| 单词 | microbial |
| 例句 | How could heat-killed bacterial debris—no more than a lukewarm soup of microbial chemicals—have transmitted a genetic trait to a live bacterium by mere contact? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z During the concluding decades of the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries the idea of microbial control was slowly taking form. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Some microbial communities extend so deeply into the affairs of higher forms of life as to seem like new kinds of tissue in plants and animals. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In real life, however, even in our worst circumstances we have always been a relatively minor interest of the vast microbial world. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To some the term microbial insecticide may conjure up pictures of bacterial warfare that would endanger other forms of life. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Monod and Jacob, working with Arthur Pardee, a microbial geneticist from America, discovered three cardinal principles that governed the regulation of genes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There is reason to hope the new microbial insecticide will eliminate both the tortricids and the borers and that it will do so without upsetting natural controls. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z By cell count, humans are approximately 50 percent microbial, meaning that about half of the cells that make you up are not yours at all. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z His study discussed transformation as a curiosity of microbial biology, but never explicitly mentioned the discovery of a potential chemical basis of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The DNA of mitochondria is qualitatively different from the DNA of animal cell nuclei and strikingly similar to bacterial DNA; moreover, like microbial DNA, it is closely associated with membranes. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His destination is a bunker where, he explains to the children, scientists are secretly working to repel the microbial invaders. ‘Encounter’ Review: The Scenic Route 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The car-size rover will look for signs of ancient, microbial life and collect rock and soil samples for eventual return to Earth. ‘Perseverance’ to be the next Mars rover, thanks to a creative seventh-grader 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z But soil scientists are just discovering how numerous and diverse these microbial communities are in a healthy, fertile soil. Perspective | Want to save the planet? Think small. 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z And because the same diversity of microbial cultures is not available in North America. Small Cheese Makers Invest in a Stinky Science 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z It can take three or four years for the microbial life to build up in the soil and the worms and other creatures to incorporate the organic matter and airways into the subsoil. The case for the no-till garden 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z With a rainbow phalanx protecting the justice against potential slips and falls, Hagner would then feel free to turn his attention away from external dangers, and toward microbial pathogens. ‘Can she eat more kale?’ Hordes of people want reassurance RBG’s health is good 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z That is, their distinctive characters are formed by the soil and its microbial life, climate, elevation and angle of inclination to the sun, as well as the culture that produced it. What Makes a Wine Great? It’s Not Just Old and Complex. 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Our microbial friends in sourdough starter work just fine after the dough has been in the cold, even for 12 hours. Sourdough cider doughnuts put everyone in the fall spirit 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z "And with its creamy decadence and microbial benefits, cultured dairy is fast becoming a darling of cake making." Bring “dairy week” from “The Great British Baking Show" to life in the comfort of your own kitchen 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Then a plate-size circle appears, revealing the microbial drama inside the body. Review: ‘The Secret World Inside You’ Explores the Microbial Human 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Science uncovered the pernicious effects of unwanted microbial activity in wine, the harm that comes from prolonged exposure to air and warmth and the benefits of scrupulous attention to cleanliness in winemaking. Let’s Be Clear: Bad Wines Are Bad Wines, Period 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z We need to understand the microbial balance in nature and manage the system to our benefit. What to do with your refrigerated or frozen food during a power outage 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z These gases arise when microbial populations are growing and becoming abundant — when the metabolism of each microbial resident converts carbon and other elements into sources of energy or building blocks for their own cellular structure. The sniff test is not reliable for food safety – here’s why 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z In other words, Xavier says, “giving them antibiotics made the microbial imbalance more pronounced.” Is a treatment for Crohn’s disease on the horizon? 2014-03-23T19:00:00Z This show is dedicated to the "little animals of the microbial world", as the Anthony van Leewenhoek's put it, or dirt to the rest of us. This week's new exhibitions 2011-03-19T00:06:46Z Scientists cannot explain the foam, which grows to a thickness of up to four feet and pulsates with apparent microbial activity. 6 reasons to fear the pork you eat 2013-06-10T19:00:00Z Tap water that comes from a well, in contrast, has never gone through a treatment plant and has a rich microbial life. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z GMO microbial rennet produces a specific enzyme called chymosin, which helps coagulate milk and form curds. What’s the latest on GMOs and gene-edited foods — and what are the concerns? 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Flora and fauna now include the microbial life in a vineyard, both the yeast and other organisms in the air and on the grapes as well as the microorganisms and other life in the soil. How the Internet Has Left Its Mark on Terroir 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z They’re also the co-authors of “The Noma Guide to Fermentation,” a large new volume collecting the restaurant’s years of research, experimentation, and microbial expertise. How to Ferment Blueberries Like René Redzepi 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z It requires an abundance and a diversity of microbial life for systems like these to flourish, and it takes forbearance on our part to allow it. Perspective | Want to save the planet? Think small. 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Compared with ancestral diets, industrialized diets may be contributing to less diverse microbial communities in your gut. Gut microbes are the community within you that you can’t live without 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z When Anton van Leeuwenhoek first discovered microbial life in the 1600s, he imagined it to be wondrous and mostly beneficial. New Books Take You Through the Microscope to the World of Pathogens 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z What changes a person’s microbial zoo that puts them at risk for diseases ranging from infections to irritable bowel syndrome to psoriasis? 10,000 germ species per human 2012-06-13T17:20:00Z Variety in the microbiome is thought to be key to a healthy gut and the researchers said there appeared to be more microbial diversity in organic apples. 100m bacteria a day keep the doctor away, apple research suggests 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z However, others cautioned that the study did not look at the impact of switching diet, noting that the problematic E coli may linger among internal microbial communities in former carnivores. Going vegetarian may lower risk of UTIs in women, study finds 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The association certifies individuals in mold inspection, indoor air quality and indoor environmental issues, such as chemicals, mold and microbial contamination. If indoor allergies are bringing you down, you might want to look at your flooring 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z With an army of collaborators, Dunn, a professor of applied ecology at North Carolina State University, took samples of the gunk inside hundreds of showerheads, and found a profusion of microbial fauna. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Even my compostable bags need to be in the unique microbial environment of a pungent, rotting down compost heap. Dog poop bags are a menace. But what's the green alternative? 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Your social community may also be suffering as result of this disrupted microbial community. Gut microbes are the community within you that you can’t live without 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z This leads to frequent chemical and microbial contamination. Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem — green leaves offer a solution 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Just walking on lawns or, worse, garden beds, will compact and compromise the soil and its microbial life. Turn your yard from swampy to swanky with these moisture-loving plants 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Some doctors recommend taking probiotics after a course of antibiotics as a way of jump-starting microbial regrowth in the gut, but a study in Cell questioned the wisdom of that practice. What Are the Benefits of Probiotics? 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Researchers from the University of North Georgia studied ball pits in physical therapy clinics a few years ago and found “considerable microbial colonization, . . . including 8 opportunistic pathogenic bacteria and 1 opportunistic pathogenic yeast.” Ball pits were gross even before the pandemic. Will we ever dive in again? 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Yet there are drawbacks — it’s tough to get a simple grasp of, say, brain physiology or microbial evolution when each segment lasts just 10 or so minutes. Review: ‘The Most Unknown’ Tackles Science’s Big Questions 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Tuberculosis, a microbial infection characterized by sputum and wracking coughs, became the “romantic disease” of the 19th century, its fevers and pallor standing in for creativity, beauty and moral superiority. The Trouble With Autism in Novels 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z And like environmental ecosystems, your microbial make-up varies by body part. 10,000 germ species per human 2012-06-13T17:20:00Z Farm in such a way that your soil stays healthy — rich in organic matter, nutrients and microbial activity — and you can grow crops without the synthetic fertilizers and pesticides used in conventional farming. Is organic agriculture really better for the environment? 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Seven associations between certain microbial parameters and chronic diseases associated with aging appear to be potentially causal, but their effect is small and we cannot rule out the possibility that these associations happened by chance. Does our gut microbiota really influence our health and life expectancy? 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z To understand why microbial diversity — the number of species of bacteria in a person — is important, imagine a forest, said Guillemin. Tiny bacteria impact our health in big ways 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z It can be as little as 10 or 100 colony forming units — the number of microbial cells in a sample that are able to multiply — per gram of food. What to do with your refrigerated or frozen food during a power outage 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z For example, many of us would be familiar with the smells that come from fermentation — a microbial process. Here’s why your freezer smells bad — and what you can do about it 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z It is entirely possible that the genetic parameters we used to predict the metabolites and microbial species associated with gut dysbiosis do not fully capture the complexity of the gut microbiota. Does our gut microbiota really influence our health and life expectancy? 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Modern cheesemakers in countries other than France often use other sources of rennet, such as microbial rennet derived from fungi or vegetal rennet from thistles, to coagulate their cheeses. 7 common French cheese myths, busted 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z One of the reasons tea towels act as such good microbial reservoirs is that they are often damp as they are used to absorb moisture and mop up spills. Dirty tea towels are breeding grounds for harmful bacteria — here’s how to clean them properly 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Just as food illuminates the importance of the microbial community within you, it also shines a light on your social community. Gut microbes are the community within you that you can’t live without 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The vast microbial population in our gut exerts a potent influence on immunity, metabolism and appetite. Why do I crave sugar and carbs when I’m sick? 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z But I won’t use it in my garden beds or my vegetable garden because, like Lowenfels and many others, I believe the essence of good gardening is tending to the microbial life in the soil. Why gardens need fertilizer — or not 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The improvements he’s seen in the microbial life of the soil at Troon have further persuaded him. The Applegate Valley Offers Oregon Winemakers a Quiet Place to Experiment 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z I’m not quite as enamored of our microbial roommates as the author is. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, his bottom line for showerheads is like his bottom line for other aspects of the roiling microbial mix we live in: Don’t be afraid of letting life inside. