Special 'nugget-producing' bacteria may hold the key to more efficient processing of gold ore, mine tailings and recycled electronics, as well as aid in exploration for new deposits, University of Adelaide research has shown.
Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2017
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Researchers use synthetic and natural microbial lake communities to compare the microbial community profiles generated from high throughput short-read sequencing and high throughput long-read sequencing approaches.
Biotechnology
May 23, 2016
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At a public seminar at a respected university in Scandinavia on how to promote cross-disciplinary research last year, the dean of one of the faculties passed the comment that "now we are living in the Anthropocene, everything ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2016
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(Phys.org) —An international project, involving oceanographers from the University of Southampton, has produced a 'chemical atlas' providing unprecedented insight into the distributions of key elements, isotopes and other ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 2, 2014
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A major question in ecology has centered on the role of microbes in regulating ecosystem function. Now, in research published ahead of print in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Brajesh Singh of the University ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 31, 2013
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Because of the important role lakes play in regional and local biogeochemical cycling, including carbon storage and emissions, scientists need to know how many lakes of various sizes exist. However, determining the size distribution ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2013
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New research shows that in a bid to derive energy from iron, bacteria may be directly responsible for kicking off a cascade of reactions that reduce rocks to soil and free biologically important minerals.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 21, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the past decade, microbiologists began realizing that communities of microbes process energy and materials, which affects their environments. To understand how microbial communities function in a natural ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 7, 2012
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Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory users helped fill a gap in the research community’s knowledge about the role of fungi and manganese (Mn) oxides in biogeochemical cycling and bioremediation.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 25, 2011
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If society wants to address big picture environmental problems, like global climate change, acid rain, and coastal dead zones, we need to pay closer attention to the Earth's coupled biogeochemical cycles. So reports a special ...
Environment
Feb 9, 2011
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