A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus, gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from their environment, thanks to a bacterial gene picked up by an ancestor, ...

Scientists have discovered a new partnership between a marine diatom and a bacterium that can account for a large share of nitrogen fixation in vast regions of the ocean. The newly-discovered ...

The diatom test has long been recognised as a valuable adjunct in forensic pathology for establishing drowning as the cause of death. By identifying microscopic diatoms within internal organs and ...

Diatom‐derived oxylipins are oxygenated fatty acid metabolites that play a multifaceted role in marine ecosystems. Produced by diatoms during cellular stress, senescence and nutrient limitation, these ...

Summary of genetic events leading to adaptive radiation of diatoms in the N. sing1 lineage. Unlike most diatoms, which perform photosynthesis to generate carbon compounds, some members of the genus ...