Nothing in Biology—whether synthetic or naturally-occurring—is truly orthogonal. Devices and modules may be more or less autonomous but not orthogonal, which is a qualitative, yes/no notion. Mere language does not create reality. But I see the term over & over in SynBio papers 🤔

New publication on wood colonising microbial communities. For fungal diversity, the larger environmental surrounding was of high relevance, while bacterial community composition was strongly affected by soil contact. doi.org/10.1007/s00253…

Taxonomic does not necessarily follow functional microbial biodiversity in ecosystems. Metagenomic alpha-diversity index for microbial functional biodiversity - A new tool for #metagenomics #Thuenen research Thünen-Institut Soil Biodiversity SoilSystems academic.oup.com/femsec/article…

#metagenomics is much more than a catalogue of genes. It increasingly becomes an indispensable tool for microbial ecology. Brilliant work of Damien Finn shows the way forward:
metagenomic alpha-diversity index for microbial functional biodiversity academic.oup.com/femsec/article…

Earthworms modify soil #microbiomes more than you might think ... A new paper fresh from the press. A contribution to the #MonViA project of the #Thuenen Institute. doi.org/10.1016/j.soil…
Thünen-Institut Soil Biodiversity Soil Biology Group - WUR

, Stefan Hempel, Heike Haslwimmer, Christoph Tebbe, Damien Finn, Liliane Ruess, Matthias C. Rillig a very enjoyable collaboration!

“Higher microbial diversity appeared to weaken the temperature-related response of SOM decomposition, with apparent benefits for carbon sequestration”. Guangliang Zhang et al revisited. dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.27…

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Last chance to submit your application as Postdoc for an applied research project on rhizosphere microbial ecology. Help us to pave the way towards a microbiome-based sustainable agriculture. 2 more days. Don't miss it. Here the link again: interamt.de/koop/app/stell…

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A great pleasure and honour having presented the Opening Talk to this exciting Biostimulant World Congress. Thanks to the organisers.

🌲🦬🌡️🖤🇨🇦 2 open PhD positions in a new Yukon project (application deadline 22.12.2023)
supervised by Christopher Poeplau and Christoph Tebbe
one position with focus on biogeochemistry and the other one on microbiology (💖 both)

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Open Ph.D position at Thünen-Institut Institute of #Biodiversity . Join our team. How do #microbiomes adapt to higher soil temperatures? Investigate the interplay between biogeochemistry and #soil #metagenomes . More info? thuenen.de/de/thuenen-ins…

Come and work with us Thünen-Institut: 2 exciting PhD positions in the DFG-project AWESOME. We will study long-term soil warming effects on soil biogeochemistry and microbiology in the Yukon Territory, Canada . thuenen.de/en/thuenen-ins…

Biogas from animal manure is a challange. New paper from our #Thuenen #biodiversity team 'Methanogenesis under NH3
inhibition depends on broad-scale tolerance throughout the prokaryotic community' - which can be achieved by adaptation. Thanks Damien! doi.org/10.1007/s00253…

Die EU-Kommission will genveränderte Nutzpflanzen zulassen, sofern die Sorten auch auf natürliche Weise hätten entstehen können. Das sorgt für Streit. Im Interview erklärt Mikrobiologie Christoph Tebbe seine Sicht auf die Argumente.
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Drought conditions can strongly change the direction how #rhizomicrobiomes respond to elevated CO2 as anticipated with #ClimateChange and thus should be considered for predicting implications for cropland #soil #microbiomes . authors.elsevier.com/a/1hG8i48oXbz1…

…and I just wrote in an Introduction section of a paper in press that the composition of soil microbiomes cannot yet be predicted based on physicochemical soil data… I appreciate efforts falsifying it.