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	<title>MIT Darwin Project &#187; Inomura</title>
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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>A Marine Symbiosis Allows a Better Understanding of Our Cells Evolution</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-marine-symbiosis-allows-a-better-understanding-of-our-cells-evolution/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-marine-symbiosis-allows-a-better-understanding-of-our-cells-evolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Human cells, as well as cells of animals, plants, fungi, and other eukaryotic organisms, originally emerged hundreds of millions of years ago through the symbiotic association of some primitive bacteria that, until then, had lived independently. This represented an unprecedented leap in the complexity of life, where some bacteria, after having resided within cells for &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-marine-symbiosis-allows-a-better-understanding-of-our-cells-evolution/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Marine Symbiosis Allows a Better Understanding of Our Cells Evolution</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>High Growth Rate of Diatoms Explained by Reduced Carbon Requirement and Low Energy Cost of Silica Deposition</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/high-growth-rate-of-diatoms-explained-by-reduced-carbon-requirement-and-low-energy-cost-of-silica-deposition/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/high-growth-rate-of-diatoms-explained-by-reduced-carbon-requirement-and-low-energy-cost-of-silica-deposition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 19:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Diversity and Biogeography]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keisuke Inomura, Juan José Pierella Karlusich, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Curtis Deutsch, Paul J. Harrison, Chris Bowler (2023), High Growth Rate of Diatoms Explained by Reduced Carbon Requirement and Low Energy Cost of Silica Deposition, Microbiology Spectrum, doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03311-22 Description: The rapid growth of diatoms makes them one of the most pervasive and productive types of plankton in the world’s ocean, &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/high-growth-rate-of-diatoms-explained-by-reduced-carbon-requirement-and-low-energy-cost-of-silica-deposition/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">High Growth Rate of Diatoms Explained by Reduced Carbon Requirement and Low Energy Cost of Silica Deposition</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>URI researcher-led study opens oceans of possibilities</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/uri-researcher-led-study-opens-oceans-of-possibilities/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/uri-researcher-led-study-opens-oceans-of-possibilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 21:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darwin alum, now assistant professor of oceanography in URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography, Keisuke Inomura talks to URI News about the recent Nature Geoscience study he led. &#160; Read this story at URI News Publication: Keisuke Inomura, Curtis Deutsch, Oliver Jahn, Stephanie Dutkiewicz and Michael J. Follows (2022), Global patterns in marine organic matter stoichiometry driven by phytoplankton ecophysiology, Nature Geoscience, doi: 10.1038/s41561-022-01066-2]]></description>
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		<title>Global patterns in marine organic matter stoichiometry driven by phytoplankton ecophysiology</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/global-patterns-in-marine-organic-matter-stoichiometry-driven-by-phytoplankton-ecophysiology/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/global-patterns-in-marine-organic-matter-stoichiometry-driven-by-phytoplankton-ecophysiology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keisuke Inomura, Curtis Deutsch, Oliver Jahn, Stephanie Dutkiewicz and Michael J. Follows (2022), Global patterns in marine organic matter stoichiometry driven by phytoplankton ecophysiology, Nature Geoscience, doi: 10.1038/s41561-022-01066-2 Description: The proportion of major elements in marine organic matter links cellular processes to global nutrient, oxygen and carbon cycles. Differences in the C:N:P ratios of organic matter &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/global-patterns-in-marine-organic-matter-stoichiometry-driven-by-phytoplankton-ecophysiology/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Global patterns in marine organic matter stoichiometry driven by phytoplankton ecophysiology</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quantifying nitrogen fixation by heterotrophic bacteria in sinking marine particles</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/quantifying-nitrogen-fixation-by-heterotrophic-bacteria-in-sinking-marine-particles/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/quantifying-nitrogen-fixation-by-heterotrophic-bacteria-in-sinking-marine-particles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Nitrogen Fixation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subhendu Chakraborty, Ken H. Andersen, André W. Visser, Keisuke Inomura, Michael J. Follows &#38; Lasse Riemann  (2021), Quantifying nitrogen fixation by heterotrophic bacteria in sinking marine particles, Nature Communications, doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23875-6 Description: Nitrogen (N2) fixation by heterotrophic bacteria associated with sinking particles contributes to marine N cycling, but a mechanistic understanding of its regulation and significance &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/quantifying-nitrogen-fixation-by-heterotrophic-bacteria-in-sinking-marine-particles/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Quantifying nitrogen fixation by heterotrophic bacteria in sinking marine particles</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quantitative models of nitrogen-fixing organisms</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/quantitative-models-of-nitrogen-fixing-organisms/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/quantitative-models-of-nitrogen-fixing-organisms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 03:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Hill]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macromolecular Modeling]]></category>
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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>Quantifying nutrient throughput and DOM production by algae in continuous culture</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/quantifying-nutrient-throughput-and-dom-production-by-algae-in-continuous-culture/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/quantifying-nutrient-throughput-and-dom-production-by-algae-in-continuous-culture/#comments</comments>
		<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>
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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>Fellow Travelers</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/fellow-travelers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nitrogen Fixation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Observations suggest diazotrophs like Crocosphaera and Trichodesmium pay for their ability to fix nitrogen with a very low growth rate, yet diatom-diazotroph associations or DDAs exhibit high growth rates. CBIOMES postdoctoral fellow Chris Follett and co-authors use a cell flux model to test the hypothesis that diatom-diazotroph associations or DDAs grow faster than unpaired diazotrophs &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/fellow-travelers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Fellow Travelers</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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