#Archaea & #microbiology folks - I'm curious. How do you feel about the dorado polish bacteria mode for your archaeal ONT long read assembled genomes? I know it holds up well with bacteria, but archaea's always been a bit funny.

Polypolish-pypolca combo is great, but they need short reads and I want to stick with long reads whenever I can (purely for logistic reasons)

#bioinformatics

Me : I am capable of practical, efficient thoughts and actions

Also me : I suddenly remembered Methanosarcina (I studied biology almost 20 years ago). Let's read about it in detail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanosarcina

#archaea
Methanosarcina - Wikipedia

How can #extremophilic #archaea make proteins in almost boiling water?

At #Biochemistry2026, Schraga Schwartz gave an inspiring lecture about the many interesting #RNA modifications these organisms are using and how they can be studied.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092867425010827
#Biochemistry #Chemistry #ChemBio
CC: @gdch, @GDCh_BioChem

How can #extremophilic #archaea make proteins in almost boiling water? At #Biochemistry2026, Schraga Schwartz gave a lecture about the many interesting #RNA modifications these organisms are using and how they can be studied. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Biochemistry #ChemSky #ChemBio

The third day of #Biochemistry2026 is off to a great start with an inspiring lecture by Schraga Schwartz. He talked about "RNA at the Edge: Extreme Biology as a Lens on RNA Modification Principles".

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092867425010827
#Biochemistry #Chemistry #ChemBio #RNA #extremophiles #Archaea
CC: @gdch

Nitrosopumilus maritimus is a highly adaptable species of #marine #archaea that accounts for approximately 30% of the marine #microbial #plankton population and plays a vital role in regulating the ocean's biological and chemical balance amid climate change.
#Microbiology #MarineBiology #Environmental #GlobalChangeBiology #OceanBiogeochemistry #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/mcb03092601.html
New study finds deep ocean microbes already prepared to tackle climate change

Deep-sea waters are warming due to heat waves and climate change, and it could spell trouble for the oceans’ delicate chemical and biological balance.