Recent Scientific Publications | Marine Biological Laboratory

As of November 2, 2026
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Evans, B. J., Murphy, H. A., Porter, S. R., Wasonga, D. V., Knytl, M., Bergelová, B., & Horb, M. (2026). A candidate genetic trigger of female sex determination in Marsabit clawed frogs ( Xenopus borealis ). Genetics, iyag304. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyag304

MacCord, K., & Maienschein, J. (2026). Regeneration. In Reference Module in Social Sciences. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-40622-5.00034-7

Gutner-Hoch, E., Balter, R., Eisenberg, E., Roberson, L., & Rosenthal, J. (2026). Chloroplast DNA minicircles composition, structure, and variation within Breviolum psygmophilum (Symbiodiniaceae, dinoflagellates). Frontiers in Marine Science, 13, 1847790. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2026.1847790

Moen, J. M., Richards, A. L., Krogsaeter, E. K., Polacco, B. J., Gordon, M., Stevenson, E., Boyles, R., Burq, M., Stepec, D., Crampton, B., Sin, N., Gale-Day, Z., Gestwicki, J. E., Cimermancic, P., Rosenthal, J. J. C., Krogan, N. J., & Swaney, D. L. (2026). Functional diversification of the cephalopod proteome by RNA editing. Cell, S0092867426011840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2026.09.043

Nakamura, M., Nishijima, R., Kyoda, T., Moriyama, Y., Yoshida, H., Koike, R., Takebayashi‐Suzuki, K., Horb, M. E., & Suzuki, A. (2026). Wnt5a Is Critical for the Maintenance of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in Xenopus Tadpole Tail Regeneration. Development, Growth & Differentiation, 68(8), e70071. https://doi.org/10.1111/dgd.70071

Parziale, J. V., Attarde, S., Khalid, F., Sangana, P. D., & Holford, M. (2026). A primary cell culture platform for studying venom gland and brain tissue in octopus. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-75631-9

Randall, J., Bishop, K., McClelland, J., Bahr, K., & Walther, B. (2026). Transplanted bivalves record subseasonal shifts in isotopic and elemental proxies for salinity in subtropical estuaries. Marine & Freshwater Research, 77(14). https://doi.org/10.1071/MF26040

Spicer, M. F. D., Wijma, S., Schütte, N., Huertas, J., Maristany, M. J., Pérez López, J. I., Chen, L., Alaabo, M., Rosen, M. K., Collepardo-Guevara, R., & Gerlich, D. W. (2026). Electrostatic control of chromatin compaction safeguards against apoptotic DNA release. The EMBO Journal. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44318-026-00932-8

Wittmers, F., Dames, N. R., Michelsen, M., Spezzano, R., Comstock, J., Bergauer, K., Vergin, K., Liu, S., Parsons, R., Temperton, B., Saito, M. A., Carlson, C. A., & Worden, A. Z. (2026). Seasonal and evolutionary patterns of planktonic Hikarchaeia reveal ecological niches of marine rare biosphere constituents. mBio, e01753-26. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01753-26

Hiza, N., Liu, J., Wong, T., Seyfarth, E., & Zottoli, S. J. (2026). General Morphology and Neurite Projection Patterns of Supramedullary Neurons in the Cunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus. Journal of Morphology, 287(10), e70184. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.70184

Smith, N. F., Rawlinson, K. A., von Dassow, G., Kuris, A. M., Johnson, K. B., & Boyle, M. J. (2025). Phylum Platyhelminthes. In M. J. Boyle & C. M. Young (Eds.), Atlas of marine invertebrate larvae (2nd ed., pp. 357–380). Academic Press . https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102871-1.00012-9

Countryman, A. D., Geisterfer, Z. M., Cao, R. C., & Gladfelter, A. S. (2026). Distinct actin architectures across a giant syncytial cell. microPublication Biology, 2026. https://doi.org/10.17912/MICROPUB.BIOLOGY.002421

Dumit, D., Moynihan, M. A., Crowley, C. A., Uveges, B. T., Izon, G., Roberts, M. L., Donnelly, J. P., Ruff, S. E., & Summons, R. E. (2026). A 3000-year record of environmental and ecological change in a temperate estuary. Organic Geochemistry, 222, 105315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2026.105315

