Posts Tagged ‘microbes’
Microbe ‘burglers’ set off immune system
UC DAVIS (US) — Scientists have figured out how our immune systems distinguish between dangerous pathogens and friendly microbes. Continue…
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Earth & Environment - Mar 1, 2013 12:03 - 0 Comments
Silver nanoparticles may stress out plants
DUKE (US) — Even low doses of silver nanoparticles can negatively affect plants and microbes, a study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2013 12:04 - 0 Comments
In Malawi, gut bugs trigger malnutrition
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Bacteria living in the intestine are an underlying cause of a form of severe acute childhood malnutrition, according to a study of young twins in Malawi. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 25, 2013 16:21 - 0 Comments
Nanotubes can harm beneficial soil microbes
PURDUE (US) — Some carbon nanotubes used for strengthening plastics may have an adverse effect on soil microbiology. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 27, 2012 17:03 - 1 Comment
Amazon’s diversity loss shows up in the soil
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Researchers worry that a loss of genetic variation in microbial communities in the Amazon’s converted agricultural land could negatively affect the entire ecosystem. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 13, 2012 12:09 - 2 Comments
Are these key fossils from land or lagoon?
U. OREGON (US) — Ancient fossils, which scientists have considered ancestors of early marine life, are instead remnants of land-dwelling lichen or other microbial colonies, a geologist proposes. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 10, 2012 15:19 - 0 Comments
Ore shows signs of microbes in early oceans
MCGILL (CAN) — An analysis of sulfide ore from a Canadian mine suggests microbes were active in ocean water 2.7 billion years ago. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 28, 2012 15:27 - 0 Comments
Pine forest microbes need ‘fog drip’ to thrive
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — By linking foggy conditions to microbes in the forest floor’s soil, scientists show the impact of low-altitude clouds on the carbon cycle. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 27, 2012 12:44 - 0 Comments
Microbes found thriving in salty Antarctic lake
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Scientists have discovered hearty microbes in briny water under 60 feet of Antarctic ice. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 22, 2012 9:18 - 0 Comments
Germs in space: Keeping astronauts healthy
BROWN (US) — On a long spaceflight, it could be easy for microbes to get out of control. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 9, 2012 14:15 - 0 Comments
Different microbes evolve in Earth’s polar oceans
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Both of Earth’s polar regions are icy, but scientists report that there’s a clear difference between the microbes in the Southern and Arctic oceans. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 15, 2012 9:38 - 0 Comments
Soil ‘bugs’ help plants survive
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Plants are often slow to respond to climate change. Lucky for them, microbes in the soil adapt quickly, doing most of the work so plants can survive. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 27, 2012 15:34 - 2 Comments
Colonies of microbes make ‘clean’ methane
STANFORD / PENN STATE (US) — Researchers are raising colonies of microbes that turn electrical energy into pure methane—the key ingredient in natural gas. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 19, 2012 14:06 - 5 Comments
Why top herbicide can’t kill superweeds
PURDUE (US) — Soil microbes may explain why some “superweeds” are resistant to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 5, 2012 16:19 - 0 Comments
Worms’ gut bugs go from friend to foe
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Seemingly benign bacteria live in worms’ guts and contribute to their survival. With a flip of a switch, however, the same bacteria transform from harmless to deadly. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2012 9:24 - 0 Comments
Intestine ‘nanonets’ snag microbe invaders
UC DAVIS (US) — A key component of the body’s innate defense system binds to microbes’ surfaces with “‘nanonets” that entangle and disable them from invading intestinal cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 15, 2012 16:18 - 0 Comments
How stomach bacteria steer clear of acid
U. OREGON (US) — Scientists have discovered how a bacterium associated with ulcers navigates through the acidic environment of the stomach. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 15, 2012 11:40 - 1 Comment
10,000 microbe species live on your body
WASHINGTON U.- ST. LOUIS (US) — Just about every bit of the human body is covered in microbes—10,000 species—and most are friendly, according to a new census. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 12, 2012 17:17 - 0 Comments
‘Extreme’ microbes found in high-altitude volcanoes
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Researchers hunting for organisms that exist in extreme environments on Earth have found some living in volcanoes in South America. (more…)
