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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · 19d

The RCC is a partner of @blueremediomics.bsky.social

BlueRemediomics @blueremediomics.bsky.social · 19d

Our partner from @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social co-authored an article on evolving benefit-sharing from DSI for biodiversity published in Nature Biotechnology.

Following COP16, it highlights actions stakeholders can take to achieve their shared goals.

Read more: blueremediomics.eu/new-article-...

New article in Nature Biotechnology on how sharing benefits from the use of digital sequence information can evolve to contribute to biodiversity conservation. - Blueremediomics

BlueRemediomics researcher Professor Marcel Jaspars from the University of Aberdeen has co-authored a new article in Nature Biotechnology titled “From frameworks to finance: how sharing benefits from ...

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · 23d

A paper just came out in Science about giant photosystem complex in Gephyrocapsa huxleyi RCC6660 www.science.org/doi/full/10....

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · 23d

A new video from the MarinnoNET proejct to which RCC is a partner.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkD8...

MARINNONET Project video

YouTube video by Juan Luis Gomez Pinchetti

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Aug 6

A position is available at the BCCM/ULC cyanobacteria positions in Liège, Belgium.

Contact: [email protected]

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Aug 1

Worshop on Blue Biotech organised by project Marinnonet

Sept 19 2025 - 10:00-12:30

Register at
forms.gle/GiumAL6CU8p7...

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Jun 28

Nice work with the participation of the RCC team.

Adriana Lopes @lopessantosadriana.bsky.social · Jun 24

What’s thriving under Arctic sea ice? We tracked photosynthetic protists during the Arctic UIB,revealing a shift from polar to polar-temperate taxa & spotlighting overlooked groups!Great team & Dr. Sim effort! @biovitenskap.bsky.social @roscoff-collection.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · May 30

With Ian Probert from RCC.

BlueRemediomics @blueremediomics.bsky.social · Apr 16

🎉 The #BlueRemediomics General Assembly in Riga successfully concluded today after three productive days filled with engaging presentations, dynamic discussions with partners, and two collaborative workshops.

Thanks to all partners for their insightful inputs!

Reposted by Roscoff Culture Collection

BlueRemediomics @blueremediomics.bsky.social · May 20

📰 We've just published a new article summarising last month's #BlueRemediomics General Assembly in Riga!

Access the full article here to learn about upcoming events, project highlights and key takeaways from this event: blueremediomics.eu/recap-of-blu...

Recap of BlueRemediomics’ Annual General Assembly in Riga - Blueremediomics

Last month, BlueRemediomics partners came together for three days in the Latvian capital to present updates and discuss the project’s progress and challenges. Hosted by the Latvian Biomedical Research...

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · May 14

The RCC is participating in the MALDIBANK project.

MALDIBANK’s main goal is to conceptualize a global, cloud-based, open MALDI spectra databank in order to promote identification of microorganisms.

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Apr 19

Using 2 RCC strains

ISEP @isepprotists.bsky.social · Apr 18

New #ISEPpapers! Hijacking and integration of algal #plastids and #mitochondria in a polar planktonic host: Ananya Kedige Rao et al. www.cell.com/current-biol...

#Microbes #Algae #Protists #Symbiosis #Organelles #Plankton

figure from the paper showing various views of the discussed microbial cell

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Apr 17

New paper using an RCC strain.

Jelena Godrijan 🫧❾🌊🦋 @godi.bsky.social · Apr 16

⚠️New research reveals that Helicosphaera carteri, heavily calcified coccolithophore, shows remarkable resilience to elevated CO₂ levels ➡️ its morphology and carbon content remain stable under future ocean acidification scenarios 🌊 #protistsonsky #coccolithophores bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

Low sensitivity of a heavily calcified coccolithophore under increasing CO2: the case study of Helicosphaera carteri

Abstract. Studies on CO2 effects on coccolithophores, unicellular calcifying phytoplankton, show species-specific responses, although only fewer than 5 % of the ∼ 280 living species have been tested s...

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Apr 3

New paper using 4 coccolithophorid strains from the RCC.

aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Particulate inorganic carbon in the ocean: Evaluation of discrete sampling protocols

This study evaluates the impact of sampling protocols on the measurement of particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) in ocean waters, an essential component for understanding the global carbon cycle and cl...

