Microbial colonization of gypsum: from the fossil record to the present day

Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Aug. 20, 2024

Microorganisms inhabiting gypsum have been observed in environments that differ greatly water availability. Gypsum colonized by microorganisms, including cyanobacteria, eukaryotic algae, and diverse heterotrophic communities, occurs hot, arid or even hyperarid environments, cold of the Antarctic Arctic zones, saline hypersaline lakes ponds where precipitates. Fossilized microbial remnants preserved were also reported. protects endolithic communities against excessive insolation ultraviolet radiation, while allowing photosynthetically active radiation to penetrate through mineral substrate. We here review worldwide occurrences microbially specific properties related its function as a substrate habitat for life on Earth possibly beyond. Methods detecting characterizing their biomarkers are discussed, microscopic, spectroscopic, chemical, molecular biological techniques. The modes adaptation different microorganisms within crystals under environmental conditions described. Finally, we discuss deposits possible targets search beyond Earth, especially Mars, sulfate-rich occur, propose strategies detect them during space exploration missions.

Language: Английский

Plant and Algal Lipids: In All Their States and On All Scales

Plant and Cell Physiology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 65(6), P. 823 - 825

Published: May 29, 2024

Language: Английский

Algal biomusic generation

Applied Phycology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(1), P. 9 - 20

Published: Dec. 10, 2024

Technologies which can generate music with limited human intervention are a longstanding area of investigation for musicians and musicologists, particular interest in how these technologies be harnessed ecocentric forms musical expression. To date, most efforts have focused on the use computational algorithms to compose music. Biomusic – created using biological data provides an alternative paradigm creation non-human truly ecocentric. Photosynthetic organisms offer ability create responds changes their environment, such as light conditions temperature. Herein, we propose ubiquitous bioelectrical activities algae (which correlated photosynthetic activity) utilized biomusic generation. In addition describing scientific principles underpinning algal systems, also provide tutorial descriptions bioelectrochemical devices signal processing pipelines used engineer them. addition, overview many applications that accessed this technology, highlighting few pioneering examples

Language: Английский