News tagged with microbial cells
Gastroenterologists explore relationship between bacteria in the gut and breast cancer
Oct 28, 2009 |
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The human body contains billions of microorganisms, and microbial cells found in the human gut are estimated to outnumber human cells by ten-to-one in healthy adults. However, little is known about the ways in which these ...
Phthalic symbol: Important symbol of pollution is broken down by microbes
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Immobilized microbes can break down potentially harmful phthalates, according to researchers in China, writing in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution. The microbes might be used to treat industrial waste ...
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Stainless Steel Catalyst Lowers Cost of Microbial Fuel Cells
Feb 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny bacteria munching on and metabolizing biodegradable materials can produce electrons that could be harnessed by microbial fuel cells for energy. By taking advantage of the catalytic reactions ...
Large-scale sequencing: The future of genomic sciences?
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Scientists can gain insights into new ways to use microorganisms in medicine and manufacturing through a coordinated large-scale effort to sequence the genomes of not just individual microorganisms but entire ecosystems, ...
Making more efficient fuel cells
Sep 07, 2009 |
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Bacteria that generate significant amounts of electricity could be used in microbial fuel cells to provide power in remote environments or to convert waste to electricity. Professor Derek Lovley from the University of Massachusetts, ...
Synthetic peptoids hold forth promise for new antibiotics
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Mar 07, 2008 |
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Drug-resistant bacterial infections are a growing concern, and much research has been devoted to finding new classes of antibiotics to fight them.
Synthetic peptoids hold forth promise for new antibiotics
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Drug-resistant bacterial infections are a growing concern, and much research has been devoted to finding new classes of antibiotics to fight them.
Microbes turn electricity directly to methane
Mar 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A tiny microbe can take electricity and directly convert carbon dioxide and water to methane, producing a portable energy source with a potentially neutral carbon footprint, according to a ...
Why retroviruses such as HIV love their neighbors
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Retroviruses such as HIV that are already within cells are much more easily transmitted when they are next to uninfected cells than if they are floating free in the bloodstream.
Renewable hydrogen production becomes reality at winery
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first demonstration of a renewable method for hydrogen production from wastewater using a microbial electrolysis system is underway at the Napa Wine Company in Oakville. The refrigerator-sized hydrogen ...
Team probes mysteries of oceanic bacteria: Wee creatures are key to Earth's environment
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Mar 03, 2008 |
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Microbes living in the oceans play a critical role in regulating Earth’s environment, but very little is known about their activities and how they work together to help control natural cycles of water, carbon and energy.
A little bit of spit reveals a lot about what lives in your mouth
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Like it or not, your mouth is home to a thriving community of microbial life. More than 600 different species of bacteria reside in this "microbiome," yet everyone hosts a unique set of bugs, and this could have important ...
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