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		<title>The microbial community model MCoM 1.0: a scalable framework for modelling phototroph heterotrophic interactions in diverse microbial communities</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/the-microbial-community-model-mcom-1-0-a-scalable-framework-for-modelling-phototroph-heterotrophic-interactions-in-diverse-microbial-communities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leonhard Lücken, Michael J. Follows, Jason G. Bragg, and Sinikka T. Lennartz (2026), The microbial community model MCoM 1.0: a scalable framework for modelling phototroph heterotrophic interactions in diverse microbial communities, Geosci. Model Dev., doi: 10.5194/gmd-19-2461-2026 Description: Microbial communities, comprising phototrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms, play a crucial role in global biogeochemical cycles. However, existing biogeochemical models rarely &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/the-microbial-community-model-mcom-1-0-a-scalable-framework-for-modelling-phototroph-heterotrophic-interactions-in-diverse-microbial-communities/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The microbial community model MCoM 1.0: a scalable framework for modelling phototroph heterotrophic interactions in diverse microbial communities</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Climate change may produce “fast-food” phytoplankton</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With warmer ocean temperatures, the composition of marine plankton could shift from protein-rich to carb-heavy, a new study suggests. Read this story at MIT News We are what we eat. And in the ocean, most life-forms source their food from phytoplankton. These microscopic, plant-like algae are the primary food source for krill, sea snails, some &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/climate-change-may-produce-fast-food-phytoplankton/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Climate change may produce “fast-food” phytoplankton</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Models and co-culture experiments assess four mechanisms of phytoplankton bacteria interactions</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/models-and-co-culture-experiments-assess-four-mechanisms-of-phytoplankton-bacteria-interactions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mixotrophy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Osnat Weissberg, Dikla Aharonovich, Zhen Wu, Michael J. Follows &#38; Daniel Sher (2025), Models and co-culture experiments assess four mechanisms of phytoplankton bacteria interactions, Nature Microbiology, doi: 10.1038/s41564-025-02196-0Description: Weissberg et al (2025) explores how heterotrophic bacteria affect marine phytoplankton, focusing on Prochlorococcus in co-culture with eight bacterial strains. Combining mathematical models and experiments, the authors examined four &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/models-and-co-culture-experiments-assess-four-mechanisms-of-phytoplankton-bacteria-interactions/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Models and co-culture experiments assess four mechanisms of phytoplankton bacteria interactions</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microbial reaction rate estimation using proteins and proteomes</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/microbial-reaction-rate-estimation-using-proteins-and-proteomes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McCain J. S. P., G. L. Britten, S. R. Hackett, M. J. Follows, G.W. Li (2025), Microbial reaction rate estimation using proteins and proteomes, ISME J., doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wraf018 Description: Microbes transform their environments using diverse enzymatic reactions. However, it remains challenging to measure microbial reaction rates in natural environments. Despite advances in global quantification of enzyme abundances, the individual &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/microbial-reaction-rate-estimation-using-proteins-and-proteomes/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Microbial reaction rate estimation using proteins and proteomes</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Satellite Eyes on Swirling Seas</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/satellite-eyes-on-swirling-seas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Ocean Color]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darwin researchers reveal how ocean eddies shape chlorophyll patterns across seasons and regions. Read this at CBIOMES News A new study led by Alexandra Jones-Kellett and Michael Follows in the MIT CBIOMES Group sheds light on how swirling ocean eddies influence satellite-detected chlorophyll concentrations—and how these effects vary dramatically across space and time. Published in &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/satellite-eyes-on-swirling-seas/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Satellite Eyes on Swirling Seas</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Intraspecific Diversity in Thermal Performance Determines Phytoplankton Ecological Niche</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/intraspecific-diversity-in-thermal-performance-determines-phytoplankton-ecological-niche/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/intraspecific-diversity-in-thermal-performance-determines-phytoplankton-ecological-niche/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arianna