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Mar 31

Le projet Marinnonet (marinnonet.eu) organise :

Atelier d’innovation des Biotechnologies Bleues

Lundi 19 mai de 14h00 à 16h45 à la Station Biologique de Roscoff ou en ligne

Enregistrement: forms.gle/h8s6LX3dB8fj...

Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Mar 28

For all those who love protists, have a look at this stunning magazine.

Vasily Zlatogursky @zlatogursky.bsky.social · Mar 28

@amoebadiscovery.bsky.social made an iteresting interview with me about #heliozoa and #centrohelids - I think these organisms are really important, understudied and gorgeous 😍 Also lots other intresting reading and beatiful pictures! #protistsonsky link: tinyurl.com/adiscovery1

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Mar 28

New paper using 2 RCC Pelagomonas strains, co-authored by 2 members of the RCC, Pris and Ian.

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Transcriptomic response of the picoalga Pelagomonas calceolata to nitrogen availability: new insights into cyanate lyase function | Microbiology Spectrum

Vast oceanic regions are nutrient-poor, yet several microalgae thrive in these environments. While various acclimation strategies to these conditions have been discovered in a limited number of model microalgae, many important lineages remain ...

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CNRS @cnrs.fr · Mar 26

#VaSavoir 🌊 Depuis 150 ans, à la station biologique de Roscoff on se mouille pour étudier l’océan et le protéger. Certaines méthodes perdurent, d’autres révolutionnent la compréhension du vivant et des écosystèmes. Embarquez avec notre reporter ! 🐠
👉 youtu.be/ezzrml6RBUM

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Mar 24

New paper using 3 RCC strains
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Alexandrium minutum strains from a recombinant cross show correlated allelopathic activity against the diatom Chaetoceros muelleri and the parasite Amoebophrya sp., independent of PST toxicity.

Dinoflagellates of the genus Alexandrium can produce bioactive extracellular compounds (BECs) responsible for a wide range of effects on many organism…

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Mar 20

Common garden experiment with 4 RCC strains

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Evolution Under Competition Increases Population Production by Reducing the Density‐Dependence of Net Energy Fluxes and Growth

Using experimental evolution, we determined the impact of intra- versus interspecific competition on three marine phytoplankton species. We found that the species achieved the same evolutionary outco...

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Mar 14

New paper using strains RCC1383 and 3387: "Metabolic interdependence and rewiring in Radiolaria-microalgae Photosymbioses"
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Mar 14

New paper in ISME Journal using strain RCC21: "Cellular heterogeneity in metabolism and associated microbiome of a non-model phytoflagellate"

academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

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Reposted by Roscoff Culture Collection

Daniel Vaulot @daniel-vaulot.bsky.social · Feb 28

Join a world renowned marine lab in France.

New Junior Professor Chair (CPJ) opened in the Biological Station in Roscoff. The position is focused on the ecological, evolutionary, and functional roles of marine fungi, crucial to understanding our oceans.

www.sb-roscoff.fr/fr/2025/02/2...

Open position Junior Professor Chair (CPJ)

Open position Junior Professor Chair (CPJ) 2025. CNRS EE-BIO

www.sb-roscoff.fr

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Sullivan Lab at OSU @sullivan-lab.bsky.social · Feb 27

Summer School on Quantitative Phage-Bacteria Dynamics Across Scales -> Application date: March 21, 2025. Open to MS + PhD students + postdocs

Application site: bit.ly/phageschool2...

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Feb 27

New goniomonad genus and species with strains deposited in the Roscoff Culture Collection

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Feb 25

The RCC is offering two 5-day training courses in English

- Phytoplankton taxonomy from June 02 to 06, 2025
tinyurl.com/ycym9hm2

- Microalgae cultivation from September 29 to October 03, 2025.
tinyurl.com/4c743cn5

These two courses are aimed at beginner/intermediate level students

Taxonomie du phytoplancton marin - Formation Continue Sorbonne Université

Accédez à notre catalogue de formation professionnelle continue à Sorbonne université

fc.sorbonne-universite.fr

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Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Feb 25

Mixotrophic growth of RCC2488 strain isolated during the MALINA cruise

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Mixotrophic Cultivation of Polar Microalga Chlamydomonas sp. RCC2488 (Malina) Using Potato Peel Hydrolysates as Carbon Source - BioEnergy Research

The polar microalga Chlamydomonas sp. RCC2488 (malina) exhibits high PUFA production under phototrophic conditions, but there is no evidence of heterotrophic or mixotrophic growth. Hence, the grow and...

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