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Category: Chemistry

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Can cigarette butts on the beach influence the local environment?

Posted on May 22, 2020December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

A study of burned and unburned cigarettes found that water chemistry and microbes living in Mediterranean beach sediments changed after 4…

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    Which came first, the cysteine or the egg?

    Posted on February 13, 2020December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

    Scientists used to think cysteine was required to manufacture itself. Turns out, it isn't. In fact, cysteine slows down the manufacture of…

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      A special kind of bacteria lets cement fix itself

      Posted on December 25, 2019October 31, 2022 by Sciworthy

      In an effort to make these carbon storage wells safer and more effective for long term use, a team of scientists decided to try a biological…

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        Mining with acid-generating bacteria

        Posted on December 18, 2019October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Sulfuric acid production by sulfur-oxidizing bacteria may be a solution to a long standing mining problem.

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          Parkinson’s Disease and Antioxidant Treatment

          Posted on October 23, 2019June 24, 2025 by Nathan Gock

          Parkinson’s disease currently affects over 10 million people worldwide, and in the United States approximately 60,000 people are diagnosed…

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            Can Fish Help Us Understand Why We Age?

            Posted on October 16, 2019June 24, 2025 by Erica Curles

            What exactly causes aging at a molecular level? The answer to this question is important for understanding and potentially improving health…

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              Oxygen, nitrogen, and what happens when biology gets involved

              Posted on October 10, 2019December 3, 2022 by Sciworthy

              When studying Earth’s past, researchers want to understand how nutrients like nitrogen cycled and the impact biology had on them.…

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                Cyanobacteria can teach us about climate adaptation

                Posted on August 1, 2019October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

                The oceans are warming due to climate change and this will impact all oceanic life, from the smallest plankton to the largest tuna. The web…

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                  Bacteria with nanowires can electrocute metals instead of breathe

                  Posted on July 3, 2019June 25, 2025 by Hunter Dulay

                  All life on Earth has to respire. For us this means inhaling oxygen to fuel our metabolism and exhaling waste gases like carbon dioxide.…

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                    “Hulk”-like microorganisms in soil can survive high levels of gamma radiation

                    Posted on June 19, 2019March 8, 2024 by Sciworthy

                    In the Marvel Universe, Bruce Banner exposed his body to high doses of gamma radiation during an experiment in his lab. The gamma radiation…

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