM production by algae in continuous culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2020 14:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A.W. Omta, D. Talmy, K. Inomura, A.J. Irwin, Z.V. Finkel, D. Sher, and M.J. Follows (2020), Quantifying nutrient throughput and DOM production by algae in continuous culture, Journal of Theoretical Biology, doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2020.110214 Summary: Freshwater and marine algae can balance nutrient demand and availability by regulating uptake, accumulation and exudation. To obtain insight into these processes under nitrogen (N) and phosphorus &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/quantifying-nutrient-throughput-and-dom-production-by-algae-in-continuous-culture/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Quantifying nutrient throughput and DOM production by algae in continuous culture</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Mechanistic Model of Macromolecular Allocation, Elemental Stoichiometry, and Growth Rate in Phytoplankton</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-mechanistic-model-of-macromolecular-allocation-elemental-stoichiometry-and-growth-rate-in-phytoplankton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2020 15:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inomura, K. A-W. Omta, D. Talmy, J. Bragg, C. Deutsch, and M.J. Follows (2020), A Mechanistic Model of Macromolecular Allocation, Elemental Stoichiometry, and Growth Rate in Phytoplankton, Frontiers in Microbiology, doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00086 Summary: We present a model of the growth rate and elemental stoichiometry of phytoplankton as a function of resource allocation between and within broad macromolecular pools under a variety &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-mechanistic-model-of-macromolecular-allocation-elemental-stoichiometry-and-growth-rate-in-phytoplankton/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Mechanistic Model of Macromolecular Allocation, Elemental Stoichiometry, and Growth Rate in Phytoplankton</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Size Dependence of Physiology and Metabolism within Marine Picoplankton Populations</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/size-dependence-of-physiology-and-metabolism-within-marine-picoplankton-populations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Diversity and Biogeography]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Casey, J., K. Bjorkman, S. Ferron, D. Karl (2019), Size dependence of physiology and metabolism within marine picoplankton populations, Limnology and Oceanography, doi: 10.1002/lno.11153 Summary: Cell size is broadly applied as a convenient parameterization of ecosystem models and is widely applicable to constrain the activities of organisms spanning large size ranges. However, the size structure of &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/size-dependence-of-physiology-and-metabolism-within-marine-picoplankton-populations/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Size Dependence of Physiology and Metabolism within Marine Picoplankton Populations</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An empirical model of carbon flow through marine viruses and microzooplankton grazers</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/an-empirical-model-of-carbon-flow-through-marine-viruses-and-microzooplankton-grazers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 14:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Talmy, Stephen J. Beckett, Darcy A.A. Taniguchi, Corina P.D. Brussard, Joshua S. Weitz, and Michael J. Follows (2019), An empirical model of carbon flow through marine viruses and microzooplankton grazers, Environmental Microbiology, doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14626 Summary: Viruses and microzooplankton grazers represent major sources of mortality for marine phytoplankton and bacteria, redirecting the flow of organic material throughout the world’s &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/an-empirical-model-of-carbon-flow-through-marine-viruses-and-microzooplankton-grazers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">An empirical model of carbon flow through marine viruses and microzooplankton grazers</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When Phytoplankton Go Hungry</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/when-phytoplankton-go-hungry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 22:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Helen Hill for MIT CBIOMES The Redfield ratio, the atomic ratio of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus (C:N:P) in phytoplankton and deep ocean waters, has often been treated as a constant 106:16:1. A new paper involving several CBIOMES co-authors, among them two from the MIT Darwin Group, presents compelling evidence for what causes this ratio &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/when-phytoplankton-go-hungry/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">When Phytoplankton Go Hungry</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Model for Nitrogen Fixation in the Presence of Ammonium</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-model-for-nitrogen-fixation-in-the-presence-of-ammonium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former MIT Darwin Group member Keisuke Inomura, working with MIT CBIOMES investigator Mick Follows, presents a new quantitative model of nitrogen fixation in the presence of ammonium. by Helen Hill for CBIOMES Nitrogen fixation, the conversion of dinitrogen gas to bioavailable nitrogen, is carried out by diverse prokaryotes termed diazotrophs. It plays a fundamental role &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-model-for-nitrogen-fixation-in-the-presence-of-ammonium/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Model for Nitrogen Fixation in the Presence of Ammonium</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Phytoplankton &amp; Chips</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/phytoplankton-chips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helen Hill &#124; Darwin Project Microbes mediate the global marine cycles of elements, modulating atmospheric CO2 and helping to maintain the oxygen we all breath yet there is much about them scientists still don’t understand. Now, an award from the Simons Foundation will give researchers from the Darwin Project access to bigger, better computing resources to model &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/phytoplankton-chips/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Phytoplankton &#038; Chips</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Darwin goes to Ocean Sciences 2014</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/darwin-goes-to-ocean-sciences-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaving the cold of a New England February behind, the Darwin team will be in full attendance at this year&#8217;s Ocean Sciences conference taking place February 23-28 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Here are all the Darwin Project abstracts: Clayton, S.; Lin, Y. C.; Follows, M. J.; Worden, A. Z.; FINE SCALE ECOLOGY OF PICOEUKARYOTES ACROSS THE &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/darwin-goes-to-ocean-sciences-2014/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Darwin goes to Ocean Sciences 2014</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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