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Fermented foods have been shown to grow diverse microbial communities in the gut, decrease inflammation in the body and reduce the risk of chronic disease. Gut microbes are the community within you that you can’t live without 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The bride, 31, is a product manager at uBiome, a microbial genomics company in New York. Devon Rose, Raymond Chan 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z The number of new species of bacterium known to science exploded in the 1990s, and the field of metagenomics—the study of entire microbial communities—was born. With a little help from my friends 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z It represents the microbial life in healthy garden soil that not only nourishes and protects plants but also allows trees to signal to one another chemically when they are threatened by pests or disease. Perspective | An added virtue of habitat gardens: They’re pleasing to humans, too 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z In light of this information Lederberg, Sagan, and others spurred advanced conceptual and experimental work on microbial and chemical assays that would culminate with the spectacular Viking missions to Mars in 1976. Sputnik’s spawn: How the Cold War created astrobiology 2014-03-09T17:30:00Z "Soil that is light brown versus dark and black is often void of microbial diversity," she explains. How to get your soil ready for gardening season 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z An announcement posted by the FDA reported a "presumptive positive microbial result" on the line where the potatoes had been processed. From sugar cookies to smoked clams, here are the 17 food recalls you should know about right now 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z In our lab, a microbial study might involve leaving a perishable food out to spoil and measuring how much bacteria grows in it over time. Food expiration dates don’t have much science behind them 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z They are signs that life — microbial life — exists in this hot, brutal environment. Journeys: New Ways to See 3 Classic Parks 2011-07-01T17:00:00Z Indeed, much of Yi’s earlier work seems concerned with metabolizing the world — including her own physical and emotional experiences — into microbial matter. The Artistic Aromas of Anicka Yi 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z It is not only microbial growth that can lead to undesirable odors. Here’s why your freezer smells bad — and what you can do about it 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z He doesn’t irrigate at all, nor does he plow, till or break the ground in any way, because he does not want to disturb the microbial life of the soil. Zen and the Art of Australian Winemaking 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Within two weeks, Khoruts's research shows, the microbial profiles of donor and recipient colons are in sync. It's a gut reaction: how other people's bacteria can cure us – extract 2013-03-31T00:05:02Z Certainly, as microbial ecologist Diana Northup says of a carbon monoxide-filled chamber, "this cave is just full of good ways to die". TV highlights 07/06/2012 2012-06-06T19:00:05Z And for some foods — think of the microbial contribution to the finest cheeses — it is a culinary attribute to be malodorous. The sniff test is not reliable for food safety – here’s why 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The chance of microbial contamination is much lower under strictly-regulated lab conditions. Mouth-watering flavor is harder to engineer than we hoped 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The making of cheese depends on the contribution of myriad microbial actors. Small Cheese Makers Invest in a Stinky Science 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z And scientists are learning that your gut health and the microbial communities within you have a significant role to play in orchestrating these processes. Gut microbes are the community within you that you can’t live without 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Without herbicides, the best weed-killing tool is tilling, and that can lead to erosion, nutrient runoff and the disruption of the microbial community that organic farmers work so hard to foster. Is organic agriculture really better for the environment? 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z “Typically, cleanliness is based on visual inspection. This provides an aesthetic evaluation but not an assessment of the possibility of microbial contamination,” she adds. As coronavirus travel restrictions loosen, how do you know if your hotel room is really clean? | Travel Troubleshooter 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z But now, after reading the entomologist Rob Dunn’s description of the myriad microbial life-forms that take up residence in a typical American showerhead, I’m starting to think maybe that young man was onto something. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z The mulch I put down above the “lasagna” was a better choice than fabric because it would facilitate microbial growth that would make the lead less available, according to Ludes. Are raised beds enough when lead is present? They used DNA sequencing, mass spectrometry and microbial culturing to look at the chemicals in the secretions and the microbes that make them. More than meows: How bacteria help cats communicate 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The report cites studies that identify respiratory hazards in the cannabis cultivation and production industry, such as microbial and plant allergens. A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Some farmers have already begun deploying these "microbial fertilizers," growing them in large onsite fermenters before applying them to the soil. Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z By developing a better understanding of microbial responses to environmental conditions, scientists could develop new ways to harness the power of microbes. Forecasting microbiomes for sustainability and health 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The contribution of bacterial chemicals to the history of drug discovery is remarkable, said Shen, who directs the Natural Products Discovery Center at the institute, one of the world's largest microbial natural product collections. Scientists discover key to a potential natural cancer treatment's potency 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z There was a change in the microbial mix of the mouth -- the oral microbiome -- showing that the body was increasingly on the lookout for bacterial invaders. Vigorous exercise, rigorous science: What scientists learned from firefighters in training 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Using GVA, a single researcher could accurately measure the microbial concentration of 1,200 samples in a single day, the study found. New way to count microbes speeds research, cuts waste, could lead to new antibiotics 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z She hopes that the low cost of the manufacturing process will help make microbial fertilizers accessible to small-scale farmers who don't have the fermenters needed to grow such microbes. Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z One immediate challenge is how to accurately predict the dynamics of the microbial communities that drive the treatment process, which is essential to better control it and make it sustainable. Forecasting microbiomes for sustainability and health 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The younger mice had milder disease symptoms and richer gut microbial communities. Early life exposure to broccoli sprouts protects against colitis in inflammatory bowel disease 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z In 2022, the researchers attracted international attention by programming the longest-ever biosynthetic pathway -- or 'assembly line' -- into a microbial cell factory and designing it to produce biological substances for cancer drugs. Yeast cells can produce drugs for treatment of psychotic disorders 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Similar to a stereotypical high school lunchroom, microbial communities within the cave system tend to cluster into well-defined cliques. Yucatán's underwater caves host diverse microbial communities 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Such new concepts in microbial evolution are reframing the way patients are treated. Bacteria-virus arms race provides rare window into rapid and complex evolution 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Meta-omics allow scientists to study the entire genomes, transcriptomes, and proteomes of a microbial community at once, providing a complete understanding of how the community functions and interacts with its environment. Forecasting microbiomes for sustainability and health 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z In other words, they wanted to understand how the broccoli sprout diet affected microbial biogeography in the Crohn's models, since they cannot study this in humans. Early life exposure to broccoli sprouts protects against colitis in inflammatory bowel disease 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z While many fermented foods offer “adequate amounts” of live microorganisms, they don’t all contain microbial species that have been defined, characterized and tested to determine if they offer specific health benefits. Love fermented foods? Why they might love you back 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z "This is certainly the most expansive microbial survey across this part of the world," said Northwestern's Magdalena R. Osburn, who led the study. Yucatán's underwater caves host diverse microbial communities 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z "It would appear that such microbial products are likely to affect the development of the intestine and brain as well as the functioning of the placenta. Many of these metabolites are previously unknown," Niku notes. Maternal microbiota can affect fetal development 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z These signals represent the key drivers of the microbial community and can therefore be used to forecast its composition and activity years into the future. Forecasting microbiomes for sustainability and health 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Once the sequencing data was returned, the researchers used bioinformatics software and human ingenuity to study the gut microbial ecology of our mouse models. Early life exposure to broccoli sprouts protects against colitis in inflammatory bowel disease 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z In experiments, the team found that attaching the engineered microbial cells to alginate hydrogel beads improved their efficiency, and up to 79% of the terephthalic acid was converted into adipic acid. Plastic-eating bacteria turn waste into useful starting materials for other products 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z With help from an experienced underwater cave-diving team, Northwestern University researchers have constructed the most complete map to date of the microbial communities living in the submerged labyrinths beneath Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Yucatán's underwater caves host diverse microbial communities 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The group is now investigating the occurrence of microbial metabolites in other mammals: piglets and calves, as well as in the meconium and amniotic fluid samples of babies. Maternal microbiota can affect fetal development 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The recently launched project aims to identify the offending gut bacteria through metagenomics, another breakthrough technology that maps the functions of complex microbial communities, then restructure their DNA to produce less methane. Why can't we just quit cows? 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z A Chinese research team have now developed a fast-charging hybrid battery system that combines the electrochemical generation of formic acid as an energy carrier with a microbial fuel cell. Efficient biohybrid batteries 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The researchers also found significant changes in gut microbial composition between the lean cats at baseline and after 18 weeks of weight gain. What happens when cats get fat? Scientists weigh in 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Next, back at Northwestern, they identified microbial communities by sequencing their DNA. Yucatán's underwater caves host diverse microbial communities 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z And they discovered that a diverse array of microbial species was taking advantage of the abundance. How a California wildfire created a buffet for marine microbes 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Contact lens use is now the leading cause of microbial keratitis in patients with otherwise healthy eyes in countries in the global north. Effective treatment for rare sight-threatening infection 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z In fully microbial batteries, bacteria also produce the energy carrier molecules during the charging process, which are then used to generate electricity during the discharging process. Efficient biohybrid batteries 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z This in-depth analysis of sulfur-cycling microbial diversity in salt marshes -- from their entire genomes down to single nucleotides -- was published October 26 in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Analysis finds diversity on the smallest scales in sulfur-cycling salt marsh microbes 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Negative impacts of dyes are also found on land -- where they disturb the balance of microbial communities in soil -- and in humans. Do or dye: Synthetic colors in wastewater pose a threat to food chains worldwide 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z And the microbiome data was from a study measuring the relative abundance of hundreds of microbial species in the human gut every day for more than a year. Single model predicts trends in employment, microbiomes, forests 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Hidden potential is being revealed in the major algae studies at the microbial products lab, located at UH at Sugar Land. Algae's surprising potential to help ease climate change worries 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z However, one of the disadvantages of fully microbial batteries is that charging is still rather inefficient and slow. Efficient biohybrid batteries 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The researchers believe it is the first use of modern DNA sequencing of microbial communities in the search for buried minerals. Biological fingerprints in soil show where diamond-containing ore is buried 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z "This may lead to entirely new ways to use light to treat cardiovascular conditions, microbial infections, cancer and other health conditions." Scientists shed light on potential breakthrough biomedical molecule 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The researchers also tracked how those probiotics altered the animals' gut microbial mix over 16 weeks, identifying specific microbes and metabolic pathways that may help explain the protective effect. Two probiotics identified as promising hypertension treatments 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z A microscopic discovery will not only enable scientists to understand the microbial world around us but could also provide a new way to control CRISPR-Cas biotechnologies. Scientists uncover new way viruses fight back against bacteria 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Once formic acid has been produced and extracted from the electrolyte, it is fed into a second device -- the microbial fuel cell -- where bacteria slowly convert it into carbon dioxide and electricity at the bioanode. Efficient biohybrid batteries 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z "Currently, microbial DNA sequencing requires specific expertise and is comparable in cost to other mineral exploration techniques, but this could change with industry adoption." Biological fingerprints in soil show where diamond-containing ore is buried 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z A bacterium found in the sea can degrade a plastic that otherwise resists microbial breakdown in marine environments. Marine bacteria take a bite at plastic pollution 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z In 2021, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, gave precise quantification of 150 bacterial strains belonging to 42 bacterial species that showed frequent engraftment after fecal microbial transplants. Fecal microbe transplants: B. vulgatus genes that correlate with early colonization 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z A new study of the microbial ecosystem in sourdough finds that using different types of flour fosters distinct bacterial communities, and that these differences contribute to the variation of sourdough aromas and flavors. Using different flours for sourdough fosters different bacteria -- and flavors 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z They suggest that this two-phase delivery might be useful in medical devices, providing both immediate antibacterial effects and long-term prevention of microbial fouling. Metal-organic frameworks could someday deliver antibacterial nitric oxide 