#rotifers — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ie/649217/ A Mother’s Age Can Affect Her Offspring in Ways Scientists Are Only Starting to Understand #Aging #DNA #Éire #Epigenetics #IE #Ireland #rotifer #rotifers #Science

🌡️🦠 #LimnoScenEs (#BiodivScen) shows how climate warming impacts tiny zooplankton (#rotifers) in temperate shallow lakes, altering composition and dominance patterns.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-024-05744-7

🌡️🦠 #LimnoScenEs (#BiodivScen) shows how climate warming impacts tiny zooplankton (#rotifers) in temperate shallow lakes, altering composition and dominance patterns.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-024-05744-7

18-JUL-2024
Small animals acquire genes from #bacteria that can produce #antibiotics

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1051402 #science #rotifers #HorizontalGeneTransfer

18-JUL-2024
Small animals acquire genes from #bacteria that can produce #antibiotics

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1051402 #science #rotifers #HorizontalGeneTransfer

18-JUL-2024
Small animals acquire genes from #bacteria that can produce #antibiotics

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1051402 #science #rotifers #HorizontalGeneTransfer

Small #animals use 'stolen' genes from #bacteria to protect against infection
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-small-animals-stolen-genes-bacteria.html

Bdelloid #rotifers deploy horizontally acquired biosynthetic genes against a fungal pathogen https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49919-1

"When these rotifers are exposed to fungal infection, they switch on hundreds of genes that they acquired from bacteria and other #microbes. Some of these genes produce resistance weapons, such as #antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents, in the rotifers"

Small #animals use 'stolen' genes from #bacteria to protect against infection
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-small-animals-stolen-genes-bacteria.html

Bdelloid #rotifers deploy horizontally acquired biosynthetic genes against a fungal pathogen https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49919-1

"When these rotifers are exposed to fungal infection, they switch on hundreds of genes that they acquired from bacteria and other #microbes. Some of these genes produce resistance weapons, such as #antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents, in the rotifers"

Small #animals use 'stolen' genes from #bacteria to protect against infection
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-small-animals-stolen-genes-bacteria.html

Bdelloid #rotifers deploy horizontally acquired biosynthetic genes against a fungal pathogen https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49919-1

"When these rotifers are exposed to fungal infection, they switch on hundreds of genes that they acquired from bacteria and other #microbes. Some of these genes produce resistance weapons, such as #antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents, in the rotifers"

Small #animals use 'stolen' genes from #bacteria to protect against infection
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-small-animals-stolen-genes-bacteria.html

Bdelloid #rotifers deploy horizontally acquired biosynthetic genes against a fungal pathogen https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49919-1

"When these rotifers are exposed to fungal infection, they switch on hundreds of genes that they acquired from bacteria and other #microbes. Some of these genes produce resistance weapons, such as #antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents, in the rotifers"

#Zooplankton in #ocean and freshwater are rapidly escalating the global environmental threat of #plastics, finds study
#rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton common in fresh and ocean water around world, are able to chew apart #microplastics, breaking them down into even smaller, and potentially more dangerous, #nanoplastics—particles smaller than one micron. Each #rotifer can create between 348,000–366,000 per day, leading to uncountable swarms of nanoparticles. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-zooplankton-ocean-freshwater-rapidly-escalating.html

#Zooplankton in #ocean and freshwater are rapidly escalating the global environmental threat of #plastics, finds study
#rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton common in fresh and ocean water around world, are able to chew apart #microplastics, breaking them down into even smaller, and potentially more dangerous, #nanoplastics—particles smaller than one micron. Each #rotifer can create between 348,000–366,000 per day, leading to uncountable swarms of nanoparticles. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-zooplankton-ocean-freshwater-rapidly-escalating.html

#Zooplankton in #ocean and freshwater are rapidly escalating the global environmental threat of #plastics, finds study
#rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton common in fresh and ocean water around world, are able to chew apart #microplastics, breaking them down into even smaller, and potentially more dangerous, #nanoplastics—particles smaller than one micron. Each #rotifer can create between 348,000–366,000 per day, leading to uncountable swarms of nanoparticles. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-zooplankton-ocean-freshwater-rapidly-escalating.html

#Zooplankton in #ocean and freshwater are rapidly escalating the global environmental threat of #plastics, finds study
#rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton common in fresh and ocean water around world, are able to chew apart #microplastics, breaking them down into even smaller, and potentially more dangerous, #nanoplastics—particles smaller than one micron. Each #rotifer can create between 348,000–366,000 per day, leading to uncountable swarms of nanoparticles. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-zooplankton-ocean-freshwater-rapidly-escalating.html

#Microplastics have contaminated every corner of the planet, from the top of #MountEverest to the depths of the #MarianaTrench, and research has shown they are in many humans’ blood and heart tissue and the placentas of unborn babies. They cause harm in human cells in the laboratory at levels known to be eaten by people via food.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/09/microplastic-eating-plankton-worsening-crisis-oceans-plastic-pollution

#nanoplastics #fossilfools #plasticpackaging #Rotifers

#Microplastics have contaminated every corner of the planet, from the top of #MountEverest to the depths of the #MarianaTrench, and research has shown they are in many humans’ blood and heart tissue and the placentas of unborn babies. They cause harm in human cells in the laboratory at levels known to be eaten by people via food.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/09/microplastic-eating-plankton-worsening-crisis-oceans-plastic-pollution

#nanoplastics #fossilfools #plasticpackaging #Rotifers

When it comes to tiny invertebrates in science, C. elegans is at the top, but rotifers are not far behind. Their internal transparency makes them sought after for research.

