Wei Xiu

itBins refines metagenomic bins and estimates binning success using %GC content, coverage, and taxonomy, outperforming existing tools in speed and accuracy.

The paper identifies a microbial pathway where methane oxidation produces acetate, which then drives Fe(III) and As(V) reduction, leading to arsenic mobilization in groundwater.

This study shows that uranium mining alters deep groundwater microbiomes, causing genetic and functional changes through increased radiation and uranium exposure.