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Received — 10 September 2026 ⏭ Nature Biotechnology - Issue - nature.com science feeds

Accelerating natural CO<sub>2</sub> removal from the atmosphere with ocean bacteria

Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03287-x

Bacterial siderophores can accelerate mineral dissolution, a natural rock weathering process that traps CO2 in alkaline seawater. We demonstrate that engineering of siderophore production and selection of renewable feedstock to feed the siderophore-producing bacteria are sufficient to achieve net carbon removal at large scales.

Machine learning interprets genome sequences to map possible microbial symbionts

Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03212-2

A machine-learning framework called symclatron uses genome sequencing content to predict whether uncultivated bacteria and archaea live independently or in close association with hosts. Applied to a global genome collection, it suggests that host-dependent microbes are widespread across Earth’s biomes and microbial phyla.

Ensuring multiomics data reproducibility for artificial intelligence with reference materials as a common calibrator

Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03267-1

Reference materials should be adopted as a common calibrator for multiomics measurement and co‑profiled with study samples. Multiomics results should be reported as sample‑to‑reference ratios so that they are reproducible and suitable for artificial intelligence tools.
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