Category: Microbiology

Another possible entry point for the coronavirus Researchers are studying the HSPA5 receptor, as it may hold clinical significance to COVID-19 and cancer, which may provide future treatments and ways to manage severe COVID-19 infections.

Posted on May 19, 2022May 12, 2022 by Lila Saye 6k views

Researchers are studying the HSPA5 receptor, as it may hold clinical significance to COVID-19 and cancer, which may provide future…

New lab technique improves how we study the microbiome Scientists started out wanting to study how Vitamin A affects our gut flora. They ended up coming up with a new way to count bacteria by encasing them in tiny droplets and tagging each one with DNA “barcodes”, detecting more detail than older techniques could.

Posted on March 10, 2022March 9, 2022 by Tony Jia 474 views

Scientists started out wanting to study how Vitamin A affects our gut flora. They ended up coming up with a new way to count bacteria by…

How do we reduce toxic byproducts of washing lettuce? Chlorine sanitizers used in the produce industry makes some byproducts in spent wash water that are not super healthy for us. These researchers are still searching for the best strategy to reduce toxic byproducts of chlorinated lettuce sanitizers using a technique called pre-oxidation.

Posted on February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 by Gina Misra 356 views

Chlorine sanitizers used in the produce industry makes some byproducts in spent wash water that are not super healthy for us. These…

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are way older than penicillin Scientists just discovered bacteria from 13,000 years ago in an ice cave in Romania that display antibiotic resistance.

Posted on February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 by Mae-Ling Kao 519 views

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

Bacteria found with superpowers that let them survive in space Scientists who study how humans might travel through space found a handful of specific genes that give bacteria some cool superpowers -- radiation and chemical resistance.

Posted on January 17, 2022November 29, 2021 by Katheryn Schmittle 551 views

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

Microbes that eat iron are a cause of bedrock erosion Scientists find that iron-eating microbes taken from an iron-rich bedrock site in Puerto Rico have the ability to break down pieces of granite in laboratory cultures, showing that iron-eating organisms are involved in the erosion of bedrock.

Posted on January 6, 2022November 29, 2021 by Madison Payne 370 views

Are microscopic mineral-eating microbes breaking down our mountains? They may be behind bedrock erosion.

Viruses inhabit even the deepest depths of the ocean! Researchers discovered unknown viruses in the Mariana, Yap, and Kermadec Trenches that are diverse and unique.

Posted on December 27, 2021November 29, 2021 by Kasandra D. Velarde 741 views

Have you ever wondered what lies in the deepest depths of the ocean? Could there be scary sea monsters or other unknown life forms?…

Hundred-year-old dirt may be able to help restore damaged desert Transplanting masses of microscopic organisms called "biocrusts" to damaged drylands has been shown to successfully increase soil stability and plant drought resistance both in the field and in greenhouse plots.

Posted on December 2, 2021November 29, 2021 by Sophia Salazar 607 views

Scientists hope to restore biocrusts by transplanting healthy salvaged biocrusts to damaged areas. This method was found to successfully…

Scientists use bacteria to remove uranium from polluted water In a laboratory scale experiment, scientists found uranium-eating bacteria that could remove 90% of uranium from the culture liquid by turning it into a salt that drops out of the solution.

Posted on November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 by Hannah Lambertson 958 views

Scientists discover a bacterial species that could potentially clean up uranium contamination in the environment following mining activity…

Is lettuce grown in space nutritious and safe to eat? Lettuce that was grown in space has been analyzed and shows evidence that the crops can be grown and consumed by astronauts during space travel

Posted on November 4, 2021May 9, 2022 by Garrett Campion 530 views

Is a space salad healthier than salad grown on earth? We may be one step closer to finding out. A NASA team conducted a study onboard the…

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