Biophysical and molecular mechanisms responsible for phytoplankton sinking in response to starvation
Yanqi Wu, Vieyiti K. Kouadio, Thomas R. Usherwood, Justin Li, Margaret E. Bisher, Reshum Aurora, Anya Lam, Alice R. Lam, Abigail K. R. Lytton‐Jean, Scott R. Manalis, Teemu P. Miettinen
The paper investigates how nutrient starvation affects gravitational sinking in phytoplankton by analyzing biophysical and molecular changes across species.
PLoS Biology · Nov 19, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology