In principle, humans can produce an antibody response to any non-self-antigen molecule in
the appropriate context. This flexibility is achieved by the presence of a large repertoire of …

Advances in the analysis of amplicon sequence datasets have introduced a methodological
shift in how research teams investigate microbial biodiversity, away from sequence identity …

On the basis of the sampling data from an assemblage, estimation of species richness
(observed plus undetected) is statistically difficult especially for highly-diverse assemblages …

Rapid changes of the biosphere observed in recent years are caused by both small and
large scale drivers, like shifts in temperature, transformations in land-use, or changes in the …

The global diversity of Bacteria and Archaea, the most ancient and most widespread forms
of life on Earth, is a subject of intense controversy. This controversy stems largely from the …

Observed range shifts of numerous species support predictions of climate change models
that species will shift their distribution northward into the Arctic and sub-Arctic seas due to …

The global surge in demand for metals such as cobalt and nickel has created
unprecedented interest in deep-sea habitats with mineral resources. The largest area of …

Crop rotation, the successive cultivation of different crops on the same field, has been
practiced for centuries, and it is often associated with increased crop yields. Cover cropping …

To infer genuine patterns of biodiversity change in the fossil record, we must be able to
accurately estimate relative differences in numbers of taxa (richness) despite considerable …

Anthropogenic discharge of nutrients, metals, and antibiotics poses multiple threats to the
health of aquatic ecosystems and humans, eg, causing eutrophication, and introduction of …