Despite substantial interest in the species diversity of the human microbiome and its role in
disease, the scale of its genetic diversity, which is fundamental to deciphering human …

Lanthanides are 15 elements commonly referred to as Rare Earth Elements. Among the
many materials comprising rare earths coordination compounds play a crucial role in cancer …

Trace elements are actively cycled in seawater, are essential components for marine life,
and are transported to the seafloor where they can become enriched in marine sediments …

Marine authigenic carbonates form shallow-water microbialites, mud mounds, and
hydrocarbon-seep deposits and contain appreciable amounts of trace elements that yield …

Whether the result of an oil well blowout, vessel collision or grounding, leaking pipeline, or
other incident at sea, each marine oil spill will present unique circumstances and …

Lanthanide biochemistry—A surprise around every corner: lanthanides as biologically
essential metals. This statement was until recently, unthinkable. This minireview presents …

Aerobic methanotrophs have long been known to play a critical role in the global carbon
cycle, being capable of converting methane to biomass and carbon dioxide. Interestingly …

In an era of environmental degradation, and water, and mineral scarcity, enhancing
microbial function in sustainable mining has become a prerequisite for the future of the …

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest, longest-lasting, and deepest oil accident to
date in US waters. As oil and natural gas jetted from release points at 1,500-m depth in the …

Cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) possess enormous biological activity, wherein
many aspects related to the biological properties of nanoceria still remain unclear. In the …