We examine diatoms via research-grade microscopes. Our lab also houses several thousand glass microslides and archived material, primarily from arctic, alpine and Antarctic lakes and streams. Our work ...

Fresh insight into the mechanisms underlying the global impact of diatoms came from the availability of the roughly 34 megabases (Mb) of DNA sequence for the nuclear, plastid and mitochondrial genomes ...

When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis is not the only strategy for accumulating carbon. Instead, these single-celled plankton are also building ...