Guest, S. L., & Dawson, S. C. (2026). Multiple evolutionary routes to cytoskeletal arborization revealed by the rhizarian amoeba Filoreta ramosa. Current Biology, S0960982226012108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.09.032

Rogers, T. F., Stock, J., Schulz, N. G., Yalçin, G., Rencken, S., Weissenbacher, A., Clarence, T., Schultz, D. T., Ragsdale, C. W., Albertin, C. B., & Simakov, O. (2026). Genome reorganisation and expansion shape 3D genome architecture and define a distinct regulatory landscape in coleoid cephalopods. Nature Communications, 17, 10319. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-77625-7

Russell, K., Chen, Y., Espinosa, J. R., Farré-Gil, D., Zhou, H., Maristany, M. J., Perez-Lopez, J. I., Huertas, J., Orozco, M., Rosen, M. K., & Collepardo-Guevara, R. (2026). Near-atomistic simulations reveal the molecular principles that control chromatin structure and phase separation. Nature Communications, 17(1), 10532. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78050-6

Stein, I. R., & Cardon, Z. G. (2026). Belowground growth is the primary driver of radial oxygen loss from Typha angustifolia to sediment. New Phytologist, nph.71593. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71593

Banday, Z. Z., Randich, A. M., Hulse, R. E., Tong, Z., Havrilak, J. A., Osorno-Ferro, T., Watto, E., Demchenko, E. A., Fournier, Z., Grillet, N., Sotomayor, M., Layden, M. J., Malamy, J., & Perozo, E. (2026). Cnidarian mechanosensory cells as ancestors of vertebrate hair cells: Molecular targeting of an ancient mechanotransduction complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 123(40), e2607106123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2607106123

Deck, A. R., Tucker, S. J., Hauser, B. M., Iacchei, M. J., Callan, C. K., Rappé, M. S., & Nigro, O. D. (2026). Succession of the yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) microbiome from hatch to settlement in a recirculating aquaculture system. PeerJ, 14, e21690. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21690

Rabbitt, K., Bowen, J., Costa, M., Giblin, A., McClain, T., Morris, J., & Hughes, A. R. (2026). Nitrogen Uptake Varies Regionally in the Salt Marsh Plant Spartina alterniflora. Estuaries and Coasts, 49(6), 199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-026-01816-0

Connolly, C. T., Koch, J. C., McClelland, J. W., Rawlins, M. A., & Repasch, M. (2026). Landscape Controls River Continuum Dissolved Organic Carbon in Northeastern Alaska. Water Resources Research, 62(9), e2025WR042358. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR042358

Garcia Arredondo, M., Pérez Castro, S., Mendoza, F. A., Mardis, G., Koch, C., Tfaily, M. M., Cardon, Z. G., & Keiluweit, M. (2026). Nutrient stress reduces the extent but increases the intensity of root-driven destabilization of mineral-associated organic matter. Communications Earth & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-04008-7

Pennock, C. A., Thiede, G. P., Budy, P., Giblin, A., Luecke, C., & Kling, G. W. (2026). Ecological stability of zooplankton communities in changing arctic lakes over three decades. Ecology, 107(9), e70500. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70500

Wang, H., Wolff, C., Pintozzi, N., Petriv, A.-M., & McDermott, B. M. (2026). An anatomical map of squid lateral lines. Current Biology, 36(18), R971–R972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.07.056

Bachar-Wikström, E., Anselmo, A., Thorner, A. R., Sidor, I., Abbo, L., & Wikström, J. D. (2026). Wound healing in Atlantic spiny dogfish sharks. Scientific Reports, 16, 28202. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-67205-6

Kim, J. E., Scholten, R. C., Badzioch, R., Curasi, S. R., Klupar, I., Salinas, A. A., Goulden, M. L., Randerson, J. T., Rastetter, E. B., & Rocha, A. V. (2026). Burn Severity as a Driver of Multi-Year Increases in Gross Primary Production and Solar-Induced Fluorescence Following a Wildfire in Arctic Tundra. AGU Advances, 7(6), e2025AV001917. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025AV001917

