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The microscopic competition happening in our oceans

Posted on September 12, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Scientists wanted to understand more about how bacteria and archaea peacefully coexist in the deep ocean.

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    Ancient bacteria leave behind fossils, too!

    Posted on February 1, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

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

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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, 2022October 24, 2022 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, 2022October 24, 2022 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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            Early Martian life may have used sulfur as an energy source

            Posted on September 7, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            Using an environment on Earth that simulates early Mars conditions, researchers found an abundance of bacteria that get their energy from…

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              Can cigarette butts on the beach influence the local environment?

              Posted on May 22, 2020October 24, 2022 by Mary Sabuda

              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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                What can microbes teach us about life in extreme environments?

                Posted on May 13, 2020October 24, 2022 by Mary Sabuda

                Microbes on Earth have adapted to survive in some pretty extreme locations. The extreme dryness of deserts, high salinity in salt deposits,…

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                  Bacteria from the Black Sea Have an Unusual Diet

                  Posted on January 9, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  Many organisms live by breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide, and those that don’t often live by taking in carbon dioxide…

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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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