Get ready for Martian mudstone biosignatures, a wide-ranging dwarf planet candidate, mapping mammoth microbes, ice gliding diatoms, extrachromosomal Inocles of the oral microbiome, DNA sequence alignment from scratch in R, and an invitation to check out Science Spotlight. Science On.

References:

• Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, Mars
• Discovery of a dwarf planet candidate in an extremely wide orbit: 2017 OF201
• Ancient host-associated microbes obtained from mammoth remains
• Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limits for motility in a eukaryotic cell
• Giant extrachromosomal element “Inocle” potentially expands the adaptive capacity of the human oral microbiome
• Creating and managing Canvas quizzes with R/exams and vvcanvas
• Building DNA Sequence Alignment With Needleman-Wunsch Algorithm From Scratch - A Note To My Self
• Science Spotlight

R Packages:

• factorH: Multifactor Nonparametric Rank-Based ANOVA with Post Hoc Tests
• ivolcano: Interactive Volcano Plot
• REXoplanets: Creates Interface with NASA 'Exoplanets Archive API'
• pmsesampling: Sample Size Determination for Accurate Predictive Linear Regression
• minipdf: PDF Document Creator
• power4mome: Power Analysis for Moderation and Mediation