Borbee, E., Changsut, I., McAlister, J., Demarco, T., Davies, S., Ianniello, C., Sanchez García, M., Roberson, L., Schickle, A., Sneed, J., Pelose, G., Wuitchik, D., Fuess, L., Warner, J., Babonis, L., Rotjan, R., & Sharp, K. (2026). Development of methods for spawning, fertilization, larval husbandry, and settlement in the temperate coral Astrangia poculata. Frontiers in Marine Science, 13, 1901305. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2026.1901305

Louis, V., Bellido, Z., Helfenbein, A., Rosenthal, J. J. C., & Emery, P. (2026). Core circadian clock genes control molecular and behavioral circatidal rhythms in Parhyale hawaiensis. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.08.017

Bölscher, T., Li, H., Winnick, M., Cardon, Z., & Keiluweit, M. (2026). The efficacy of root exudate-driven mineral-associated organic matter destabilization is significantly altered by the presence of soil matrix. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 222, 110276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2026.110276

Rankovic, B., Geisterfer, Z. M., Chhabra, A., Jovanovic, V. M., Seim, I., Hoffmann, C., Condric, A., Aguilar Pérez, G., de Boer, R., Hofstede, L. T., Sun, J., Freitag, K., Nowick, K., Jendrach, M., Heppner, F. L., Despic, V., Müller-McNicoll, M., Sigrist, S., van den Bogaart, G., Reshetniak, S., Gladfelter, A. S., & Milovanovic, D. (2026). RNA Promotes Synapsin Condensates That Organize Synaptic Vesicles in Live Neurons and Enable Localized Translation in Reconstituted System. Advanced Science, e77115. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.77115

Jonas, E. A., Margulis, E., Yu, A., & Mnatsakanyan, N. (2026). The mitochondrial swelling channel. Journal of General Physiology, 158(5), e202614066. https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.202614066

Lemaitre, N., Faure, E., Zamora, R., Archer, C., Sieber, M., Ellwood, M., Hassler, C., Lin, Y., Cassar, N., Maignien, L., & Vance, D. (2026). The Ni cycle in the Southern Ocean: Insights from Ni concentrations, isotopes and metagenomics. Biogeosciences, 23(15), 5571–5591. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-5571-2026

Liu, J., Chandler, T., Li, Y., Agashe, A., Wei, M., Su, Y., Wu, Y., Baskin, T. I., Jaumouillé, V., Chen, J., Xu, P., Ye, H., Zhu, W., Fischer, R. S., Swaminathan, V. S., Nain, A. S., Mehta, S. B., La Riviere, P. J., Shroff, H., Liu, H., & Guo, M. (2026). Efficient spatio-angular reconstruction enables high-fidelity mapping of six-dimensional structures and dynamics with polarized fluorescence microscopy. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-76703-0

Rocha, A., V., Badzioch, R., Caraballo-Vega, J., Klupar, I. E., Salinas, A. A., Curasi, S. R., Schaepman-Strub, G., Reifsnyder-Brown, C., Shaver, G., & Rastetter, E. (2026). Shared and divergent rates and trajectories of Arctic vegetation community reorganization after fire and fertilization. Arctic Science, 12. https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2025-0102

Webster, N. B., Davila-Sandoval, J. A., Carrillo-Baltodano, A. M., Duda, S., Özpolat, B. D., & Meyer, N. P. (2026). Patterns of Autonomous and Conditional Neural Specification for the Brain and Ventral Nerve Cord in Annelida. Evolution & Development, 28(3), e70050. https://doi.org/10.1111/ede.70050

Bulseco, A. N., Yang, W., Huber, J. A., & Vallino, J. J. (2026). Growth characteristics of natural microbial populations are skewed toward bacteria with low specific growth rates. Microbiology Spectrum, e0219326. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02193-26

Demir, C., Gomez-Velez, J. D., Guimond, J., McClelland, J. W., Charette, M. A., & Cardenas, M. B. (2026). Time-Varying Hydroclimatic and Oceanic Controls on Arctic Submarine Groundwater Discharge Inferred Using Explainable AI. Geophysical Research Letters, 53(15), e2026GL123641. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026GL123641