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z When it comes to microbial communities, scientists have historically been unable to see beyond the beam -- worse, they didn't even know how big the room is. Doubling down on known protein families 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The findings, derived from advanced neuroimaging, next-generation sequencing of gut bacteria, and combined analyses of potential metabolic pathways, suggest that functional microbial changes may underlie the altered brain response towards high-caloric food cues. How plant-derived nutrients can affect the gut and brain 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Fimbrillins are protein polymers, previously identified in Bacteroides, that can form the hair-like structures that protrude from the surfaces of microbes and serve as anchors for microbial adhesion with host cells. Fecal microbe transplants: B. vulgatus genes that correlate with early colonization 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The study was conducted in collaboration between the Department of Food Science and microbial ingredients supplier Chr. Ancient technology turns plant-based cheese into 'something we want to eat' 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Since they have to exist inside changed blood vessels, the immune cells that have migrated to the site adapt, forming net-like structures that turn them into an effective microbial filter. Liver fibrosis: Giant cells step in to compensate for impaired immune function 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z A new study published online October 11, 2023 in Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand microbial communities by looking at protein function within them. Doubling down on known protein families 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z These microbial symbionts help you digest food, produce essential vitamins, protect you from infection and serve many other critical functions. Your microbes live on after you die. A microbiologist explains how 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The UAB researchers say a further application of their study could be screening following chemotherapy or transplants, which are known to involve medications that can disrupt normal microbial gut flora. Fecal microbe transplants: B. vulgatus genes that correlate with early colonization 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The Max Planck-scientists undertook the challenging task to isolate the microbial enzyme. Capturing CO2 with electricity: A microbial enzyme inspires electrochemistry 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The current study contributes to an improved understanding of how the body's most important microbial filter functions as liver disease emerges -- which could be a basis for developing innovative treatments. Liver fibrosis: Giant cells step in to compensate for impaired immune function 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Since each microbial community has its own unique makeup of microbe players and the functions they perform, artificially replicating a whole community is impossible. Doubling down on known protein families 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z As an environmental microbiologist who studies the necrobiome – the microbes that live in, on and around a decomposing body – I've been curious about our postmortem microbial legacy. Your microbes live on after you die. A microbiologist explains how 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The notion that some level of microbial exposure might reduce our risk of developing allergies has arisen over the last few decades and has been termed the hygiene hypothesis. Allergy study on 'wild' mice challenges the hygiene hypothesis 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z But linking the outbreak and climate change is not easy, as archaeologist Alexander Volkovitskiy from the Russian Academy of Sciences noted at an international workshop on microbial threats in the Arctic held in 2019. Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Supporting this process could help protect patients, since improved microbial filtration function lowers the risk of death from liver cirrhosis and can delay the time of transplantation, which is currently the only treatment option available. Liver fibrosis: Giant cells step in to compensate for impaired immune function 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z This is the first time protein structures have been used to help characterize the vast array of microbial dark matter. Doubling down on known protein families 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z They're entering an entirely new environment and encountering a whole new microbial community in the soil. Your microbes live on after you die. A microbiologist explains how 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The wildling mice are genetically identical to clean laboratory mice but are housed under seminatural conditions and have rich microbial exposures from birth. Allergy study on 'wild' mice challenges the hygiene hypothesis 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z A better understanding of how microbial communities change and grow after a fire could help researchers predict how bacteria and fungi will respond to major environmental changes. By air, rain and land: How microbes return after a wildfire 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z More than 10 trillion microbial cells from about 1,000 different bacterial species comprise the human gut microbiome, the community of microorganisms in the digestive tract. Compound derived from hops reduces abundance of gut microbe associated with metabolic syndrome 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Fernandez, whose research aims to understand processes involving plant, microbial and ecosystem ecology, says their study revealed that composition of ectomycorrhizal fungal species changes dramatically with climate change. How climate warming could disrupt a deep-rooted relationship 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The mixing or coalescence of two distinct microbial communities happens frequently in nature. Your microbes live on after you die. A microbiologist explains how 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The team also drew upon Berkeley Lab's expertise and instrumentation to fully characterize their microbial factories by many different rubrics. Fast-track strain engineering for speedy biomanufacturing 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The intense heat produced during a wildfire alters the chemical composition of the leaf litter, where microbes reside, and can shift the microbial communities in an ecosystem. By air, rain and land: How microbes return after a wildfire 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The researchers have thus provided another building block in the understanding of those microbial processes that have fascinating effects on health. That smell: New gut microbe produces smelly toxic gas but protects against pathogens 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Sumner’s team is measuring oxidation and other biochemical changes in microbial mats caused by light and photosynthesis. U.S. cancels or curtails half of its Antarctic research projects 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Furthermore, soil already hosts an exceptionally diverse microbial community full of decomposers that are well adapted to that environment and would presumably outcompete any newcomers. Your microbes live on after you die. A microbiologist explains how 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z "However, individual methods can be limited by our incomplete knowledge of less understood precursors. Our ensemble workflow uses well-developed tools and should be applicable to many carbon sources, microbial systems, and biomanufacturing targets." Fast-track strain engineering for speedy biomanufacturing 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z They found that the effect of dispersal differed in the two environments, suggesting that microbial responses are dependent on their environment. By air, rain and land: How microbes return after a wildfire 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Increasingly, researchers are recognizing that an organism’s microbiome helps it survive, so a more diverse roster of microbial guests may enable the host to digest more kinds of food or enhance resilience in other ways. Cells with extra genomes may help tissues respond to injuries—and species survive cataclysms 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Little is known about these underground organisms, who represent most of the planet’s microbial mass and whose diversity may exceed that of surface-dwelling life forms. Cells Discovered Making ‘Dark Oxygen’ Underground 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The majority of life on this planet is microbial. From star to stars: Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields traces her journey from acting to astronomy 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Pregnant people and children are particularly vulnerable to the lead exposure, while the elderly and immunocompromised are at a greater risk for microbial contamination. In Jackson, Mississippi, a water crisis that never ends 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z "There's a lot of exciting work being done right now, looking at dispersal and at microbial communities out in the environment," she said. By air, rain and land: How microbes return after a wildfire 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Yet, it has managed to harbor an isolated microbial ecosystem for millions of years. The Mystery Behind Antarctica's "Blood Falls" May Finally Be Solved 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Jupiter’s moon Europa has a deep, frozen ocean; sunlight may not penetrate it, but oxygen could potentially be produced there by microbial dismutation instead of photosynthesis. Cells Discovered Making ‘Dark Oxygen’ Underground 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Hydrogen in a planet’s atmosphere could act like a greenhouse and trap heat emanating from its interior — which is what sustains microbial life in deep sea vents on Earth. Our Galaxy Is Home to Trillions of Worlds Gone Rogue 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z They found the facility didn't have adequate written procedures for performing tests to prevent microbial contamination during manufacturing. Insight: Wegovy weight-loss injection factory plagued by sterile-safety failures 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z A study published this week in mSystems suggests that dispersal -- through air or rain, for example -- plays a major role in microbial succession after a destructive fire. By air, rain and land: How microbes return after a wildfire 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z "What are the standards for saying that we have found microbial life in the solar system, what is it going to take?" How scientists will know they've found 'alien life' 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z "Altogether, these results suggest that the effects of climate change are already being felt in surface marine microbial ecosystems, but have not yet been detected," the authors write. Greener oceans due to climate change, new study suggests 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z These folks want to understand the microbial ecology of the increasingly popular beverage. At SoundBio Lab, researchers can explore whatever quenches their curiosity 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z After that, the crews add a small dose of iodine to prevent any microbial growth. NASA astronauts can drink their own urine and sweat, thanks to recycling system 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z They found that the emerging microbial communities in the soil surface changed with the seasons and the reappearance of plants, and that the assembly of those communities was largely driven by dispersal. By air, rain and land: How microbes return after a wildfire 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Some 44% of these microbial genomes had not yet been recorded in large catalogues such as the Unified Human Gastrointestinal Genome database. Modern Hunter-Gatherers Have Thriving Gut Microbiome, Compared with Californians 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z One reason is in part related to the microbial load. Why Some People Get Sick More Often 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Doctors could then expose newborns to just this particular combination of bacteria, rather than a microbial scattershot. Swabbing C-section babies with mom’s microbes can restore healthy bacteria 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The work could show why scientists could not find biochemical traces to confirm the fossil record, says Laura Katz, a biologist who studies microbial eukaryotes at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Evidence of 1-Billion-Year-Old 'Lost World' of Microbes Discovered Beneath Australian Outback 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z And the chances that microbial life on the Moon is from another planet or galaxy is a lot less likely than Earthlings left a grubby mess behind. NASA is looking for microbial life on the Moon. We might have left it behind 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z This ocean’s microbial diversity is equivalent to that previously estimated for all of Earth, they reported last week in Nature Communications. News at a glance: Weather radar, solar energy beamed from space, and an ode to Europa 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Coral reefs, bastions of marine biodiversity because of the abundant fish, invertebrates, and algae they support, are also home to Earth’s greatest microbial diversity, according to a new estimate. Coral reefs are home to the greatest microbial diversity on Earth 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The reactions generate hydrogen, which serves as an energy source for microbial life at the “Lost City,” a nearby complex of ocean-bottom mineral chimneys deposited by gushers of superheated water. At long last, ocean drillers exhume a bounty of rocks from Earth’s mantle 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Fungi are currently under investigation as potential microbial insecticides, with several already on the market. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z If you look to Earth's other side at the planet Venus, you will find yet another planet where potential life — if it is there — would almost certainly be in microbial form. NASA is looking for microbial life on the Moon. We might have left it behind 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z The researchers expect this high microbial diversity helps make the reefs more resilient in the face of heat waves and other stressors. News at a glance: Weather radar, solar energy beamed from space, and an ode to Europa 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z When the researchers extrapolated those findings to estimate the total reef microbial diversity across the Pacific, it was equivalent to Earth’s total, previously estimated microbial diversity. Coral reefs are home to the greatest microbial diversity on Earth 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Certain complement proteins can combine to open pores in microbial cell membranes and cause lysis of the cells. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Plants may also enlist the help of microbial partners in nutrient acquisition. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the Moon is currently receiving a lot of attention as a potential habitat for microbial life — as Futurism put it, "it's a tantalizing possibility" — it is hardly alone. NASA is looking for microbial life on the Moon. We might have left it behind 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Studying these features could shed light on the past climate of Mars and whether it could have been habitable for microbial life. News at a glance: An ancient Mars river, blood screening rules, and sex-research funds blocked 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Nor did the microbial diversity correlate with seawater temperature. Coral reefs are home to the greatest microbial diversity on Earth 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The first microbial mats likely obtained their energy from hydrothermal vents. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z The recovery of ancient microbial genes has the potential to illuminate our species’ relationship with bacteria over human evolution. ‘Lost’ microbial genes found in dental plaque of ancient humans 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z These agents serve an important safety role for products as microbial ingredients, opponents said, and are not the same as formaldehyde. WA bill to ban harmful chemicals in cosmetics hits Gov. Inslee’s desk 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z When the human genome was first sequenced in 2001, scientists thought it contained about 200 bacteria-derived genes, though the microbial origins of many did not hold up. An ancient gene stolen from bacteria set the stage for human sight 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z That includes igneous rock to date the crater and sedimentary rock and clays that may contain biosignatures, perhaps even fossilized evidence of microbial life. NASA’s Perseverance Rover May Already Have Evidence of Ancient Martian Life 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Using microbial genomics, researchers determined that a specific strain of anthrax was used in all the mailings; eventually, the source was traced to a scientist at a national biodefense laboratory in Maryland. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Humans coevolved with their microbial partners and parasites for hundreds of thousands of years. ‘Lost’ microbial genes found in dental plaque of ancient humans 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The F.D.A. also said it recommended a voluntary recall on Feb. 2 over a “lack of appropriate microbial testing,” formulation issues and the absence of proper controls around tamper-evident packaging. Drug-Resistant Bacteria Tied to Eyedrops Can Spread Person to Person 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The researchers’ findings suggest a microbial evolution to fight against predatory pathogens, said Dr. Matthew Nelsen, a research scientist at the Field Museum in Chicago who was not involved in the study. Keanu Reeves’s Latest Role? Fungus-Killing Bacterial Compound. 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “Sulfate minerals can grow from groundwater. On Earth, those kinds of waters tend to have a lot of microbial life,” which can be entombed and preserved in sulfate minerals. NASA’s Perseverance Rover May Already Have Evidence of Ancient Martian Life 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Fossilized microbial mats represent the earliest record of life on Earth. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z That work has given them insights into which microbial species might have coexisted with humans before the advent of antibiotics and processed foods. ‘Lost’ microbial genes found in dental plaque of ancient humans 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The subsequent recall, she said, was recommended due to lack of microbial testing and issues with the product’s formulation and packaging. How officials cracked case of eyedrops that blinded people 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z For instance, we can see signatures of ancient life in the form of microbial mats, which are sheets of dead, fossilized microbes that form in sediment or on the surfaces of rocks. Did evolution occur before life even existed? New study sheds light on how amino acids "evolved" 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The professor of microbial biochemistry, who has been at the university for 32 years, said the UEA could now "develop a new long-term vision to take it forward". Vice chancellor of debt hit University of East Anglia quits 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z A biofilm is a microbial community held together in a gummy-textured matrix, consisting primarily of polysaccharides secreted by the organisms, together with some proteins and nucleic acids. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z But the same search conducted with versions of the instruments on today’s Mars rovers could barely detect the microbial signatures. Strange DNA found in the desert offers lessons in the hunt for Mars life 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Issues with microbial organisms in the human gastrointestinal tract have been associated with diseases ranging from obesity and eating disorders to autism and Alzheimer’s, the school said. UCLA receives $20-million gift to establish center for study of microbial organisms 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z For one, trees adapt to the amount of shade, wind, drainage and soil microbial life of their locations. A battle to save Beverly Hills' shady ficus trees is underway 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z What impact might that have on the evolution of the microbial invaders that threaten us? Arms race between ants and fungi has echoes of The Last of Us 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The potential to use fungi as microbial insecticides is being investigated, with several species already on the market. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z It uses countless small plastic chips that swirl in bubbling water, providing a substrate for the microbial communities. Oceans away: Is raising salmon on land the next big thing in farming fish? 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z For instance, it appears that comfort eating after a stressful event can change the microbial community in our intestines, which in turn exacerbates depressed feelings. The link between our food, gut microbiome and depression 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Those violations include a lack of adequate microbial testing and distributing medicine in multi-use bottles without preservatives. Eye drops recalled after bacterial outbreak; 55 patients infected, one dead 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Others suggest cells or microbial life forms, teeming under a microscope. Review | In the galleries: Colorful shapes, dazzling drama 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Researchers are actively studying the relationships between various diseases and alterations to the composition of human microbial flora. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Scientists have sequenced and studied thousands of human and microbial genomes, but the complete deciphering of the DNA of other multicellular organisms has lagged. Eleven science stories likely to make big news in 2023 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Such research has revealed that kākāpō are bizarre inside as well as out, says University of Auckland microbial ecologist Annie West: “Their microbiome is pretty weird—like everything else about them.” Rare Animals’ Microbiomes Harbor Survival Secrets 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The process can impede the forest's recovery by compacting soils and killing the associated microbial communities that are important for a healthy, biodiverse ecosystem. Learning to love — and protect — burned trees 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z "I used to be very sanguine, believing that microbial life would be almost everywhere. And I'm less and less sure about that," Ward said in an unpublished portion of a recent interview with Salon. Are we too primitive for aliens to bother with us? Some scientists think so 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Back then, the planet was all but devoid of oxygen, and microbial life metabolized just fine without it. The Medea Hypothesis: Does life on Earth sow the seeds of its own extinction? 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z These invertebrates can digest multiple plastics with the help of their gut microbial community. Why It’s So Hard to Recycle Plastic 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z West and her colleagues’ new study, reported in Animal Microbiome, found that shortly after a kākāpō hatches, E. coli already forms the microbial majority in its gut. Rare Animals’ Microbiomes Harbor Survival Secrets 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z They also monitored oyster and microbial metabolisms during the trial and saw no red flags. Ocean geoengineering scheme aces its first field test 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z A research team has homed in on specific microbial molecules that stimulate a rodent’s desire to run—and keep running. Gut microbes make mice exercise more. Might they do the same in humans? 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z On the prowl for rocks that might contain signs of ancient microbial life, Perseverance has collected 18 samples so far at Jezero Crater, once the scene of a river delta. Mars rover captures 1st sound of dust devil on red planet 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z "These are lions of the microbial world," Dr. Patrick Keeling, a botany professor at the University of British Columbia, said in a statement. Microbial "lions" that nibble prey to death form an entirely new branch on the tree of life 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z In Australia, Dinsdale says, scientists are testing whether they can climate-proof corals by treating them with “a sort of microbial elixir” of bacteria that are more accustomed to fluctuating temperatures. Rare Animals’ Microbiomes Harbor Survival Secrets 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The microbial interlopers may set off a chain reaction that prevents the immune system from killing cancerous cells, and they may also help cancer metastasize to other parts of the body. Bacteria in tumors may promote cancer 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Prof Paul Wigley, professor of animal microbial ecosystems at the University of Bristol, warned that avian flu "had the potential to jump to other species including us." UK zoonotic research site left to deteriorate - MPs 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Even meticulously cleaned homes are susceptible to microbial invaders, thanks to the high-touch items that travel into the world with us. You’re probably not cleaning these 11 very germy spots 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z A new analysis by Keeling and colleagues, published in the journal Nature, illuminates some of the strange, violent behavior of the microbial world, explaining why nibblerids are so unique. Microbial "lions" that nibble prey to death form an entirely new branch on the tree of life 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Scientists long assumed that these subterranean microbial communities, which dwell in aquifers and geothermal wells, saw little ecological change. Geologic Activity Lets Microbes Mingle Deep Underground 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z In March 2020, he, Knight, and colleagues reported that microbial RNA and DNA was present in each of the 33 types of cancers they studied, and that each cancer type had a unique microbiome. Bacteria in tumors may promote cancer 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The findings increase the probability that microbial life could still exist on the Red Planet. Earthly Microbes Might Survive on Mars for Hundreds of Millions of Years 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z “It has very little moisture in most of it and a lot of sugar is really what protects it from much microbial growth that might make it unsafe.” How you can make more socially conscious Halloween candy choices 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Estimates vary, but some research suggests there are literally millions of unknown microorganisms, encompassing multiple uncharted branches on the tree of life that is sometimes described as "microbial dark matter." Microbial "lions" that nibble prey to death form an entirely new branch on the tree of life 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Because pockets of subterranean water are usually isolated from one another, she and her team thought microbial DNA might act as a good “signature” to identify water from each aquifer. Geologic Activity Lets Microbes Mingle Deep Underground 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The team also found those distinct microbial signatures in blood samples from cancer patients. Bacteria in tumors may promote cancer 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z This so-called tumor microbiome is proving so distinctive in each type of cancer that some scientists hope to find early signs of hidden tumors by measuring the microbial DNA these microbes shed into the blood. Uterine Cancer Cases Are Rising. Here’s What to Know. 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z And importantly, his flasks allowed air to flow back in, which enabled microbial contamination. Louis Pasteur's work still saves lives 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z "Ignoring microbial ecosystems, like we often do, is like having a house that needs repair and just redecorating the kitchen, but ignoring the roof or the foundations," Keeling said. Microbial "lions" that nibble prey to death form an entirely new branch on the tree of life 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z At first it seemed like each tiny ecosystem’s microbial makeup was set in stone. Geologic Activity Lets Microbes Mingle Deep Underground 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Kouhei Mizuno wasn’t looking for more examples of such microbial complexity when he collected a bacterium denoted “HS-3” from a cave on Kyushu, an island off southern Japan 17 years ago. Odd cave bacterium forms a multicellular ‘body,’ like plants and animals 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z When someone experiences a viral or bacterial infection, the immune system helps in the fight against these microbial invaders. Alzheimer's may not be a brain disease 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z A sample of Europa’s water would allow researchers to look for organic compounds—or possibly even microbial life itself. Jupiter’s Ocean Moon Europa Is Ready for Its Close-up 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z After running genetic analyses of these microbial predators, it became clear that their genetic differences constituted an entirely new branch of life. Microbial "lions" that nibble prey to death form an entirely new branch on the tree of life 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z The team soon realized that by closing and opening tiny channels between these isolated water pockets, fracturing events could completely upend an aquifer’s microbial ecology in a matter of days. Geologic Activity Lets Microbes Mingle Deep Underground 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The microbial ecologist from Japan’s National Institute of Technology and his colleagues had been collecting microbes from extreme environments, such as hot springs and caves. Odd cave bacterium forms a multicellular ‘body,’ like plants and animals 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Researchers also found that at warmer winter temperatures, microbial activity occurs in the soil, prompting more nitrogen to develop and get into groundwater. Study: Warming winters will thaw frozen manure, further polluting U.S. waters 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Next on Sauterey’s to-do list: looking into the possibility that microbial life could still exist deep within Mars. Underground microbes may have swarmed ancient Mars 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z "This feeding mode is unique, and demonstrates how pico-sized flagellates can feed on larger cells, which is often not considered in the modelling of microbial