Lake Mendota bacteria evolve yearly, adapting to seasonal changes Unique patterns show bacteria returning to similar genetic states Study offers insights into climate-driven microbial evolution ...

Despite officially freezing over on Christmas Day, the ice on Greater Madison’s largest lake seems to be living on borrowed time. Beneath its semi-solid surface, Lake Mendota is in a state of ...

Have you ever felt stuck in a loop, repeating the same sequence of events over and over again? Like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day, bacteria in Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota appear stuck in a ...

Competitors from all over the world are set to sail, skate and board across the icy surface of Lake Mendota come February. The Ice and Snow Sailing World Championship will last from Feb. 3 to Feb. 8 ...

The team analyzed genetic material from microbes in a one-of-a-kind archive of water samples collected over 20 years from Lake Mendota in Wisconsin.

According to a new study in Nature Microbiology, researchers found that through the course of a year, most individual species of bacteria in Lake Mendota rapidly evolved, apparently in response to ...

The team analyzed genetic material from microbes in a one-of-a-kind archive of water samples collected over 20 years from Lake Mendota in Wisconsin. Credit: Robin Rohwer/University of Texas at Austin.

A 20-year study in Lake Mendota shows bacteria evolving seasonally, with genetic variations resetting annually. A 2012 extreme weather event caused lasting gene shifts, highlighting microbial ...