However, up to now, we had no way to manipulate their genetics, allowing only for environmental studies.

Now, Massachusetts scientists have developed a CRISPR system for gene knockout studies in rotifers, opening them up to the scientific world.

#Rotifers #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Scicomm #Biology

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001888

When it comes to tiny invertebrates in science, C. elegans is at the top, but rotifers are not far behind. Their internal transparency makes them sought after for research.

However, up to now, we had no way to manipulate their genetics, allowing only for environmental studies.

Now, Massachusetts scientists have developed a CRISPR system for gene knockout studies in rotifers, opening them up to the scientific world.

#Rotifers #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Scicomm #Biology

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001888

When it comes to tiny invertebrates in science, C. elegans is at the top, but rotifers are not far behind. Their internal transparency makes them sought after for research.

However, up to now, we had no way to manipulate their genetics, allowing only for environmental studies.

Now, Massachusetts scientists have developed a CRISPR system for gene knockout studies in rotifers, opening them up to the scientific world.

#Rotifers #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Scicomm #Biology

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001888

When it comes to tiny invertebrates in science, C. elegans is at the top, but rotifers are not far behind. Their internal transparency makes them sought after for research.

However, up to now, we had no way to manipulate their genetics, allowing only for environmental studies.

Now, Massachusetts scientists have developed a CRISPR system for gene knockout studies in rotifers, opening them up to the scientific world.

#Rotifers #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Scicomm #Biology

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001888

Powerful #gene_editing approach boosts #rotifers in pantheon of laboratory animals.

#CRISPR #model_organism

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-powerful-gene-approach-boosts-rotifers.html

#Rotifers have been studied for >100 years re #microevolution, #EcologicalDynamics & #ecotoxicology. This study presents a #CRISPR-based method for KO mutation of 1 or 2 alleles, and KI mutations, in rotifers with high efficiency @MBLscience #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3Kb8CAC

#Rotifers have been studied for >100 years re #microevolution, #EcologicalDynamics & #ecotoxicology. This study presents a #CRISPR-based method for KO mutation of 1 or 2 alleles, and KI mutations, in rotifers with high efficiency @MBLscience #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3Kb8CAC

#Rotifers have been studied for >100 years re #microevolution, #EcologicalDynamics & #ecotoxicology. This study presents a #CRISPR-based method for KO mutation of 1 or 2 alleles, and KI mutations, in rotifers with high efficiency @MBLscience #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3Kb8CAC

#Rotifers have been studied for >100 years re #microevolution, #EcologicalDynamics & #ecotoxicology. This study presents a #CRISPR-based method for KO mutation of 1 or 2 alleles, and KI mutations, in rotifers with high efficiency @MBLscience #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3Kb8CAC

#introduction
Hi there Mastodon!
I'm Ashley. An avid #wetland wonderer with a passion for Bdelloid #rotifers and biotic interactions within freshwater systems. Entering my 3rd year of undergraduate study as a mature ager with way too many research ideas brewing for my post grad journey. I've recently plummeted into the wonderful world of pollination, native pollinators, sonication, and....wasps...wasps, wasps, and wasps! Is a kooky blend of smarts/creepy/sweet/& cheek with a side of #dyslexia.

#introduction
Hi there Mastodon!
I'm Ashley. An avid #wetland wonderer with a passion for Bdelloid #rotifers and biotic interactions within freshwater systems. Entering my 3rd year of undergraduate study as a mature ager with way too many research ideas brewing for my post grad journey. I've recently plummeted into the wonderful world of pollination, native pollinators, sonication, and....wasps...wasps, wasps, and wasps! Is a kooky blend of smarts/creepy/sweet/& cheek with a side of #dyslexia.

#introduction
Hi there Mastodon!
I'm Ashley. An avid #wetland wonderer with a passion for Bdelloid #rotifers and biotic interactions within freshwater systems. Entering my 3rd year of undergraduate study as a mature ager with way too many research ideas brewing for my post grad journey. I've recently plummeted into the wonderful world of pollination, native pollinators, sonication, and....wasps...wasps, wasps, and wasps! Is a kooky blend of smarts/creepy/sweet/& cheek with a side of #dyslexia.

#introduction
Hi there Mastodon!
I'm Ashley. An avid #wetland wonderer with a passion for Bdelloid #rotifers and biotic interactions within freshwater systems. Entering my 3rd year of undergraduate study as a mature ager with way too many research ideas brewing for my post grad journey. I've recently plummeted into the wonderful world of pollination, native pollinators, sonication, and....wasps...wasps, wasps, and wasps! Is a kooky blend of smarts/creepy/sweet/& cheek with a side of #dyslexia.

Scientists unearth 24,000-year-old microbes from Siberian permafrost - Enlarge / After thawing out, these tiny creatures started making clones of themse... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1775475 #climatechange #permafrost #rotifers #science #biology