food webs." Microbial "lions" that nibble prey to death form an entirely new branch on the tree of life 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z As a next step, Venturelli hopes to see researchers document microbial phase transitions in the guts of lab mice or other less artificial ecosystems. Powerful physics tool could help scientists understand complex ecosystems 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The organic materials can in fact serve as food for microbial populations, which are consumed by other animals higher in the food web. Florida’s waterways contaminated post-Ian, posing health risks 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z There is pronounced variation in the microbial composition and diversity of the gut microbiome between people living in different countries around the world. Humans evolved with their microbiomes 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z This so-called tumor microbiome is proving so distinctive in each type of cancer that some scientists hope to find early signs of hidden tumors by measuring the microbial DNA they shed into the blood. A New Approach to Spotting Tumors: Look for Their Microbes 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z They found that people who had the highest levels of microbial diversity also consumed higher levels of fiber. The best foods to feed your gut microbiome 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z “The fact that they find patterns” in microbial ecosystems, she says, “will inspire a lot of work.” Powerful physics tool could help scientists understand complex ecosystems 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The approach, dubbed SeqCode and described this week in Nature Microbiology, promises to relieve a backlog created because so many microbial species are being revealed through DNA analyses. News at a glance: Bringing kids along to field sites, restricting EU trawling, and calling the pandemic ‘over’ 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z We hypothesized that as humans fanned out across the globe and diversified genetically, so did the microbial species in their guts. Humans evolved with their microbiomes 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Deepak Saxena, a microbial ecologist at New York University who was not involved in either study, was surprised at the sheer scale of the findings. A New Approach to Spotting Tumors: Look for Their Microbes 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z They could even be physical: microbial fossils entombed as silt particles got cemented together over time. Mars rover nears milestone in ambitious plan to to return first rocks from another planet 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z “I am eager to give it a try,” and she expects so will many microbial ecologists. Microbiologists propose new DNA-based naming system for microbes 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z As a control, they also included microbial growths without drugs. A drug that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria could stave off the coming superbug crisis 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z To assess the evolutionary histories of humans and gut microbes, we created phylogenetic trees for each person and as well as for 59 strains of the most commonly shared microbial species. Humans evolved with their microbiomes 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The Perseverance Rover’s aims include taking caches of Martian rocks to search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, including in the sediment of its long-dead water sources. NASA Rover discovery suggests life could have survived on Mars 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Mission scientists were careful to add that they could not say whether these molecules are actually bits of dead microbial Martians, describing them as “potential biosignatures.” Life on Mars? This Could Be the Place NASA’s Rover Helps Us Find It. 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z And over the years, startling success made the eradication of some of humanity’s worst microbial enemies seem possible. Opinion | Covid eroded other crucial global health efforts. The world must act. 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z They picked out the 22 most successful newcomer species and added them to their microbial zoo, for a total of 119 species. Scientists Have Made a Human Microbiome From Scratch 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z When we compared the human trees to the microbial trees, we discovered a gradient of how well they matched. Humans evolved with their microbiomes 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Enormous databases of marine microbial genomes and bioactive compounds, along with the computing power necessary to correlate them, are enabling scientists to link chemicals to genes efficiently. Hope for New Drugs Arises from the Sea 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z However, on a positive note, studies indicate that microbial antibiotic production can increase by a factor of two in space-grown cultures. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Most microorganisms do not live as isolated entities, but in microbial communities known as biofilms. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Such interior material might reveal direct evidence for microbial life. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Some microbial species, in fact, have been along for the evolutionary ride for over hundreds of thousands of years. Humans evolved with their microbiomes 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z “For the past 600 million years these invertebrates have been living in this microbial soup that's like a petri dish,” says marine ecologist Drew Harvell of Cornell University, explaining their need for robust defenses. Hope for New Drugs Arises from the Sea 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z To confirm a link between microbial profiles and blood glucose responses, the investigators orally administered microbiomes—taken from the human participants with the highest and lowest blood glucose spikes following sweetener consumption—to germ-free mice. Some Sugar Substitutes Affect Blood Glucose and Gut Bacteria 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z The first microbial mats likely obtained their energy from chemicals found near hydrothermal vents. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Can you name five environmental conditions that, in their extremes, microbial life has been challenged by and has learned to survive on Earth? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Nitrification inhibitors, compounds that slow microbial conversion of fertilizer into nitrous oxide, can help farmers apply less and also cut emissions. Can farmers fight climate change? New U.S. law gives them billions to try 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The investments in biotechnology infrastructure and research could leverage PNNL’s capabilities to understand and manipulate microbial functions for new medicines, fuels and chemicals. Tri-Cities’ top employer to share in $17B to make next-gen chips 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Lab analysis is needed to see whether any sample holds signs of microbial life that may have existed on Mars billions of years ago when water flowed on the planet. NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Once an infection by a biofilm is established, it is very difficult to eradicate, because biofilms tend to be resistant to most of the methods used to control microbial growth, including antibiotics. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Most of the diversity of life, and most of our evolution, has taken place at the microbial level. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Sepa said microbial DNA source tracking at Portobello beach had found evidence of human, dog and gull sources impacting water quality. Bird poo pollution posters at Scottish beaches challenged by experts 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Subsequent experiments in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution laboratory where I'm writing this article found that rates of microbial degradation in the retrieved samples were 10 to 100 times slower than expected. Ocean Discoveries Are Revising Long-Held Truths about Life 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The ability to eat chitin, or eat byproducts given off by other species as they break down chitin, is key for the microbial community to survive, according to NASA. Some of WA’s tiniest residents to be launched into space 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z A microbial mat is a multi-layered sheet of prokaryotes that grows at interfaces between different types of material, mostly on moist surfaces. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Life may have formed and been wiped out several times before our own microbial ancestors took hold sometime about 4 billion years ago. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z They are “unconventional” because the oil is exposed near the surface and is highly viscous because of microbial changes that have taken place at the surface. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The earliest evidence of life is chemical signatures, microscopic filaments, and microbial mats. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Scientists will study how microgravity affects the the bacteria and how soil microbial communities function in space. Some of WA’s tiniest residents to be launched into space 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The most important contributor of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere is microbial decomposition of dead material. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z But we still find life—not just microbial, but even animal life—at the bottoms of our ocean trenches, where pressures are more than 1000 times atmospheric pressure. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Dendritic cells open the tight junctions between epithelial cells and extend probes into the lumen to evaluate the microbial antigens. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z “Everyone glosses over them as not of managerial concern,” says Cody Sheik, a microbial ecologist at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. To tame lake-fouling algal blooms, try an ecosystem approach 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z In fact, they reached concentrations typical of modern microbial blooms, such as the record-breaking blooms in Lake Erie in 2011 and 2014. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z There are records about microbial diseases as far back as 3000 B.C. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Even if that life is microbial, we saw that we may soon have ways to search for chemical biosignatures. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Putting the studies together, Gibbons concludes the genomes of “domesticated prokaryotes and microbial eukaryotes are very similar” to each other and to multicellular domesticated organisms. Humans tamed the microbes behind cheese, soy, and more 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z In 2020 and 2021, when he and colleagues tracked the microbial dynamics in one lake throughout the summer, they saw Dolichospermum become the most abundant microbe only to have its population crash by July. To tame lake-fouling algal blooms, try an ecosystem approach 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Because explosive microbial growth leads to poorly oxygenated waters, and many microbes produce metabolic by-products that are toxic, these events can cause animals to die en masse. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Microbial bioremediation is the use of microbial metabolism to remove pollutants. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Instead, its discovery highlights the narrow range of microbes studied in the lab, and the endless diversity of yet-unseen microbial life out in the wild. Scientists baffled by discovery of bacteria that ought to be too big to function 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z But so does the microbial alchemy that turns milk into cheese, grain into bread, and soy into miso. Humans tamed the microbes behind cheese, soy, and more 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z “I’m blown away” by the metagenomic work, says Benjamin Wolfe, a microbiologist at Tufts University, because it can illuminate in great detail the lake’s microbial interactions. To tame lake-fouling algal blooms, try an ecosystem approach 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z It also triggered the widespread microbial blooms we detected in our microfossil studies: the slime revolution had begun. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Extremely sophisticated means of sample preparation and DNA sequencing were employed because of the fragile nature of the bones and heavy microbial contamination. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Start with farm and forest waste that is so abundant it is essentially free, use microbial enzymes to convert it to sugars, let yeast ferment the sugar, and you’ve got a fuel you can sell. Can farm and food waste power tomorrow’s airplanes? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The studies “are getting to the mechanisms” of how microbial domestication works, says Benjamin Wolfe, a microbiologist at Tufts University. Humans tamed the microbes behind cheese, soy, and more 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z How the microbial dynamics that drive blooms can be interrupted is still unknown, and the picture is getting more complicated all the time. To tame lake-fouling algal blooms, try an ecosystem approach 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z If the environmental conditions that led to the end-Permian microbial blooms are typical for mass extinctions, then other ecological disasters of the past should reveal similar uprisings. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z What contributions have been made through the use of microbial genomics? Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Some of these humble microbial assistants have been in our guts since before humans became human—certain gut microbes are found in almost all primates, suggesting they first colonized a common ancestor. Modern city dwellers have lost about half their gut microbes 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z They call out agricultural challenges, such as microbial deficiencies in soil, which affect both crops and livestock. A Playbook for Science Denial, ‘Scientific Phallocracy’ in the Animal Kingdom, and More 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z “We are grappling with understanding what parts of complex microbial communities are changing and what we can change to produce a different outcome,” Peralta says. To tame lake-fouling algal blooms, try an ecosystem approach 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z One might therefore expect to see similar, albeit less dramatic, microbial signatures for many other events. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Plant and microbial species, in particular, can reveal new medicinal and nutritive knowledge. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z One study found 85 microbial genera, such as Bacteroides and Bifidobacterium, in the guts of wild apes, but just 55 in people in U.S. cities. Modern city dwellers have lost about half their gut microbes 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z He argues that taking these steps is necessary to help protect microbial communities. Friendly fungi help forests fight climate change 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z The vineyard is now farmed organically, and he intends to stop tilling the soil in an effort to build its microbial life. 200 years after impressing early French wine authorities, one Burgundy vineyard plots a comeback 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z When we applied this reasoning, we saw that the global severity of these microbial “infections” of freshwater ecosystems really seemed to have increased with higher doses of climate warming. