Ambient temperature is encoded in the metagenome of microbial communities

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This is a summary of: Antman, T. et al. Global microbial DNA signatures of temperature and nutrient limitation across ecosystems. Nat. Microbiol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-026-02451-y (2026).

T.A. and D.Z. used Claude Opus 4.8 to help prepare their contribution to this Research Briefing.