microbiology
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The Inside Of Earth Holds Up To 23 Billion Tons Of Life
It may seem fantastical, but there is a living world deep, deep beneath our feet. Go below the soil, beyond the bedrock, and you’ll find a hot, sweaty underworld teeming with life that puts the surface biosphere to shame.
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Bacteria Floating 9000 Metres Overhead Could Be Influencing The Weather
We humans tend to pride ourselves on our ability to adapt, but bacteria have been beating us at this game for billions of years. Our microbial brethren have carved out a niche in some of Earth’s most hostile environments, from deep sea vents to Antarctic lakes. Some hardy bugs can even survive in an upper…
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Scientists Develop Important Tool For Connecting Poo Bacteria To Health
Your poop is a living forest. Seriously! Hundreds of species of microbes thrive inside of you, helping you to live your best life. Everyone’s microbiome differs – yours from your neighbours’, and different populations’ from one another’s. But there is much scientists still don’t know about the human microbiome. And one team of scientists think…
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Alarming Study Indicates Why Certain Bacteria Are More Resistant To Drugs In Space
To learn more about why some germs seem harder to kill in near-weightless conditions, scientists aboard the ISS recently doused a batch of bacteria with antibiotics — an experiment which resulted in a series of startling physical changes that may be helping the bacteria to survive and thrive in space.