Wastewater from oil and gas operations—including fracking for shale gas—at a West Virginia site altered microbes downstream, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Earth Sciences
Feb 23, 2017
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For researchers studying the possible connections between human health and the trillions of microbes that inhabit our digestive tract, what makes the work so exciting is also what makes it challenging.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 13, 2017
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Constant jostling for precious commodities—money, oil, high-speed Internet access, our morning coffee—shapes the world we live in.
Biochemistry
Jan 30, 2017
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Tiny microbes play a big role in cycling carbon and other key elements through our air, water, soil and sediment. Not only do microbes capture and release carbon, contributing to a cycle that is central to life on Earth, ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2017
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The soil beneath our feet is not as biologically diverse as scientists previously thought, according to a research team that includes a Virginia Tech soil microbial ecologist.
Environment
Dec 20, 2016
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Ecological processes govern seasonal changes in microbial communities living along rivers in the hyporheic zone, where groundwater and surface water mix. These processes have been well-studied in plant and animal communities. ...
Ecology
Dec 1, 2016
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Each animal species hosts its own, unique community of microbes that can significantly improve its health and fitness.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 28, 2016
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Beneath the land are subsurface aquifers in which deposits of gravels, sands, silts, and clays mix with water and microbial communities. These subsurface gatherings of microbes, metabolically influenced by the mineral mixes ...
Biochemistry
Nov 24, 2016
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Some plants can meet their nitrogen requirements by obtaining it from the atmosphere. To do this, they use bacteria in their roots, with which they establish a symbiotic relationship. Paul Schulze-Lefert's Research Group ...
Biotechnology
Nov 14, 2016
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Microbes have a remarkable ability to adapt to the extreme conditions in fracking wells, according to a study published in the October issue of Nature Microbiology.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 25, 2016
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