The deep ocean is a rich reservoir of unique organisms with great potential for
bioprospecting, ecosystem services, and the discovery of novel materials. These organisms …

Methane is the second most abundant climate-active gas, and understanding its sources
and sinks is an important endeavour in microbiology, biogeochemistry, and climate …

Metagenomic studies on geothermal environments have been central in recent discoveries
on the diversity of archaeal methane and alkane metabolism. Here, we investigated …

The roles of Asgard archaea in eukaryogenesis and marine biogeochemical cycles are well
studied, yet their contributions in soil ecosystems remain unknown. Of particular interest are …

Archaea possess characteristic membrane-spanning lipids that are thought to contribute to
the adaptation to extreme environments. However, the biosynthesis of these lipids is poorly …

Cas10 proteins are large subunits of type III CRISPR RNA (crRNA)-guided surveillance
complexes, many of which have nuclease and cyclase activities. Here, we use …

Archaeal membrane lipids GDGTs (glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers) are biomarkers used
for tracking Earth's historical environmental changes. Among these GDGTs, the H-shaped …

Over the past decade, environmental metagenomics and polymerase chain reaction-based
marker gene surveys have revealed that several lineages beyond just a few well …

Asgardarchaeota, commonly referred to as Asgard archaea, are a candidatus phylum-level
archaeal clade that includes the closest archaeal relatives of eukaryotes. Despite their …

Methane is the second most abundant climate-active gas and understanding its sources and
sinks is a crucial endeavor in microbiology, biogeochemistry, and climate sciences 1, 2. For …