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April 29, 2016

Proteomics method measures carbon uptake of marine microbes
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 29, 2016
In a paper published April 26th in mSystems, a team of researchers led by microbiologists at Oregon State University, in Corvallis, describe a successful trial of a new method of identifying the carbon uptake of specific marine bacterioplankton taxa. The technique uses proteomics - the large-scale study of proteins - to observe directly the metabolic processes of communities of microorganisms. Oregon State microbiologist Ryan Mueller, senior author on the paper, says the technique illuminates the ... read more

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