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Ten Researchers Chosen for Summer MONet Soil Sampling

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Seventy-four soil cores will be collected to contribute to a publicly available database
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Environmental Transformations and Interactions
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Solid Particles or “Tar balls” from Wildfires Exhibit Enhanced Light Absorption

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Researchers observe water uptake by solid-state absorptive brown carbon emitted from wildfire smoke, adding new insights into the particles’ potential atmospheric and radiation impacts.
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Calls for Proposals

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Review EMSL's proposal call opportunities, project timelines, and guidance. Learn about the different types of proposals and tips for submitting a successful proposal.
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Computing, Analytics, and Modeling
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Machine Learning Approach Improves Bioaerosol Detection in the Atmosphere

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A new machine learning study, integrated with single-particle measurements, reveals that the presence of bioaerosols has been underestimated in the atmosphere.
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Two Bacterial Species from Hot Springs Cooperate to Colonize New Niches

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A study of two species of thermophilic bacteria found in hot springs from Yellowstone National Park reveals that microbial cooperation not only enhances motility towards light, but also the colonization of new niches and construction of stronger biofilms. 
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Cryo-Electron Microscopy and AlphaFold2 Prediction Reveals the Structure of the Mnx Protein Complex and Uncovers the Mechanism of Manganese Biomineralization

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Cryo-Electron Microscopy and AlphaFold2 Prediction Reveals the Structure of the Mnx Protein Complex and Uncovers the Mechanism of Manganese Biomineralization

The 3-D structure of the Mnx protein complex has eluded crystallization efforts, but new approaches show a tunnel runs through the protein complex that enables biomineralization.

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