Posts Tagged ‘archaea’
Geothermal enzyme likes it hot, hot, hot
UC BERKELEY (US) — A hot spring microbe that happily chomps on plant material with temperatures near the boiling point contains an enzyme that could be used in the production of biofuels. Continue…
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 17:39 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine, Science & Technology - Dec 23, 2009 16:20 - 2 Comments
Encyclopedia of microbe genomes: Chapter 1
UC DAVIS (US)—Genome scientists from the United States and Germany have assembled the first pages of a comprehensive encyclopedia of genomes of all the microbes on Earth. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 8, 2009 16:42 - 0 Comments
Big job for oceans’ tiny ammonia eaters
U. WASHINGTON (US)—It’s not every day you find clues to the planet’s inner workings in aquarium scum. But that’s what happened when researchers cultured a tiny organism from the bottom of a Seattle Aquarium tank and found it can digest ammonia. (more…)
