Please note: This Topic will open for submissions from August 4th 2022. Manuscript deadline will be March 1st 2023.
Since their identification four decades ago, Archaea have proven to be a continuous source of exciting discoveries, contributing to the characterization of their unique molecular mechanisms, metabolisms, phylogeny, and cell biology. These discoveries have revealed the importance that Archaea play in ecology, biotechnology and the human microbiome. In addition, they highlighted the key position that Archaea occupy in the tree of life, bringing us closer to elucidating the origin and early forms of life. Despite these important findings and the larger audience that Archaea have consequently gained, much remains unexplored. Thanks to the recent and ongoing developments in the field, technical limitations at the often-extreme archaeal growth conditions are being resolved, allowing archaeal researchers to answer open and upcoming questions. This promises exciting new findings in the near future that will continue to build on our understanding of the various fields of archaeal biology.
We are a team of early career scientists coming from different labs around the world. We are involved in the initiatives Archaea Power Hour as well as Archaea.bio, both aiming at promoting the diversity of researchers, supporting the exchange of ideas, and fostering collaborations in the field of archaeal biology. In collaboration with the organizers (Jörg Soppa, Sonja-Verena Albers and Anita Marchfelder) of the EMBO workshop for Molecular Biology of Archaea (August 1-4, 2022, Frankfurt, Germany), we aim to collect publications highlighting the current research trends in the Molecular Biology of Archaea and related topics. Our aim is to showcase the latest research findings and to encourage discussion about the advances, remaining challenges and future directions for archaeal researchers.
With this goal in mind, we encourage all participants of the workshop, as well as researchers that were not able to join, to submit Original Research, Reviews, Mini Reviews, Perspective and Opinion articles on the subjects of the following sessions:
• Archaeal Metabolism
• Phylogeny and New Lineages
• DNA Replication and Repair
• Archaeal Cell Biology
• Archaeal Viruses and Mobile Genetic Elements
• Transcription
• RNA Processing
• Regulatory RNAs, Archaeal Physiology and Evolution
• Genetic tools and methods to advance Archaeal research
Please note: This Topic will open for submissions from August 4th 2022. Manuscript deadline will be March 1st 2023.
Since their identification four decades ago, Archaea have proven to be a continuous source of exciting discoveries, contributing to the characterization of their unique molecular mechanisms, metabolisms, phylogeny, and cell biology. These discoveries have revealed the importance that Archaea play in ecology, biotechnology and the human microbiome. In addition, they highlighted the key position that Archaea occupy in the tree of life, bringing us closer to elucidating the origin and early forms of life. Despite these important findings and the larger audience that Archaea have consequently gained, much remains unexplored. Thanks to the recent and ongoing developments in the field, technical limitations at the often-extreme archaeal growth conditions are being resolved, allowing archaeal researchers to answer open and upcoming questions. This promises exciting new findings in the near future that will continue to build on our understanding of the various fields of archaeal biology.
We are a team of early career scientists coming from different labs around the world. We are involved in the initiatives Archaea Power Hour as well as Archaea.bio, both aiming at promoting the diversity of researchers, supporting the exchange of ideas, and fostering collaborations in the field of archaeal biology. In collaboration with the organizers (Jörg Soppa, Sonja-Verena Albers and Anita Marchfelder) of the EMBO workshop for Molecular Biology of Archaea (August 1-4, 2022, Frankfurt, Germany), we aim to collect publications highlighting the current research trends in the Molecular Biology of Archaea and related topics. Our aim is to showcase the latest research findings and to encourage discussion about the advances, remaining challenges and future directions for archaeal researchers.
With this goal in mind, we encourage all participants of the workshop, as well as researchers that were not able to join, to submit Original Research, Reviews, Mini Reviews, Perspective and Opinion articles on the subjects of the following sessions:
• Archaeal Metabolism
• Phylogeny and New Lineages
• DNA Replication and Repair
• Archaeal Cell Biology
• Archaeal Viruses and Mobile Genetic Elements
• Transcription
• RNA Processing
• Regulatory RNAs, Archaeal Physiology and Evolution
• Genetic tools and methods to advance Archaeal research