Nitrogen Dilemma
Noteworthy — Continuing on the topic of nitrogen fertilizers, we refer readers to an editorial outlining sustainable solutions.
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Nitrogen Obsession
by Roberto — A brief history of how organisms get their nitrogen.
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Diazomania II – Trichodesmium
by Roberto — When it comes to expansive oligotrophic environments replete with microbial life, the surfaces of Earth's oceans are hard to beat. Therein, most of the primary production comes from a rich diversity of photosynthetic microbes. There's plenty of light and carbon dioxide, so growth is therefore limited by something else.
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Of Terms in Biology: Diazotroph
by Roberto — It all started with my wanting to write a post on Frankia. I did what I always do when thinking of a new post. I googled 'small things considered frankia'. Nothing. Good start, I can dive into the topic. Next, I thought let's put Frankia in the context of prior posts. I googled 'small things considered rhizobium'. Nothing again...
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Take a Deep Breath of... Methane
by Christoph — If you were faced with the task of preparing a lecture series on "general bacterial physiology", you could easily choose Pseudomonas aeruginosa as your companion, your model organism, to cover (almost) every topic. Yet, when it comes to metabolic versatility, you could also think of Rhodopseudomonas palustris as an alternative. This Alphaproteobacterium of the...
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Cyanobacteria: Growing a Green Future Around the Clock
by Spencer Diamond and Britt Flaherty — With such famous bacteria as Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis hogging the stage, it can be hard for bugs like cyanobacteria to enter the limelight. However, without E. coli and B. subtilis we would still be here today; without cyanobacteria (or something with similar capabilities) earth would be an anaerobic…
