microbial life /newsroom/taxonomy/term/7737/all en Biodiversity is its own catalyst – to a point /newsroom/channels/news/biodiversity-its-own-catalyst-point-328209 <p>For decades, scientists have wrestled with rival theories to explain how interactions between species, like competition, influence biodiversity. Tracking microbial life across the planet, researchers from UUÖ±²¥ show that biodiversity does in fact foster further diversity in microbiomes that are initially less diverse. However, diversity rates plateau with increased competition for survival and space in more diverse microbiomes.</p> Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:09:56 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 256584 at /newsroom Nearing the limits of life on Earth /newsroom/channels/news/nearing-limits-life-earth-257865 <p><em><strong>By Katherine Gombay, </strong><strong><a href="/newsroom/">UUÖ±²¥ Newsroom</a></strong></em></p> <p><em>Failure to find active microbes in coldest Antarctic soils has implications for search for life on Mars</em></p> Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:11:06 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25096 at /newsroom