Diatoms take up silicic acid, and use it to synthesize their cell wall -
But not all of the silica is deposited right away. Some of it remains soluble in a silicon storage pool SSP. Very nice work by Tobias Reichelt on how to determine the properties of this SSP #MLD8
But not all of the silica is deposited right away. Some of it remains soluble in a silicon storage pool SSP. Very nice work by Tobias Reichelt on how to determine the properties of this SSP #MLD8
June 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Diatoms take up silicic acid, and use it to synthesize their cell wall -
But not all of the silica is deposited right away. Some of it remains soluble in a silicon storage pool SSP. Very nice work by Tobias Reichelt on how to determine the properties of this SSP #MLD8
But not all of the silica is deposited right away. Some of it remains soluble in a silicon storage pool SSP. Very nice work by Tobias Reichelt on how to determine the properties of this SSP #MLD8
A huge thx to @vibtrainconf.bsky.social for this #MLD8 full of diatom geeks. Such a beautiful community & really phenomenal science. @serenaflori.bsky.social could present her latest preprint & I updated the diatom folks on how we make Chaetoceros a good model for phytoplankton symbiosis research !
June 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A huge thx to @vibtrainconf.bsky.social for this #MLD8 full of diatom geeks. Such a beautiful community & really phenomenal science. @serenaflori.bsky.social could present her latest preprint & I updated the diatom folks on how we make Chaetoceros a good model for phytoplankton symbiosis research !
pH, carbonate ion, and oxygen probes show major changes in the phycosphere of big centric diatoms, and inhibiting extracellular carbonic anhydrase forces them to switch between using CO2 and bicarb to supply carbon fixation (Glen Wheeler @ #MLD8)
June 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
pH, carbonate ion, and oxygen probes show major changes in the phycosphere of big centric diatoms, and inhibiting extracellular carbonic anhydrase forces them to switch between using CO2 and bicarb to supply carbon fixation (Glen Wheeler @ #MLD8)
A new version of ASAFIND (2.0) is out! @asafind.bsky.social. Ansgar Gruber introduced the updated tool at #MLD8 doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
ASAFind 2.0: multi‐class protein targeting prediction for diatoms and algae with complex plastids
Many photosynthetic eukaryotes possess complex plastids, which are surrounded by four membranes, and by a space known as the periplastidic compartment (PPC). ASAFind is a software for the prediction ...
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June 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A new version of ASAFIND (2.0) is out! @asafind.bsky.social. Ansgar Gruber introduced the updated tool at #MLD8 doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
#MLD8 is underway in sunny Ghent! Kicked off with exciting breakthroughs in diatom biology and new tools for molecular studies. Great to reconnect and dive into cell biology, ecophysiology, genomics & biotech. Tiny but mighty! 🌊 #DiatomResearch #BlueBiotech
Find out more: vibbio.tech/4kRX2L7
Find out more: vibbio.tech/4kRX2L7
June 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#MLD8 is underway in sunny Ghent! Kicked off with exciting breakthroughs in diatom biology and new tools for molecular studies. Great to reconnect and dive into cell biology, ecophysiology, genomics & biotech. Tiny but mighty! 🌊 #DiatomResearch #BlueBiotech
Find out more: vibbio.tech/4kRX2L7
Find out more: vibbio.tech/4kRX2L7
Day 1 of #MLD8 - with an amazing talk by @nic-poulsen.bsky.social on diatom adhesion and motility, describing proteins found in diatom glue @mldiatoms.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Day 1 of #MLD8 - with an amazing talk by @nic-poulsen.bsky.social on diatom adhesion and motility, describing proteins found in diatom glue @mldiatoms.bsky.social
Bernard Lepetit just gave a fantastic plenary on NPQ in diatoms at #MLD8 - turns out that diatoms can use the zeaxanthin/antheroxanthin/violaxanthin cycle for NPQ with Lhcx, when they don’t have diatoxanthin/diadinoxanthin (!)
June 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Bernard Lepetit just gave a fantastic plenary on NPQ in diatoms at #MLD8 - turns out that diatoms can use the zeaxanthin/antheroxanthin/violaxanthin cycle for NPQ with Lhcx, when they don’t have diatoxanthin/diadinoxanthin (!)
Nitrogen limitation and silicon limitation elicit changes in diatom metatranscriptomes, and highlight how little we know about the functional roles of many genes - especially those involved in silica metabolism and biomineralization. Kim Thamatrakoln at #MLD8
June 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Nitrogen limitation and silicon limitation elicit changes in diatom metatranscriptomes, and highlight how little we know about the functional roles of many genes - especially those involved in silica metabolism and biomineralization. Kim Thamatrakoln at #MLD8
Want to share your latest breakthroughs on the molecular biology of diatoms? Join us at the Molecular Life of Diatoms conference from 22-26 June 2025 in beautiful historical Ghent, Belgium! Secure your spot here: vibconferences.be/events/molecular-life-of-diatoms-8 #MLD8
Molecular Life of Diatoms 8
22-26 June 2025, Ghent, Belgium
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February 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Want to share your latest breakthroughs on the molecular biology of diatoms? Join us at the Molecular Life of Diatoms conference from 22-26 June 2025 in beautiful historical Ghent, Belgium! Secure your spot here: vibconferences.be/events/molecular-life-of-diatoms-8 #MLD8
Did you know diatoms are responsible for 20% of global carbon fixation annually & are biotech powerhouses?
Join us in Ghent for #MLD8 to explore multi-omics and decode the microbes that shape our planet.
Register by 6 June 2025, vibbio.tech/43l5fBh
#Microalgae #DiatomResearch
Join us in Ghent for #MLD8 to explore multi-omics and decode the microbes that shape our planet.
Register by 6 June 2025, vibbio.tech/43l5fBh
#Microalgae #DiatomResearch
June 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Did you know diatoms are responsible for 20% of global carbon fixation annually & are biotech powerhouses?
Join us in Ghent for #MLD8 to explore multi-omics and decode the microbes that shape our planet.
Register by 6 June 2025, vibbio.tech/43l5fBh
#Microalgae #DiatomResearch
Join us in Ghent for #MLD8 to explore multi-omics and decode the microbes that shape our planet.
Register by 6 June 2025, vibbio.tech/43l5fBh
#Microalgae #DiatomResearch
The design and synthesis of whole synthetic chromosomes (and yes, for diatoms) is now possible. The future is here. (Bogumil Karas @ #MLD8)
June 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The design and synthesis of whole synthetic chromosomes (and yes, for diatoms) is now possible. The future is here. (Bogumil Karas @ #MLD8)
Day 3 of #MLD8 started with an awesome plenary by @sinkingdiatom.bsky.social - identifying the “slow burning fuse” of diatom evolution, punctuated by three pulses of accelerated evolution. Definitely a seminal and must-read pub if you haven’t come across it yet www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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June 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Day 3 of #MLD8 started with an awesome plenary by @sinkingdiatom.bsky.social - identifying the “slow burning fuse” of diatom evolution, punctuated by three pulses of accelerated evolution. Definitely a seminal and must-read pub if you haven’t come across it yet www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Knocking out certain proteins involved in diatom frustule formation can change the pattern of pores - nice work by Tim Gerloff showing how we are getting closer to being able to bioengineer nanomaterials #MLD8
June 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Knocking out certain proteins involved in diatom frustule formation can change the pattern of pores - nice work by Tim Gerloff showing how we are getting closer to being able to bioengineer nanomaterials #MLD8
Stunning views of diverse diatom cell types generated with cryo-em, with a new workflow developed by Serena Flori @serenaflori.bsky.social at EMBL with @floravincent.bsky.social. Being able to see inside these organisms with this resolution is so incredibly cool. #MLD8
June 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Stunning views of diverse diatom cell types generated with cryo-em, with a new workflow developed by Serena Flori @serenaflori.bsky.social at EMBL with @floravincent.bsky.social. Being able to see inside these organisms with this resolution is so incredibly cool. #MLD8
We had a wonderful time at the Molecular Life of Diatoms meeting in Ghent last week!! Many stimulating conversations and fantastic talks. Huge thanks to the organizers for this splendid event #mld8 #protistsOnSky 🤎💛💚🌊
Looking back on last week's Molecular Life of Diatoms conference 🌊. Honored to be hosting this tight-knit, creative and collaborative community in Ghent! Topics ranged from single-cell approaches, imaging breakthroughs, new insights into photosynthesis and symbioses etc. #protistsOnSky #MLD8
July 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We had a wonderful time at the Molecular Life of Diatoms meeting in Ghent last week!! Many stimulating conversations and fantastic talks. Huge thanks to the organizers for this splendid event #mld8 #protistsOnSky 🤎💛💚🌊
In Pseudo-nitzschia, only 20% of the cells engage in sexual reproduction, but scRNA-seq shows they are all primed and ready to go. Antonella Ruggiero at #MLD8
June 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In Pseudo-nitzschia, only 20% of the cells engage in sexual reproduction, but scRNA-seq shows they are all primed and ready to go. Antonella Ruggiero at #MLD8
Diatoms (and other micro algae) have a non-canonical ATP synthase A subunit, called xATPA. Very cool and comprehensive story by Mathias Penot-Raquin at #MLD8
June 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Diatoms (and other micro algae) have a non-canonical ATP synthase A subunit, called xATPA. Very cool and comprehensive story by Mathias Penot-Raquin at #MLD8
In the last talk of the #MLD8 conference, Peter Kroth gave an excellent overview of recent advances on diatom transcription factors, and how they regulate surface adhesion and light sensing 🧬👋
June 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In the last talk of the #MLD8 conference, Peter Kroth gave an excellent overview of recent advances on diatom transcription factors, and how they regulate surface adhesion and light sensing 🧬👋
#MLD8 is coming up fast, be part of the global diatom research community and share your latest findings.
Take the stage and shine alongside leaders in the field, submit your abstract by April 21, vibbio.tech/3Gpw7XF
#Microalgae #DiatomResearch
Take the stage and shine alongside leaders in the field, submit your abstract by April 21, vibbio.tech/3Gpw7XF
#Microalgae #DiatomResearch
April 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
#MLD8 is coming up fast, be part of the global diatom research community and share your latest findings.
Take the stage and shine alongside leaders in the field, submit your abstract by April 21, vibbio.tech/3Gpw7XF
#Microalgae #DiatomResearch
Take the stage and shine alongside leaders in the field, submit your abstract by April 21, vibbio.tech/3Gpw7XF
#Microalgae #DiatomResearch
June 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Hey @hailtonothing.bsky.social, I think you might appreciate this one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLD8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLD8...
What if DIABLO became METAL? A Tristram arrangement in the style of OPETH.
YouTube video by GamePlayMetal
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December 1, 2024 at 4:49 AM
Hey @hailtonothing.bsky.social, I think you might appreciate this one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLD8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLD8...