J. Sardanyes

Engineering self-organized criticality in living cells

This paper engineers synthetic gene networks in E. coli to display self-organized criticality by exploiting ClpXP protein degradation saturation.

Increasing growth temperature alters the within-host competition of viral strains and influences virus genetic variation

This study shows that temperature affects virus-virus interactions and genetic variation in mixed viral infections in tomato plants.

Habitat loss causes long transients in small trophic chains

This study examines how habitat loss affects transient dynamics in small trophic chains using mathematical models, revealing complex bifurcations and extinction scenarios.

Synthetic soil crusts against green-desert transitions: a spatial model

The paper develops a spatial model to explore how synthetic microorganisms can prevent desertification in semiarid ecosystems by altering tipping points through cooperation and dispersal strategies.

Habitat loss-induced tipping points in metapopulations with facilitation

The paper models how habitat loss and facilitation interact in metapopulations, finding that local dispersal leads to continuous transitions rather than catastrophic tipping points.

Exploiting delayed transitions to sustain semiarid ecosystems after catastrophic shifts

The paper shows that semiarid ecosystems can sustain themselves after a catastrophic shift by exploiting delayed extinction, and proposes a method to maintain ecosystems using vegetation restoration.