Knowing whether or not marine microbes engage in photosynthesis—the use of sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into energy—could help scientists to learn if ocean bacteria play a role in the global carbon cycle.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 24, 2022
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A phytoplankton almost as old as Earth—about 3 billion years compared to the planet's 4.5 billion years—still holds secrets, including how it can survive starvation in the most nutrient-deficient oceans. Synechococcus ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 3, 2022
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Time is running out, say researchers who are proposing a framework to guide the safe use of microbes to restore global biodiversity loss.
Ecology
Aug 1, 2022
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The emergence of multicellularity, requiring complex interactions between different groups of individual cells for metabolic and physiological benefits, is a great success in the history of biology. While multicellularity ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 19, 2022
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A new study by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) in collaboration with experts from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), published in the journal Nature, has revealed the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2022
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Scientists have discovered the world's largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 26, 2022
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A new Florida Tech study investigates symbiotic relationships between bacteria and algae that can trigger the occurrence, or worsening, of harmful algal blooms.
Ecology
Jun 24, 2022
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Newcastle University scientists have found new types of plastic loving bacteria that stick to plastic in the deep sea that may enable them to 'hitchhike' across the ocean.
Environment
Apr 29, 2022
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Although invisible to us, every teaspoon of seawater contains more than a million marine bacteria. These tiny microbes play pivotal roles in governing the chemical cycles that control our climate and shape the health of the ...
Environment
Apr 20, 2022
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A new study led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona, in which the Instituto de Investigaciones Mariñas (IIM-CSIC) in Vigo has also participated, has revealed that PLA plastic, of biological and biodegradable ...
Environment
Apr 12, 2022
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