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Category: New Mexico Tech

Undergraduates at New Mexico Tech summarize the latest research in cave studies and geomicrobiology!
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Thinking like a bacterium can improve water quality

Posted on January 23, 2023February 15, 2023 by Sciworthy

Researchers show mathematical models based on cell biology can help lake managers reduce toxic algal blooms and improve the quality of our…

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    Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are way older than penicillin

    Posted on February 10, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Remember the classic chases where Wile E. Coyote tries to catch Roadrunner but is often outsmarted? It turns out that bacteria have to…

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      The ancient Mayan practice of dental modification

      Posted on February 7, 2022December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

      Today, dentists attach orthodontic devices to people’s teeth, like braces and crowns, for health reasons. During the early Preclassic…

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        Could there be ice in caves on Mars?

        Posted on February 3, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Based on visual and theoretical evidence, astronomers think that Mars has ice in caves that were carved out by volcanic activity. Spacecraft…

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          Ancient bacteria leave behind fossils, too!

          Posted on February 1, 2022June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Scientists used genetic technology to identify the different roles of bacteria present in ancient fossil formations called stromatolites.

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            Invasive trees are changing the soil in the American Southwest

            Posted on January 27, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            Ecosystems with diverse species and healthy habitats provide services that keep the system stable and are beneficial to humans. Humans…

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              Bacteria that live on plant roots are important for farming

              Posted on January 24, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              Scientists used DNA sequencing to identify what microbes live on or near the root systems of farmed and wild wheat. They found that farmed…

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                Salt pools can guide our search for life on other planets

                Posted on January 20, 2022June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Pink, green, and square-shaped microbes can help us understand the limits of life on Earth and guide our search for life outside the planet.

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                  Bacteria found with superpowers that let them survive in space

                  Posted on January 17, 2022June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  Scientists who study how humans might travel through space found a handful of specific genes that give bacteria some cool superpowers.

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                    14,400-year-old viruses preserved in ice

                    Posted on January 13, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    A group of scientists discovered 14,400-year-old ancient microbes preserved in a Tibetan ice cap that could help us understand how past…

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