Forbrich, I., & Sturtevant, C. (2026). Drought-driven salinity intrusion drives fast decline and slow recovery of methane fluxes in a brackish tidal wetland. Environmental Research Letters, 21(14). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae867d

Pelletier, J. F., Field, C. M., Coughlin, M., Ryazanova, L., Sonnett, M., Wühr, M., & Mitchison, T. J. (2026). Glycogen-dependent demixing of frog egg cytoplasm at increased crowding. Biophysical Journal, S0006349526004959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2026.07.014

Schwieger, S., Dietrich, J., Bjorkman, M. P., Sarneel, J. M., Li, B., White, J., Althuizen, I. H. J., Biasi, C., Bjork, R. G., Bohner, H., Bremset Hansen, B., Carbognani, M., Chiari, G., Christiansen, C. T., Cooper, E. J., Cornelissen, H., D’Imperio, L., Dorrepaal, E., Elberling, B., Faubert, P., Fetcher, N., Forte, T. G. W, Gaudard, J., Gavazov, K., Guan, Z.-H., Gudmundsson, J., Haugum, S. V., He, J.-S., Hicks Pries, C., Hovenden, M., Lang, S. I., Jespersen, G., Jonsdottir, I. S., Jung, J. Y., Khitun, O., Kortegaard Danielsen, B., Lamprecht, R., Le Moullec, M., Lee, H., Marushchak, M. E., Michelsen, A., Munir, T., Myrsky, E., Newsham, K. K., Nyberg, M., Oberbauer, S. F., Olivas, P., Olofsson, J., Oskarsson, H., Parker, T. C., Petit Bon, M., Petraglia, A., Pedersen, E. P., Raundrup, K., Ravn, N. R., Rinnan, R., Rodenhizer, H., Ryde, I., Salazar, A., Schmidt, N. M., Schuur, T., Sjogersten, S., Skov Nielsen, C. S., Stark, S., Strack, M., Tang, J., Toet, S., Tolvanen, A., Vaisanen, M., Van Logtestijn, R., Vandvik, V., Voigt, C., Walz, J., Welker, J. M., Yang, Y., Ylanne, H., & Maes, S. L. (2026). TundraFlux: A database of ecosystem respiration with biotic and abiotic metadata from Arctic and alpine tundra warming experiments. Earth System Science Data, 18(7), 4965–4982. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-4965-2026

Bullock, E. J., Mason, R., Schaal, I. V., Bristol, E. M., Cardenas, M. B., McClelland, J. W., & Charette, M. A. (2026). Inorganic and Methylmercury Inputs to Arctic Coastal Waters from Submarine Groundwater Discharge. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6c05701

Christman, N. R., Kling, G. W., Giblin, A. E., Dobkowski, J. A., & Crump, B. C. (2026). A 25-year record linking bacterial community composition to long-term environmental change and seasonal cycles of stratification in an Arctic lake. Arctic Science, 12. https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2025-0101

Flamholz, Z. N., Mulay, S. A., Leshyk, V., Caporaso, J. G., Eisen, J. A., Kelly, L., Lloyd, K. G., Osburn, M. R., Podar, M., Roux, S., Regberg, S. A. B., Ruff, S. E., Tierney, B., Tighe, S., Trembath-Reichert, E., Venkateswaran, K., Woyke, T., Locken, K. M., Sapers, H. M., & Whiteson, K. (2026). Exploring life’s hidden majority: Microbial dark matter symposium highlights. mSphere, 0(0), e00587-25. https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00587-25