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Biofilms are resistant to most of the methods used to control microbial growth. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Splitting the difference, people in less developed parts of the world have between 60 and 65 of those bacterial groups, an observation that ties the decrease in microbial diversity to urbanization. Modern city dwellers have lost about half their gut microbes 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z At the same time, the scientists noted that the worms which survived off a strict polystyrene diet suffered a loss of microbial diversity in their guts. Meet the "superworm" that can digest plastic 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Despite such nutritional and microbial obstacles to lunar agriculture, North, who has studied plant growth in simulated Martian conditions, believes the moon offers more fertile ground than the Red Planet’s rusty soil. Scientists Sprout First-Ever Seedlings in Apollo Moon Dirt 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The relatively mild warming events barely elicited a microbial response at all, whereas the severe climate change of the end-Permian gave rise to a metaphorical pandemic of aquatic microbes. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Certain complement proteins can combine to form attack complexes that open pores in microbial cell membranes. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Moeller has now taken a closer look at exactly what microbial species have gone missing from the human gut by trying to compile the full genomes of current gut microbes in our closest relatives. Modern city dwellers have lost about half their gut microbes 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The idea is that the virus takes up residence elsewhere in the body, most likely in the gut which is already teeming with microbial life. 'I've had long Covid for two years now' 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Indeed, much of the scientific focus on Mars is devoted to answering this question, as there are hints that the red planet may have had microbial life in its youth. Life on Mars would have gone extinct more than 1.3 billion years ago, study finds 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The contrasting microbial responses to magma- and asteroid-driven extinction events highlight the importance of high CO2 and temperature for fueling harmful algal and bacterial blooms. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z For example, the forest with the pine trees includes populations of flowering plants and also insects and microbial populations. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Moeller and his colleagues collected dung from several groups of African chimps and bonobos, isolating and sequencing microbial DNA in the feces that derives from the gut’s microbes. Modern city dwellers have lost about half their gut microbes 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Most likely, such biosignatures would suggest that microbial life or bacteria exists elsewhere, not necessarily an advanced civilization of other beings. Are we looking for extraterrestrial intelligence all wrong? 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z A team of scientists found evidence of microbial life on Earth far earlier than previously estimated. Life on Mars would have gone extinct more than 1.3 billion years ago, study finds 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Today humans are providing the ingredients for toxic microbial soup in generous amounts. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z It is quite a broad branch itself, and depending on the subject of study, there are also microbial physiologists, ecologists, and geneticists, among others. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z But this week, ecologists fingered another factor in such storms: the disappearance of biocrust, a microbial mat that coats dryland soil and helps keep dust in place. Hard ‘skin’ on the surface of soils helps keep dust storms at bay 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z “This highlights the importance of minimizing sources of microbial contamination as well as operating and maintaining production ponds in a manner that does not result in the spread of pathogens to product,” the report says. Hydroponic Lettuce Was Seen as Safe From Salmonella, Until an Outbreak 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z An earlier, controversial study from the team documented remnants of branching microbial structures in a piece of rock between 3.75 and 4.28 billion years old. Life on Mars would have gone extinct more than 1.3 billion years ago, study finds 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Case in point: we can prevent a microbial takeover by keeping our waterways clean and curbing our greenhouse gas emissions. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z The microbial world is one of the largest resources for genes that encode new enzymes and produce new organic compounds, and it remains largely untapped. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The planet’s first organisms were primitive microbes in the primordial seas, and the earliest-known fossils are marine microbial specimens dating to roughly 3.5 billion years ago, though there are hints of life in older fossils. Could key ingredients for life have arrived from space? Scientists say yes 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Such microbial life has been theorized to have existed in the early days of Mars, before its water dried up, though we still don't know for certain. The probability of life on Jupiter's moon Europa just got a lot higher 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Yet further analysis revealed a far more complex structure and evidence of hundred of distorted spheres with no explanation except microbial life. Life on Mars would have gone extinct more than 1.3 billion years ago, study finds 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Freshwater microbial blooms, wildfires, coral bleaching and spikes in ocean temperature are becoming more frequent and intense in our warming world. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Using microbial genomics, researchers determined that a specific strain of anthrax was used in all the mailings. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z It is an odd world, to be sure: because it is not completely frozen and is covered in salt water, scientists believe Ceres could harbor microbial life. Pluto wasn't the first: A brief history of our solar system's forgotten planets 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z In roadcuts and mineshafts, scientists had already glimpsed fossilized remnants of the slimy microbial mats thought to have covered the ancient rivers, beaches, and estuaries. Earth’s oldest living landscape spotted in South African rock cores 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Liza Loza, a graduate student in molecular microbiology and microbial pathogenesis at Washington University, was excited to be asked to teach a discussion section about four years ago. Help wanted: Adjunct professor, must have doctorate. Salary: $0 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z The “potential danger” is that the organizations will lose autonomy and become subservient to universities, says Patrick Monfort, a microbial ecologist at the University of Montpellier and member of a researcher trade union. French president expected to push controversial research reforms if reelected 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Hot springs and hydrothermal vents may have been the environments in which life began, and there is fossil evidence of the presence of microbial mats about 3.5 billion years ago. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Microplastics can host so many microbial hitchhikers that they counteract the natural buoyancy of the plastic, causing their raft to sink. In the Ocean, It’s Snowing Microplastics 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Now, they are drilling into the terrain for the first time, retrieving fresh samples of what may have been Earth’s first microbial producers of oxygen. Earth’s oldest living landscape spotted in South African rock cores 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The idea is that the virus takes up residence elsewhere in the body, most likely the in gut which is already teeming with microbial life. What we now know about long Covid 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z But even bathroom shower and sink water contains microbial matter, so greywater systems shouldn’t store the discharge in tanks for long periods of time, he adds. More homeowners are turning to greywater systems to recycle used water 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z On the contrary, pathogens represent only a very small percentage of the diversity of the microbial world. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z However, given the diversity in terrain, scientists are hopeful that it holds geologic revelations that could show proof of past microbial life that perhaps existed billions of years ago on Mars. NASA now wants to send two landers to bring Mars rocks back to Earth — here's why 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Heubeck and colleagues hope the fresh, unaltered microbial mats in the cores will yield decisive evidence: geochemical traces of oxygen production that have been missing in previous, exposed samples. Earth’s oldest living landscape spotted in South African rock cores 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z These microbial communities—or microbiome—shape what the water fleas can eat, and some flea genotypes encourage microbiomes that enable fleas to digest toxic cyanobacteria that can overrun ponds. Urban Evolution: How Species Adapt to Survive in Cities 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z These require recycling systems to filter out harmful microbial matter and keep greywater at or below acceptable levels for turbidity, chlorination, suspended solids, E. coli and dissolved oxygen. More homeowners are turning to greywater systems to recycle used water 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Lactobacillus is one of many hundred genera of microbial inhabitants of a healthy human intestine. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z “We know there is this incredible microbial network and food web under the ground,” said Martinez. Composting is life-altering for Californians who want a role fighting climate change 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Other ancient microbial fossils in the Moodies Group, found in what were marine and subsurface deposits, probably fed on sulfates or used a primitive form of photosynthesis to feed on iron. Earth’s oldest living landscape spotted in South African rock cores 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Researchers studied the ability of different human gut microbes to degrade seaweed extracts in a lab dish and compared their genetic sequences with those in microbial databases to assess their genes’ origins. News at a glance: Hong Kong’s high COVID-19 death rate, Biden’s ‘test and treat,’ and a ResearchGate lawsuit 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z "I think the first thing to keep in mind in our expectations for life on Mars is that it's probably microbial," Dr. Woodward Fischer, a professor of geobiology at Caltech, told Salon last year. A bizarre Martian rock looks just like coral 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Neutrophils are phagocytic cells and they participate in one of the early lines of defense against microbial invaders, aiding in the removal of bacteria that has entered the body. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The human gut hosts thousands of microbial species—mostly bacteria and viruses—of which the bacteria collectively contain about 500,000 genes. Your gut harbors genes stolen from sea life 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Copper is slow to corrode, and by the time any groundwater does reach Onkalo’s depths, chemical or microbial reactions would have consumed all of its dissolved oxygen, making it less reactive. Finland built this tomb to store nuclear waste. Can it survive for 100,000 years? 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z That similarity and a genetic analysis led the research team to place it in the same genus as most of the other microbial giants and propose calling it Thiomargarita magnifica. Largest bacterium ever discovered has unexpectedly complex cells 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z “I’m dripping with microbial goo and reeking of rotten eggs. My skin is burning from the hydrogen sulfide, and I’m grinning ear to ear,” Gibb says. Exploring the world’s grossest caves 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z The four-compartment gastric chamber provides larger space and the microbial support necessary to digest plant material in ruminants. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z “Perhaps past microbial life could have existed on Mars when it was a little warmer and a little wetter,” says Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s planetary science division. What We Learned from the Perseverance Rover’s First Year on Mars 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z A lack of specialists to analyze data is another obstacle in developing countries, says Victor Pylro, a molecular microbial ecologist at the Federal University of Lavras and coordinator of the Brazilian Microbiome Project. Studies of human microbiome have ignored the developing world, potentially compromising treatments 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z In many parts of the deepest ocean, life congregates around seeps—vents in the sea floor where gasses leak out from Earth’s innards and fuel microbial growth, attracting communities of deep-sea invertebrates. These sponges survive the deep sea by feeding on remains of long-dead animals 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Now, a study involving thousands of people in Finland has identified a potential microbial culprit in some cases of depression. Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z However, it has been successfully treated by giving the patients fecal transplants from healthy donors to reestablish the normal intestinal microbial community. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Bokashi is an Okinawan method of fermenting kitchen scraps using a couple of lidded buckets and a special mixture of wheat bran, microbial liquid, molasses and water. Don’t have a yard? Here are 3 good options for composting in small spaces 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z It’s probable that the factory-farm conditions that minks are subjected to make them especially susceptible to microbial pathogens. Animals That Infect Humans Are Scary. It’s Worse When We Infect Them Back. 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z On Earth, the signal would be seen as strong evidence for ancient microbial life. Mars rover detects carbon signature that hints at past life source 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z A microbial bioinformatician at the Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute, he and his colleagues were analyzing data from a large health and lifestyle study from Finland. Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z By taking probiotic supplements to restore microbial intestinal community. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The only way to prove whether Mars ever had or still has microbial life, according to Steele, is to bring samples to Earth for analysis. Study nixes Mars life in meteorite found in Antarctica 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z I was told by Michael Whelan, then a mink-industry spokesman, that farmers in the United States had developed “strict biosecurity measures” to prevent microbial transmission between humans and animals on mink farms. Animals That Infect Humans Are Scary. It’s Worse When We Infect Them Back. 