CellBioNewsMar 12, 2025

#Eukaryotic #phytoplankton decline due to #ocean #acidification could significantly impact global #carbon_cycle

#climate_change #mightymicrobes #CO2 #primary_production #carbon_fixation

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-eukaryotic-phytoplankton-decline-due-ocean.html

Eukaryotic phytoplankton decline due to ocean acidification could significantly impact global carbon cycle

Princeton University and Xiamen University researchers report that in tropical and subtropical oligotrophic waters, ocean acidification reduces primary production, the process of photosynthesis in phytoplankton, where they take in carbon dioxide (CO2), sunlight, and nutrients to produce organic matter (food and energy).

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CellBioNewsFeb 28, 2025

Boosted #soil #bacterium shows promise for #sustainable #bioplastic production.

#mightymicrobes #microbiome #Cupriavidus #formic_acid #CO2 #carbon_fixation #glycine

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-boosted-soil-bacterium-sustainable-bioplastic.html

Boosted soil bacterium shows promise for sustainable bioplastic production

The soil bacterium Cupriavidus necator has attracted the attention of researchers and industry for decades. This is partly because, through biochemical reactions, the bacterium converts the renewable raw materials formic acid and carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products such as bioplastics.

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