Research by a small group of microbiologists is revealing how marine microbes live in a mysterious area of the Earth: the realm just beneath the deep ocean floor. The ocean crust may be the largest biological reservoir on ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 14, 2010
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Tackling the risks of infection and other illnesses remains a challenge. Might the solution come from the sea?
Ecology
Sep 2, 2013
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Hawaii was created by underwater volcanoes that gradually built upwards during eruptions until they popped out above the ocean. The next island to form is waiting 3,000 feet underwater as a seamount named Loihi, which occasionally ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 20, 2013
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(Phys.org)—There are "things hidden in plain sight" all around us. But art can help students see their world anew, unlocking discoveries in fields ranging from plant biology to biomedical imaging, according to University ...
Mathematics
Feb 19, 2013
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that adding iron to the sea could alleviate the impact of climate change.
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2012
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New technology designed to analyse large numbers of novel marine microbes could lead to more efficient and greener ways to manufacture new drugs for conditions such as epilepsy, diabetes, flu and other viruses, as well as ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 7, 2009
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