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The UV light might have broken apart the microbial methane, further enriching its light carbon while creating daughter products like formaldehyde that would eventually settle on the surface. Mars rover detects carbon signature that hints at past life source 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z One of them, Morganella, was significantly increased in a microbial survey of the 181 people in the study who later developed depression. Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Composting is a microbial process, and shredding the material creates greater surface area for the microbes to spread enzymes, increasing the rate of breakdown. Garden Q&A: How to remove invasive grass, compost cardboard and more 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z One of the Viking experiments indicated there was microbial life in the soils, but only one of the three instruments did, so we couldn’t say we found life. NASA’s Retiring Top Scientist Says We Can Terraform Mars and Maybe Venus, Too 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z But we cannot be satisfied until the nation has a radar that provides real-time, precise information about the microbial threats we face. Opinion | Flying blind is no way to survive the pandemic. We need a powerful virus radar. 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z They contract our muscles, convert food into cellular energy, ferry oxygen in our blood, and fight microbial invaders. Science’s 2021 Breakthrough of the Year: AI brings protein structures to all 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Mark Pallen, a professor of microbial genomics at the University of East Anglia, who was involved in several of the meetings, said any system should give the variants “gravitas” and “familiarity.” With coronavirus variants, world gets crash course on the Greek alphabet 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The next step is to examine whether the microbes in the pools impact hippo health, either on the individual or the community level, adds Matthias Rillig, a microbial ecologist at the Free University of Berlin. Pooping hippos create ‘community guts’ in African ponds 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z To understand the invisible gardens that give us sake and penicillin, historian Victoria Lee explores the industrialization of Japanese fermentation, shedding light on the “ ‘microbe smiths’ who seek to manage microbial interactions with society.” What We Lose as Snowfall Disappears, the Science behind Aesop’s Fables, and Other New Books 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The microbial ink flows like toothpaste under pressure and can be 3D-printed into various tiny shapes — a circle, a square and a cone — all of which hold their form and glisten like Jell-O. This Ink Is Alive and Made Entirely of Microbes 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Aditi Sengupta, a soil microbial ecologist at California Lutheran University who also was not involved, added that it would be useful to confirm the experiment outside the lab and in the wild. This Fire-Loving Fungus Eats Charcoal, if It Must 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z The seeds—up to 500 per square meter from beeches—dump enough organic matter to effectively double the nitrogen in the ground, fueling fungal and microbial growth. Why are trees dropping so many nuts? Climate may drive erratic ‘masting’ 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z If so, the findings could have broad implications for how the environment can change when two microbial communities—in this case, that of the hippo and the pond water—collide. Pooping hippos create ‘community guts’ in African ponds 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z That evidence was a whiff of radioactive carbon wafting from Martian soil, hinting at microbial metabolism taking place within—but three other life-detection experiments each lander carried only found null results. Life Is Complicated—Literally, Astrobiologists Say 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The researchers describe their recipe for their programmable, microbial ink in a study published on Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. This Ink Is Alive and Made Entirely of Microbes 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Satellite data can even uncover microbial activity and nutrient cycling in the soil—processes that also contribute to an ecosystem’s overall health and productivity. Satellites offer new ways to study ecosystems—and maybe even save them 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The conclusion seemed almost inescapable: About 3.7 billion years ago Gale had harbored a large reservoir for perhaps millions of years, during which it could have been a microbial haven. Ancient Martian ‘Lake’ May Have Just Been Ephemeral Puddles 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z As scientists gain greater insight into the microbial underpinnings of BO, they are coming up with new strategies that manage pit stink by targeting the bacteria that cause it. That stinky armpit smell? It’s not you, it’s your microbiome 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z More muddled data about life on Mars arrived in 1996, when scientists discovered what could have been microbial microfossils inside a Martian meteorite found in Antarctica. Life Is Complicated—Literally, Astrobiologists Say 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z A material like a microbial ink has more grandiose ambitions, according to Neel Joshi, a synthetic biologist at Northeastern University and an author on the new paper. This Ink Is Alive and Made Entirely of Microbes 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z At the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve’s Long-Term Ecological Research site in Minnesota, Cavender-Bares’s team dug into the soil to measure respiration, microbial biomass and enzyme activity, and fungal and bacterial composition. Satellites offer new ways to study ecosystems—and maybe even save them 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Indeed, astronomers whose careers have been dedicated to search for extraterrestrial and microbial life in the universe are excited about this proposal. Astronomers plan to double-down on the search for extraterrestrial life 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z When the researchers sequenced microbial remnants in the fossilized feces, they found evidence of bacteria that produce high amounts of amylase. Fossilized Poop Shows How Ancient Dogs Adapted to People 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z “It’s a microbial community of bacteria, fungi and algae,” Tepper said. Scientific reclamation: How the iconic Jefferson Memorial was restored Typically, microbial inks rely on a scaffold of polymers to stiffen their scummy forms. This Ink Is Alive and Made Entirely of Microbes 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z They discovered they could infer microbial activity based on remote sensing data, results they reported on 8 October in Ecological Monographs. Satellites offer new ways to study ecosystems—and maybe even save them 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Shostak said it is invigorating to be so close to having answers about extraterrestrial microbial or intelligent life. Astronomers plan to double-down on the search for extraterrestrial life 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z “They are kind of lurking in the soil and lurking in the environment,” said Anita Sil, a microbial geneticist at the University of California at San Francisco who studies disease-causing fungi. Inaction on climate change imperils millions of lives, doctors say 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z According to new findings that would dramatically expand their roles, red blood cells snare suspect DNA from microbial invaders or damaged tissue and warn the immune system of danger. Red blood cells may be immune sentinels 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The microbial changes that occur later in life may also create a more inflammatory environment in the gut, helping to drive the aging process. Gut Bacteria Change as You Get Older—and May Accelerate Aging 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Idaho is “really a cool place” to locate the ecotron lab because it boasts a diverse range of soils, says the project’s PI, microbial ecologist Michael Strickland of the University of Idaho. New observatory to probe the mysteries of Earth’s ‘forgotten’ subsoil 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Another involves examining surface scrapings from adult kelp samples and identifying the chemical composition and DNA signatures of their microbial communities, which could signal potential imbalances in the marine environment’s ecological processes. Marine researchers focus on the tiniest victims of Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z For example, frozen microscopic animals were recently discovered to survive 24,000 years in the Siberian permafrost, and microbial life was found to persist 100 million years beneath the seafloor. How to Search for Life as We Don't Know It 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z “Our study is designed to tease apart the plant, soil and microbial processes and mechanisms by which these changes begin.” Scientists Flood Forests to Mimic Rising Seas 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z That said, it’s important not to become complacent, says Michael Wagner, a microbial ecologist at the University of Vienna, who has been studying testing strategies in schools. Schools have begun mass testing for COVID-19. But hurdles and uncertainties remain 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The vagaries of plant physiology and microbial fermentation and the influence of the wind and other elements all add up to make taint an unpredictable and elusive phenomenon. Wildfire smoke ruins taste of some wines 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “And that is where oil spills in the ocean have their biggest and potentially longest lasting impacts — the microbial worlds that produce half the oxygen we breathe and decompose organic matter.” Marine researchers focus on the tiniest victims of Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Dr. Kring has long been fascinated by this subject, and has helped produce a wealth of research about the microbial ecosystems that cropped up in the fallout of the apocalyptic event. The Rock That Ended the Dinosaurs Was Much More Than a Dino Killer 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Additionally, they are investigating the impact that specific microorganisms and microbial communities might have on stone formation. New Tool Shows Geology behind Kidney Stone Crystallization 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Linda J. Harris, a specialist in microbial food safety at the University of California at Davis, told me, in effect, not to worry — especially when it comes to jam. I found an old-school technique to conquer my jam fears. Then I tried to figure out if it’s safe. 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z For that reason, scientists believe Jezero may be an ideal spot to search for ancient signs of microbial life on Mars. Mars' weird geology is making Perseverance's job more complicated 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z “So, studying the microbial world is really important,” he added, “because it is an integral part of the natural recycling of elements and hydrocarbons that come out of oil.” Marine researchers focus on the tiniest victims of Orange County oil spill 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Perhaps most astonishing, a study published this summer described modern-day microbial descendants of those early crater adopters, still living in the shadow of the catastrophe that was colonized by their forebears. The Rock That Ended the Dinosaurs Was Much More Than a Dino Killer 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Lately, the proportion of methane carrying the lighter carbon isotope has been rising, suggesting that the recent surge in the greenhouse gas has microbial origins. Many measures of Earth’s health are at worst levels on record, NOAA finds 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Perseverance first selected a rock in Jezero Crater, a 28 mile-wide impact crater and former lake which, scientists believe, is an ideal place to look for evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. Scientists finally know what happened to Perseverance's mysterious disappearing rock sample 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Instead, the high-fiber group tended to show few changes in their microbial diversity. How fermented foods may alter your microbiome and improve your health 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z And microbial communities better thrive in a warmer Arctic, increasing both their numbers and their appetite. How Much Worse Will Thawing Arctic Permafrost Make Climate Change? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Perseverance selected a rock in Jezero Crater, a 28 mile-wide impact crater and former lake which, scientists believe, is an ideal place to look for evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. The Perseverance rover's Martian rock samples just... disappeared. What happened? 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z “It could just be some microbial wiggles,” said Jonathan Antcliffe, an evolutionary biologist specializing in sponges at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. These Could Be the Oldest Animal Fossils Ever Found, or Just Squiggles 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Scuba divers collected samples of the microbial mats and in the lab, Klatt tracked the amount of oxygen they released under various day lengths simulated with halogen lamps. ‘Totally new’ idea suggests longer days on early Earth set stage for complex life 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z The new research found that the more fermented foods people ate, the greater the number of microbial species that bloomed in their guts. How fermented foods may alter your microbiome and improve your health 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z They discovered that the leaves and roots of hybrid corn had microbial communities that differed from those living on inbred varieties of corn. Why does corn grow so well? Scientists think soil microbes play a role 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z In optogenetics, researchers hijack genes called microbial opsins from bacteria and algae and encode them in the brain cells of lab animals — mostly mice, rats, and fish. Lessons learned from the wayward brain 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z To capture more of the diversity, the team’s scientists used genetic sequencing, which allowed i to look at all the microbial DNA in their samples. Hardy Microbes Hint at Possibilities for Extraterrestrial Life 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z When the microbial mat results and other data were plugged into this computer program, it revealed a key interaction between light exposure and the microbial mats. ‘Totally new’ idea suggests longer days on early Earth set stage for complex life 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z They obtained eight samples of human paleofeces from arid caves and rock shelters in the Southwestern United States and Mexico and reconstructed some of their microbial genomes. You’re Missing Microbes. But Is ‘Rewilding’ the Way to Get Them Back? 