News tagged with microbial life
Chemist Develops High-Speed Test to Improve Pathogen Decontamination
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has developed a technology intended to rapidly assess any presence of microbial life on spacecraft. This new method may also ...
Great Lake's sinkholes host exotic ecosystems
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Researchers are exploring extreme conditions for life in a place not known for extremes.
Microbes, by latitudes and altitudes, shed new light on life's diversity
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Aug 11, 2008 |
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Microbial biologists, including the University of Oregon's Jessica L. Green, may not have Jimmy Buffett's music from 1977 in mind, but they are changing attitudes about evolutionary diversity on Earth, from ...
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The sweet world of soil microbiology
May 01, 2008 |
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Using classroom, hands-on activities can help instructors to communicate difficult scientific concepts and stimulate student thinking. Despite its importance, the diversity in soil microbes can conceptually be difficult to ...
Laser technique has implications for detecting microbial life forms in Martian ice
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 01, 2009 |
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An innovative technique called L.I.F.E. imaging used successfully to detect bacteria in frozen Antarctic lakes could have exciting implications for demonstrating signs of life in the polar regions of Mars, according to an ...
New Window Opens on the Secret Life of Microbes
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Mar 13, 2008 |
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Nowhere is the principle of "strength in numbers" more apparent than in the collective power of microbes: despite their simplicity, these one-cell organisms -- which number about 5 million trillion trillion ...
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 ...
New DNA array sheds light on coral disease
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Feb 04, 2009 |
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The answer to what's killing the world's coral reefs may be found in a tiny chip that fits in the palm of your hand.
Researchers discover some of the oldest forms of life
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Aug 07, 2007 |
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University of Queensland researchers have identified microbial remains in some of the oldest preserved organic matter on Earth, confirmed to be 3.5 billion years-old.
Where man boldly goes, bacteria follow -- Are we contaminating space?
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May 29, 2008 |
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Life in outer space is an absolute certainty, and it is likely to be more familiar than we might think, according to an article in the May issue of Microbiology Today. Ever since the start of the space race we have sent m ...
Brine-Loving Microbes Reveal Secrets to Success in Chemically Extreme Environments
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have completed the first study of microbes that live within the plumbing of deep-sea mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Mexico, where conditions may resemble those in extraterrestrial ...
Earth's highest known microbial systems fueled by volcanic gases
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Gases rising from deep within the Earth are fueling the world's highest-known microbial ecosystems, which have been detected near the rim of the 19,850-foot-high Socompa volcano in the Andes by a University ...
Evidence of ancient hot springs on Mars detailed
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2009 |
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New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2009 -Data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) suggest the discovery of ancient springs in the Vernal Crater, sites where life forms may have evolved on Mars, according to a report in ...
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