New Publications: May 2026 | Marine Biological Laboratory

Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In May 2026, 8 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold.

Tamm, S. L. (2026). Novel Cell Motility of Protozoa Living in the Hindgut of Termites. Journal of Trial and Error. https://doi.org/10.36850/94da-4482

Peredo, E. L., Kulp, R., Rodriguez, F., Weintraub, M. N., Anand, M., Bixler, S., Koller, J., Lee, C., Mathai, D., Tuytschaevers, S., & Kumar, G. (2026). Metagenome-assembled genomes from biological soil crusts in sandy sediments of Kitty Todd Nature Preserve, OH, USA. Microbiology Resource Announcements, e00380-26. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00380-26

Torres-Morales, J., Giacomini, J. J., Chen, T., Voorhis, A., Kauffman, K. M., Dewhirst, F. E., Borisy, G. G., & Mark Welch, J. L. (2026). Pangenomes of the human oral microbiome. Microbiology Resource Announcements, e00261-26. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00261-26

Liang, Q., Deng, L., Xie, R., Liu, X., Xiao, X., Hou, J., Wang, J., Sui, W., Lu, N., Tong, Z., Huang, D., Wang, Y., Han, Y., Zhao, J., Guo, B., Zhang, W., Geng, M., Ren, T., Ye, W., Xiong, Z., Dong, L., Ruff, S. E., Meile, C., Tao, J., Dong, X., & Wang, F. (2026). Rapid de novo assembly of animal-microbe biofilter to mitigate seabed methane leakage. National Science Review, nwag266. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwag266

Liguori, A., Korm, S., Profetto, A., Richters, E., & Gribble, K. (2026). Transgenerational and intergenerational maternal age effects exhibit genotype-specific, complex patterns of inheritance. The American Naturalist. https://doi.org/10.1086/742104

Pandey, A., Cousin, H., Kumar, S., Taylor, L., Chander, A., Coppenrath, K., Shaidani, N.-I., Horb, M., & Alfandari, D. (2026). Adam13 interacts with large protein complexes to regulate histone modification and gene expression. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2026.1824619

Demir, C., Guimond, J., Bristol, E., Bullock, E., McClelland, J., Charette, M., & Cardenas, M. (2026). Hydrological and Thermal Dynamics of a Supra‐Permafrost Subterranean Estuary. Water Resources Research, 62(5), e2025WR041790. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025wr041790

Gumnit, E., Gattoni, G., Woych, J., Deryckere, A., Bhattarai, P., Gillis, J. A., Kizil, C., & Tosches, M. A. (2026). Evolutionary origins and transcriptomic innovations of vertebrate Cajal-Retzius cells. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.082

Are you an MBL scientist with a paper that came out this month, which was not included on this list? We apologize for the oversight. Please email comm@mbl.edu.