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z Oldroyd says the results highlight the need for plant breeders to match the genetics of crops to the microbial communities with which they live. Why does corn grow so well? Scientists think soil microbes play a role 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z He started analyzing the microbial makeup of his armpit because, as we know,, the reason our armpits stink is thanks to a sweat gland that becomes active at puberty. Author Sarah Everts on why sweating is our "evolutionary superpower" 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z R.I.P. — but on the bright side, through a complex combination of luck and microbial activity, their tiny corpses become frozen in time. Over 200 Million Years Ago, Nature Called. It Was Full of Beetles. 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Typically, microbial mats “breathe” in almost as much oxygen at night as they produce during the day. ‘Totally new’ idea suggests longer days on early Earth set stage for complex life 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Microbiologists began by isolating the microbial DNA in a thimbleful of soil to see what genes and species were in the sample. DNA from dirt can offer new view of ancient life 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Any promising microbial candidates that Cordova finds will be shipped to McGeehan’s lab. Could plastic-eating microbes take a bite out of the recycling problem? 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Ultimately, he managed to re-transplant his original microbial population, in kind of a freak accident. Author Sarah Everts on why sweating is our "evolutionary superpower" 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z As capable as these three missions are, they won’t solve all of Venus’s mysteries, like whether phosphine, a gas potentially present in the planet’s clouds, is being manufactured by microbial life. Venus Will Have a Fleet of Spacecraft as Europe Adds Orbiter Mission 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z After fermenting sugars with engineered microorganisms, a biorefinery separates and purifies microbial cells to produce a spectrum of bio-based products, including food additives, animal feed, fragrances, chemicals and plastics. Oil companies are going all-in on petrochemicals — and green chemistry needs help to compete 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z “The amount of microbial diversity is just incomprehensibly vast,” Dr. Hartmann said. Subway Swabbers Find a Microbe Jungle and Thousands of New Species 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z As ocean temperatures rise, however, the microbial relationships within corals start to break down. Will Probiotics Save Corals or Harm Them? 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z It does make you question then what happens when we spend a lot of time sleeping in the same bed with someone and the implications then for our own microbial portrait. Author Sarah Everts on why sweating is our "evolutionary superpower" 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z “There was a clear microbial exchange,” says Mason, a geneticist at Weill Cornell Medicine. Cities have their own distinct microbial fingerprints 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z In the microbial galaxy, stentors lie somewhere between Star Destroyer and sarlacc pit. Can a Cell Make Decisions? 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z Some geographic clustering was evident: The microbial profiles of North American and European cities were distinct from those of East Asian cities. Subway Swabbers Find a Microbe Jungle and Thousands of New Species 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z “It sounds so radical,” says Rebecca Vega Thurber, a marine microbial ecologist at Oregon State University. Will Probiotics Save Corals or Harm Them? 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z The human body contains more microbial cells than human cells? Do People Who Enjoy Science Have a High Tolerance for Disturbing Ideas? 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z So he started swabbing the subway, sampling the microbial world that coexists with people in our transit systems. Cities have their own distinct microbial fingerprints 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Their microbial diversity far exceeds that of people in industrial societies, and researchers have linked low diversity to higher rates of “diseases of civilization,” including diabetes, obesity, and allergies. Piles of ancient poop reveal “extinction event” in human gut bacteria 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z And the closer together two cities were, on average, the more similar their microbial profiles. Subway Swabbers Find a Microbe Jungle and Thousands of New Species 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Article 1 of the convention binds signatories to “never in any circumstances” produce microbial or biological agents that are not for peaceful use. China nixed meeting on biowarfare concerns as coronavirus queries increased 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z For those who aren’t yet able to mix and mingle — and right now, that’s most of us — there are other ways to support microbial health. Opinion | It’s Going to Be Weird, but We Need to Learn to Live With Germs Again 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z “You’ve got microbial action. …If you took a shovel and dug that up and got yourself a petri dish and started messing around with it, pretty soon you’d see things growing,” he added. ‘Put me in a wooden box:’ Cemetery connects bodies to nature 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z The findings also suggest we've lost a lot of microbial helpers in the recent past, and our bodies may not have had time to adapt. Piles of ancient poop reveal “extinction event” in human gut bacteria 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z If NASA’s Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars, it will become the first space mission in nearly 45 years to directly search for signs of microbial life. Ingenuity, NASA's little Mars helicopter that could, takes flight — a first on another planet 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Keeping track of global microbial evolution is a challenging task. Guardians of the Microbial Galaxy 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Soil bacteria called Streptomyces are the guardian angels of the microbial world: They produce antibiotics that humans depend on and protect plants from harmful microbes. This microscopic hitchhiker is a friend to both plants and humans 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Dangerous secondary infections by opportunistic pathogens are common in intensive care units, and physicians are raising the alarm about a particular microbial threat to COVID-19 patients: a common fungus known as Aspergillus. Common fungus emerges as threat to hospitalized COVID-19 patients 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z The Perseverance rover landed inside Mars’ Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, on a mission to hunt for evidence of past microbial life and collectsamples for future return to Earth. Perseverance Rover Settles in During First Month on Mars 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z The study may offer insight into the origins of Earth’s earliest microbial life - and potential extraterrestrial life on similar rocky planets. Primordial lightning strikes may have helped life emerge on Earth 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z The World Data Center for Microorganisms reports a microbial culture collection in almost every part of the world and together, they contain over two million bacterial, fungal and viral cultures. Guardians of the Microbial Galaxy 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Scientists mainly credit social distancing, masking and other steps to control the novel coronavirus for also shutting down flu and its microbial kin. COVID-19 precautions shut down flu this season, but what will next winter bring? 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z That is about 100 times greater than the number of swabs in typical microbial tracking studies, which usually focus on the most suspect parts of a living space such as kitchens, bathrooms and exercise areas. NASA Will Map Every Living Thing on the International Space Station 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Made from living organisms, biologics are difficult and expensive to produce, and batches are particularly prone to microbial contamination. Special Report: Insider alleges Eli Lilly blocked her efforts to sound alarms about U.S. drug factory 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars last month in a mission to, in part, search for signs of ancient microbial life on our neighboring planet. Astronomers hone a new way of searching for alien civilizations in the stars 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z This number is but a small fraction of the Earth’s prolific microbial diversity. Guardians of the Microbial Galaxy 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Consider now that 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by marine sediment, whose microbial residents represent somewhere between a tenth and a half of all microbial biomass on Earth. 100-Million-Year-Old Seafloor Sediment Bacteria Have Been Resuscitated 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z But Venkateswaran is worried not only about risks to the astronauts—but also the chances of microbial contamination of any otherworldly destinations they visit. NASA Will Map Every Living Thing on the International Space Station 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Macrophages there, like those elsewhere in the body, gobble bacteria and other microbial invaders. These bacteria-gobbling immune cells help the body heal—but also cause surgical complications 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Here are a selection of the pictures sent back from the mission, as Perseverance hunts for signs of past microbial life, seeks to characterise the planet's geology and past climate, and collects Martian rock. Mars: Nasa's Perseverance rover sends stunning images 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Some countries or institutions are current hotspots of microbial discovery and are home to large-scale isolation efforts. Guardians of the Microbial Galaxy 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z "I think the first thing to keep in mind in our expectations for life on Mars is that it's probably microbial," Dr. Woodward Fischer, a professor of geobiology at Caltech, told Salon. If Perseverance finds life on Mars, this is what it will look like 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z “We do a lot of surveys,” he said, taking photos and samples to determine microbial activity in the soil, how well plants are growing and how the mix of species is changing. A Different Kind of Land Management: Let the Cows Stomp 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z As a result, if there ever were ancient microbial life on Mars, the Jezero Crater is a great place to start looking for it. Listen to the "thunk" as Perseverance lands on Mars 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z It's in these sediments that Perseverance will look for signs of past microbial activity. Nasa promises Perseverance Mars rover landing video 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z We often hear about biodiversity hotspots and cautionary extinction stories like the dodo bird’s, but microbial conservation is seldom part of the public conversation. Guardians of the Microbial Galaxy 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Some iron oxide minerals, for instance, would suggest the presence of microbial life. If Perseverance finds life on Mars, this is what it will look like 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The rover is about 1.25 miles from a river delta scientists think is a prime spot to look for chemical signatures of ancient microbial life. Perseverance’s Pictures From Mars Show NASA Rover’s New Home 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Scientists think the crater is one of the most promising places to look for organic molecules and other signs of microbial life that might be preserved within layers of mud. Perseverance rover pays tribute to 2018 Camp fire victims 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z One of Perseverance’s tasks before embarking on its search for signs of microbial life will be to deploy a miniature helicopter it carried to Mars for an unprecedented extraterrestrial test flight. 'Something we've never seen' - Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z On the surface, it might seem like these collections are cataloging cultures much like a microbial museum. Guardians of the Microbial Galaxy 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Beneath all the beauty is a brutal evolutionary struggle between humans and microbial pathogens. Opinion | Six takeaways from covid-19 that could shape our future 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Jezero Crater is a 28 mile-wide impact crater that used to be a lake; scientists believe it's an ideal place to look for evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. NASA's helicopter-bearing Perseverance rover sticks the Mars landing 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z I’m looking for rocks that tell a story of past microbial life. NASA is set for its most daring attempt to land on Mars in a search for ancient life 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Among other key assignments is unleashing a Mars helicopter that reconnoiters the immediate environs around its chosen landing site, an ancient lake-delta system that might harbor signs of fossilized microbial life. As Perseverance Approaches Mars, Scientists Debate Its Sampling Strategy 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z They preserve Earth’s current microbial diversity and may hold the microscopic keys to solving many pressing global challenges. Guardians of the Microbial Galaxy 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z On Earth this process forms layered structures that preserve the oldest evidence of terrestrial microbial life, dating back 3.5 billion years. Why are people so dang obsessed with Mars? 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale, has found that female Covid patients tend to mount a stronger response to the virus from T cells, which help defend against microbial invaders, than their male counterparts. What If You Never Get Better From Covid-19? 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Intense household cleaning can lead to a build up of potentially dangerous chemicals, reducing beneficial microbial communities found around our homes – even while reducing harmful bacteria and viruses. Chemicals called SVOCs, emitted from household objects, are altering children’s microbiomes 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Expect to see studies of ancient humans follow new paths this year, as researchers combine analyses of ancient DNA with other molecular and microbial clues to examine social ties and migrations. The science stories likely to make headlines in 2021 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z That is the ideal place to search for signs of ancient microbial life, scientists say. 2021 could be a huge year for space. Here’s what’s to come from NASA, Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos. 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z LSI is divided into two units, one making microbial controls for paints, hygiene, personal care and wood treatment, and a specialty chemicals services business offering contract manufacturing to clients. Lonza shortlists Lanxess, private equity in unit sale, sources say 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Scientists hope there might be evidence there of microbial activity, if only billions of years in the past. Euro-Russian Mars rover mission takes shape 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Arctic lands offer unexplored microbial biodiversity and microbial feedbacks, including the release of carbon to the atmosphere. Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z |
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