News tagged with soil bacterium

Genes that make bacteria make up their minds

Bacteria are single cell organisms with no nervous system or brain. So how do individual bacterial cells living as part of a complex community called a biofilm "decide" between different physiological processes (such as movement ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microscope reveals how bacteria 'breathe' toxic metals

Researchers are studying some common soil bacteria that "inhale" toxic metals and "exhale" them in a non-toxic form.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Displacing petroleum-derived butanol with plants

As a chemical for industrial processes, butanol is used in everything from brake fluid, to paint thinners, to plastics. According to a University of Illinois researcher, butanol made from plant material could displace butanol ...

Biology /

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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