AI Screening
How AI Genomic Screening Surfaces Extremophile Diversity
Running gene family queries across thousands of isolate genomes is now fast enough to change the economics of biostimulant discovery.
Research Blog
From the field, the lab, and the pipeline
Writing from the Nunatak Biotech team on extremophile microbiology, AI screening methods, and what the evidence says about biostimulants in stressed agricultural systems.
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Microbiology
Halotolerant Soil Bacteria and the Salt Survival Advantage
What halotolerant rhizobacteria actually do at the root interface under osmotic stress, and why the mechanism matters more than the label.
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Field Trials
Biostimulants vs Synthetic Fertilizers in Stressed Field Trials
Comparing mode of action and agronomic outcome when soil is already pushing crop plants past their stress thresholds.
Cold Stress
Cold Stress in Patagonian Crops and the Frost Tolerance Gap
The frequency of late-frost events is rising in high-altitude growing regions. What that means for crops and for microbial candidates.
Discovery Process
From Soil Sample to Candidate Strain: Our Discovery Workflow
A walk through what actually happens between collecting a soil core in a hypersaline laguna and having a candidate worth assaying.
Salinity
Saline Soils, Climate Change, and the Growing Agriculture Dead Zones
Salt accumulation in irrigated farmland is accelerating in several major grain-producing regions. What the drivers are and where it is heading.
Soil Health
Phosphate Solubilization and Crop Yield in Degraded Soils
Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria are one of the better-documented mechanisms for microbial crop benefit. What the evidence actually supports.
Field Collection
What Patagonian Steppe Biodiversity Reveals for Climate-Resilient Microbes
The steppe is not barren. Microbial communities in cold, low-nutrient, seasonally frozen soils carry adaptations directly relevant to agriculture.
Screening Science
What Makes a Good Extremophile: Stress Tolerance Screening Criteria
Not every microbe that survives in a harsh environment is a useful agricultural candidate. The criteria we use to narrow the field.
Field Trials
Designing Field Trials for Biostimulant Candidates
Greenhouse data gives you a signal. Field data gives you a decision. How we structure trials to answer the questions that matter.
Evidence Review
Microbial Inoculants in Modern Agriculture: What the Evidence Shows
A survey of what the published record on microbial inoculants actually says, where the results are consistent, and where they are not.
Company
Why We Started in Patagonia: Extreme Environment Sampling
The decision to base our initial field collection in Patagonia was deliberate. Context on the reasoning behind the choice.