I. Krinos, Sara K. Shapiro, Weixuan Li, Sheean T. Haley, Sonya T. Dyhrman, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Michael J. Follows, Harriet Alexander (2025), Intraspecific Diversity in Thermal Performance Determines Phytoplankton Ecological Niche, Ecology Letters, doi: 10.1111/ele.70055 Description: Temperature has a primary influence on phytoplankton physiology and ecology. We grew 12 strains of Gephyrocapsa huxleyiisolated from different-temperature regions for ~45 generations &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/intraspecific-diversity-in-thermal-performance-determines-phytoplankton-ecological-niche/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Intraspecific Diversity in Thermal Performance Determines Phytoplankton Ecological Niche</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Missing microbial eukaryotes and misleading meta-omic conclusions</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/missing-microbial-eukaryotes-and-misleading-meta-omic-conclusions/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/missing-microbial-eukaryotes-and-misleading-meta-omic-conclusions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arianna I. Krinos, Margaret Mars Brisbin, Sarah K. Hu, Natalie R. Cohen, Tatiana A. Rynearson, Michael J. Follows, Frederik Schulz &#38; Harriet Alexander (2024), Missing microbial eukaryotes and misleading meta-omic conclusions, Nature Communications, doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52212-w Description: Meta-omics is commonly used for large-scale analyses of microbial eukaryotes, including species or taxonomic group distribution mapping, gene catalog construction, and inference &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/missing-microbial-eukaryotes-and-misleading-meta-omic-conclusions/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Missing microbial eukaryotes and misleading meta-omic conclusions</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Latitudinal patterns in ocean C:N:P reflect phytoplankton acclimation and macromolecular composition</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/latitudinal-patterns-in-ocean-cnp-reflect-phytoplankton-acclimation-and-macromolecular-composition/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/latitudinal-patterns-in-ocean-cnp-reflect-phytoplankton-acclimation-and-macromolecular-composition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Justin D. Liefer, Angelicque E. White, Zoe V. Finkel, Andrew J. Irwin, Mathilde Dugenneb, Keisuke Inomura, François Ribalet, E. Virginia Armbrust, David M. Karl, Matthew H. Fyfe, Christopher M. Brown, and Michael J. Follows (2024), Latitudinal patterns in ocean C:N:P reflect phytoplankton acclimation and macromolecular composition, PNAS, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2404460121 Description: The proportions of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in surface &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/latitudinal-patterns-in-ocean-cnp-reflect-phytoplankton-acclimation-and-macromolecular-composition/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Latitudinal patterns in ocean C:N:P reflect phytoplankton acclimation and macromolecular composition</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Innovative Sequencing Technique Enhances Marine Microbial Research</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/innovative-sequencing-technique-enhances-marine-microbial-research/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/innovative-sequencing-technique-enhances-marine-microbial-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 01:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New method significantly improves the accuracy of measuring cell counts of marine picocyanobacteria, a crucial component of oceanic ecosystems. Read this story at cbiomes.org]]></description>
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		<title>Amplicon Sequencing with Internal Standards Yields Accurate Picocyanobacteria Cell Abundances as Validated with Flow Cytometry</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/amplicon-sequencing-with-internal-standards-yields-accurate-picocyanobacteria-cell-abundances-as-validated-with-flow-cytometry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alexandra E. Jones-Kellett, Jesse C. McNichol, Yubin Raut, Kelsy R. Cain, François Ribalet, E. Virginia Armbrust, Michael J. Follows, and Jed A. Fuhrman (2024), Amplicon Sequencing with Internal Standards Yields Accurate Picocyanobacteria Cell Abundances as Validated with Flow Cytometry, ISME Communications, doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycae115 Description: Marine microbial ecologists seek measurements of organismal abundance and diversity at high &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/amplicon-sequencing-with-internal-standards-yields-accurate-picocyanobacteria-cell-abundances-as-validated-with-flow-cytometry/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Amplicon Sequencing with Internal Standards Yields Accurate Picocyanobacteria Cell Abundances as Validated with Flow Cytometry</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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