G. Woerheide

Transcriptional response of the calcification and stress response toolkits in an octocoral under heat and pH stress

Anaerobic metabolism of Foraminifera thriving below the seafloor

This study investigates the metabolic adaptations of Foraminifera in anoxic marine sediments using metatranscriptomics, revealing fermentation, nitrate reduction, and phagocytic mechanisms that enable their survival and proliferation.

Textile waste and microplastic induce activity and development of unique hydrocarbon-degrading marine bacterial communities

The paper investigates how marine microbial communities respond metabolically to textile waste and microplastics, showing increased activity of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria.

Comparative proteomics of octocoral and scleractinian skeletomes and the evolution of coral calcification

This study compares proteomic profiles of coral and octocoral skeletomes to investigate the molecular mechanisms of calcium carbonate polymorph formation in corals.

New non-bilaterian transcriptomes provide novel insights into the evolution of coral skeletomes

The paper analyzes transcriptomes of soft corals and existing data to map the distribution of skeletome components, revealing evolutionary patterns and homogeneity within calcifying cnidarians.

The role of homology and orthology in the phylogenomic analysis of metazoan gene content

The paper analyzes gene content in 26 animal genomes to show that gene conservation patterns differ based on orthology vs. homology definitions, suggesting new approaches are needed for resolving deep metazoan phylogeny.

Divergence times in demosponges (Porifera): first insights from new mitogenomes and the inclusion of fossils in a birth-death clock model

This study estimates divergence times in demosponges using mitogenomes and a fossilized birth-death model, supporting a Neoproterozoic origin and revised timing for key evolutionary events.