The new paper led by our team member Shirley Pomponi (and collaborators the Florida Atlantic University – Harbor Branch, Wageningen University & Research, and Nord University Bodø) describes the first successful development of rapid cell division in marine sponges. You … Read More
REFERENCE Conkling, Megan; Hesp, Kylie; Munroe, Stephanie; Sandoval, Kenneth; Martens, Dirk E; Sipkema, Detmer; Wijffels, Rene H; Pomponi, Shirley A (2019). Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53643-y. ABSTRACT Sponges (phylum porifera) are among the oldest Metazoa and considered critical to understanding animal evolution … Read More
REFERENCE Hanz, Ulrike; Weinberg, Claudia; Hebblen, Dierk; Duineveld, Gerard; Lavaleye, Marc; Juva, Katriina; Dullo, Wolf-Christian; Friewald, Andrè; Tamborrino, Leonardo; Reichart, Gert-Jan; Flögel, Sascha; Mienis, Furu (2019). Biogeosciences. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4337-2019. ABSTRACT Thriving benthic communities were observed in the oxygen minimum zones along … Read More
REFERENCE Pham, CK; Murillo, FJ; Maldonado, M; Colaço, A; Ottaviani, D; Kenchington, E (2019). Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52250-1. ABSTRACT Deep-sea sponge grounds are vulnerable marine ecosystems, which through their benthic-pelagic coupling of nutrients, are of functional relevance to the deep-sea realm. … Read More
REFERENCE Meyer, HK; Roberts, EM; Rapp, HT; Davies, AJ (2019). Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.103137. ABSTRACT Deep-sea sponge grounds are important habitats that provide several ecosystem services, yet relatively little is known about their distribution and … Read More
REFERENCE Renault, Yohann JG; Lynch, Rosemary; Marelli, Enrico; Sharma, Sunil V; Pubill-Ulldemolins, Cristina; Sharp, Joshua A; Cartmell, Christopher; Cárdenas, Paco; Goss, Rebecca JM (2019). Chemistry Communications. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc02554e. ABSTRACT Blending synthetic biology and synthetic chemistry represents a powerful approach to diversity … Read More
REFERENCE Maldonado, Manuel; López-Acosta, María; Sitjà, Cèlia; García-Puig, Marta; Galobart, Cristina; Ercilla, Gemma; Laynaert, Aude (2019). Nature Geoscience. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0430-7. ABSTRACT Silicon (Si) is a pivotal element in the biogeochemical and ecological functioning of the ocean. The marine Si cycle is … Read More
REFERENCE Pubill-Ulldemolins, Cristina; Sharma, Sunil V; Cartmell, Christopher; Zhao, Jinlian; Cárdenas, Paco; Goss, Rebecca JM (2019). Chemistry – A European Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201901327. ABSTRACT The blending of synthetic chemistry with biosynthetic processes provides a powerful approach to synthesis. Biosynthetic halogenation and … Read More
REFERENCE López-Acosta, Maria; Laynaert, Aude; Chavaud, Laurent; Amice, Erwan; Bihannic, Isabelle; Le Bec, Thierry; Maldonado, Manuel (2019). Plos ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218787. ABSTRACT Sponges consume dissolved silicon (DSi) to build their skeletons. Few studies have attempted to quantify DSi utilization by these … Read More
REFERENCE Steinert, Georg; Wemheuer, Bernd; Janussen, Dorte; Erpenbeck, Dirk; Daniel, Rolf; Simon, Meinhard; Brinkhoff, Thorsten; Schupp, Peter J (2020). Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00297. ABSTRACT Marine sponges (Phylum Porifera) are globally distributed within marine and freshwater ecosystems. In addition, sponges … Read More