Centro Nacional de Biotecnología

Adaptation to seasonal drought in Arabis alpina is linked to the demographic history and climatic changes since the last glacial maximum

Abstract Understanding how species adapt to new environments is a central goal in evolutionary biology, and a topical question in climate change research. Here, we sequenced the genomes of 426 individuals of the perennial, Arctic-alpine herb Arabis alpina to study demography and...

Viral transport in evaporating sessile model respiratory droplets

Abstract Viral particles, or virions, may remain infectious in the dry residue of respiratory droplets for times as long as hours. This is counterintuitive, since salt concentration increases dramatically as the drop's water evaporates, making the drop a harsh environment for vir...

Adaptive thermogenesis and fermentation as survival strategies of vegetative cells of Bacillus subtilis under simulated Martian stressors

<title>Abstract</title> Microbial responses to Mars‑analog environments are key to understanding the limits of life and improving life‑detection strategies. Here, we investigated the survival and physiological adaptation of <italic>Bacillus subtilis</italic> exposed for five sols...

Engineered microorganisms for environmental release: current situation and future perspectives

Engineered microorganisms for environmental release (EMERs) hold a considerable potential for bioremediation of sites polluted with urban and industrial emissions. The growing availability of EMERs with phenotypes that can help recovering polluted sites and degraded ecosystems co...