Carlos Manuel Duarte

This paper characterizes DO1Cas9, a cold-adapted Cas9 nuclease from the deep ocean, showing improved activity under cold conditions and broader organismal applicability.

This study identifies oxygen deprivation as a key factor in rapid coral mortality triggered by temperature increases, highlighting its implications for coral reef health.

The paper quantifies the sublethal effects of thermal stress on seagrass meadows using a new index, showing increased fragmentation and habitat loss despite temperatures below lethal thresholds.

The paper identifies a high abundance of CRISPR-Cas systems in deep ocean microbiomes, highlighting their diversity and potential for bioprospecting.

The paper investigates whether seagrass arabinogalactan-proteins show convergent glycan features across families, finding environmental factors influence their structure more than phylogeny.

The paper identifies universal spatial patterns in coral reefs using global data, revealing fractal geometries and power-law distributions across different reef provinces.

This paper presents a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the gray mangrove, identifying candidate genes for local adaptation.

The paper identifies the envelope protein E as a therapeutic target for COVID-19 and suggests existing drugs that inhibit this protein could prevent ARDS.