Biorefinery uses microbial fuel cell to upcycle resistant plant waste
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Microbial Cocktails Are More Than a Gut Feeling
In 2023, our understanding of the microbes that live inside the human gut will lead to new ideas for medicine. Today, we know that gut microbes help develop…
New branch on tree of life includes ‘lions of the microbial world’ — ScienceDaily
There's a new branch on the tree of life and it's made up of predators that nibble their prey to death.
These microbial predators fall into two groups, one…
Microbial fuel cell uses fruit and vegetable waste with bacteria from cow dung
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There is a huge and…
Under anaerobic conditions, common microbial communities can break the ultra-strong carbon-fluorine…
Engineers at UC Riverside are the first to report selective breakdown of a particularly stubborn class of PFAS called fluorinated carboxylic acids (FCAs) by…
A microbial compound in the gut leads to anxious behaviors in mice
A Caltech-led team of researchers has discovered that a small-molecule metabolite, produced by bacteria that reside in the mouse gut, can travel to the brain…
Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously Thought, New NASA Research Raises Questions on Microbial…
Mars today is marked by its endless red desert plains. But it was not always like that. There was water and it flowed on its surface longer than previously…
Could There Be Microbial Life in the Ocean of Enceladus?
This artist’s impression depicts NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flying through a plume of presumed water erupting from the surface of Saturn’s moon…
Mars has right ingredients for present-day microbial life beneath its surface, study finds
As NASA's Perseverance rover begins its search for ancient life on the surface of Mars, a new study suggests that the Martian subsurface might be a good…