Magozzi, S., Trueman, C. N., Cobain, M. R. D., MacKenzie, K. M., John Glew, K. St., Canseco, J. A., Díaz-Delgado, E., Fanelli, E., Rumolo, P., Cartes, J. E., Espinasse, B., Agnetta, D., Albo-Puigserver, M., Alomar, C., Alvisi, F., Badalamenti, F., Bănaru, D., Berto, D., Bonanno, A., Bonaviri, C., Bongiorni, L., Buyukates, Y., Calafat Frau, A. M., Camatti, E., Cantoni, C., Cardona, L., Carlier, A., Castellano, M., Chaikalis, S., Chiggiato, J., Cibic, T., Conan, P., Conese, I., Coppari, M., Costalago, D., Cresson, P., D’Ambra, I., Dahnke, K., Darnaude, A. M., Deudero, S., Ezgeta-Balic, D., Giani, M., Gogou, A., Gregori, G., Guy-Haim, T., Harmelin-Vivien, M., Jennings, S., Karageorgis, A. P., Koppelmann, R., Lampadariou, N., Langone, L., Lienart, C., Mazzocchi, M. G., Mazzola, A., Meador, T. B., Merquiol, L., Metzke, M., Miserocchi, S., Mobius, J., Mostajir, B., Mousseau, L., Navarro, J., Ogrinc, N., Pansera, M., Pantoja-Gutierrez, S., Papiol, V., Parinos, C., Pasqual, C., Pavlidou, A., Pedrosa-Pamies, R., Pinnegar, J., Polunin, N. V. C., Protopapa, M., Repeta, D. J., Sabatino, N., Sachs, J. P., Sanchez-Vidal, A., Sara, G., Savoye, N., Schroeder, A., Skyalki, E., Sigman, D. M., Signa, G., Sisma-Ventura, G., Stavrakaki, I., Struck, U., Tesan-Onrubia, J. A., Tesi, T., Uzundumlu, S., Valls, M., Vizzini, S., Zervoudaki, S., Zgozi, S. W., Zoppini, A., Zorica, B., & Willis, T. J. (2026). Spatial models cannot compensate for sampling designs unstructured relative to isotopic variation: Implications for baseline isoscape development in the Mediterranean Sea. Progress in Oceanography, 103794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2026.103794

Lewis, P. A., Horowitz, Z., Shribak, M., & Echeverri, K. (2026). A shining starlet: Nematostella vectensis as a model for developmental, regenerative, and comparative biology. Developmental Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.1002/dvdy.70173

Rangachar, C. C., Moran, D. D., & Emerson, M. M. (2026). Developmental analysis of the cone photoreceptor-less little skate retina reveals distinct Onecut1 isoforms. Developmental Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2026.06.010

Marc, T. K., Rodger, A., & Perillo, M. (2026). Comparative analysis of Asterias forbesi development reveals distinct mechanisms of hydro-vascular organ formation across sea stars. Discover Developmental Biology, 236, 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00427-026-00731-5

Coppenrath, K., Shaidani, N.-I., Naert, T., Majumdar, H. D., Horb, M., Lienkamp, S. S., Klein, S. L., & Moody, S. A. (2026). SIX1 BOR variants have different effects on embryonic craniofacial gene expression and cartilage formation. Development, dev.205428. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.205428

Jinson, S. T., Maienschein, J., & Laubichler, M. (2026). A computational case study of Günter Blobel’s idea of protein topogenesis and its influence. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 48(2), 28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40656-026-00732-7

Paganos, P., Naigles, B., Wolff, C., Voronov, D., & Swartz, S. Z. (2026). Molecular evidence for early deuterostome origins of ovarian cell types and neuroendocrine control of reproduction. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74401-5

Connolly, C. T., Spencer, R. G. M., & McClelland, J. W. (2026). Elucidating the Reactivity and Fate of Dissolved Organic Matter in Groundwater Entering the Alaska Beaufort Sea Coast Using 14C Ramped Oxidation. Geophysical Research Letters, 53(11), e2025GL121357. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL121357

Tamm, S. L. (2026). Novel Cell Motility of Protozoa Living in the Hindgut of Termites. Journal of Trial and Error. https://doi.org/10.36850/94da-4482

Peredo, E. L., Kulp, R., Rodriguez, F., Weintraub, M. N., Anand, M., Bixler, S., Koller, J., Lee, C., Mathai, D., Tuytschaevers, S., & Kumar, G. (2026). Metagenome-assembled genomes from biological soil crusts in sandy sediments of Kitty Todd Nature Preserve, OH, USA. Microbiology Resource Announcements, e00380-26. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00380-26

Torres-Morales, J., Giacomini, J. J., Chen, T., Voorhis, A., Kauffman, K. M., Dewhirst, F. E., Borisy, G. G., & Mark Welch, J. L. (2026). Pangenomes of the human oral microbiome. Microbiology Resource Announcements, e00261-26. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00261-26