L. Richards

Ammonia leakage can underpin nitrogen-sharing among soil microbes

The paper shows that ammonia leakage from bacteria enables nitrogen sharing with fungi in soil, highlighting a previously underappreciated mechanism of microbial interaction.

Emergence of synchronised growth oscillations in filamentous fungi

This study observes synchronized growth oscillations in Serendipita indica fungi during sporulation using a microfluidic setup and links it to cell-cell communication.

Connecting species-specific extents of genome reduction in mitochondria and plastids

The paper examines the relationship between mitochondrial and plastid genome reduction across eukaryotic species, finding a generally positive correlation in gene retention but limited evidence for coevolution of specific gene pairs.

Ecological predictors of organelle genome evolution: Phylogenetic correlations with taxonomically broad, sparse, unsystematized data

The paper investigates ecological predictors of organelle genome evolution by analyzing phylogenetic correlations across sparse, unsystematized data from eukaryotes.

Universal features shaping organelle gene retention

The paper identifies universal features shaping organelle gene retention using over 15k oDNA sequences and whole genome data, revealing hydrophobicity and energetic centrality as key predictors.

Fragment-based ab initio phasing of peptidic nanocrystals by MicroED

This paper introduces a fragment-based method for de novo structure determination of peptidic nanocrystals using MicroED, enabling the solution of previously intractable structures.

The white matter is a pro-differentiative microenvironment for glioblastoma

This study identifies the white matter as a differentiative niche for glioblastomas, showing that tumour cells in contact with it acquire pre-oligodendrocyte-like fate, leading to reduced proliferation and invasion.

Simulating groundcover community assembly in a frequently burned ecosystem using a simple neutral model

The paper uses a neutral model to simulate groundcover community assembly in a frequently burned ecosystem and finds dispersal limitation is the most influential parameter.

Scale dependent patterns in interaction diversity maintain resiliency in a frequently disturbed ecosystem

The paper examines how fire frequency affects interaction diversity and ecosystem resiliency in longleaf pine ecosystems, finding that higher fire frequency increases local turnover in interaction diversity, enhancing immediate resiliency.