More Climate Action – Page 10
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Lessons learned from microbes that stick to plastic
Lower density plastics tend to float or remain in the upper 30 meters of aquatic environments, interacting with biota in ways still being deciphered.
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Scientists uncover mechanism used by archaea to break down crude oil
Researchers have demonstrated that archaea use a previously unknown mechanism to degrade liquid petroleum alkanes at high temperatures without the presence of oxygen.
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Hydrogen-fuelled bacteria can produce wide range of chemicals
Researchers probing microbial electrosynthesis have confirmed experimentally for the first time that the bacteria use electrons from hydrogen and can produce more chemical substances than previously known.
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Warming climate could turn plankton microbes into carbon emitters
New research finds that a warming climate could flip globally abundant microbial communities from carbon sinks to carbon emitters, potentially triggering climate change tipping points.
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Reichman University announces new Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology
A new research institute for the development of cutting-edge technologies in the field of synthetic biology is to be set up, acting as a hub for interdisciplinary research.
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Peat bog microbes could be deployed to break down plastic pollution
Microbes discovered in a peat bog could be used to break down plastic pollution, research being carried out at Queen’s University Belfast has revealed.
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The climate crisis and the spread of vector-borne disease
The effects of climate change could see future global outbreaks caused by mosquito-borne arboviruses expand their current geographical spread.
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Careers
Unearthing the secrets of living rocks
Working on a NASA-CSA project was a dream come true - and 13 years on, I’ve travelled the world unravelling the secret of contemporary microbialites.
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Microbes’ climate adaptation can slow down global warming
A new study shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in soil.
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UK launches 10-year science strategy to save lives and boost prosperity
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a ten-year Science Strategy, setting out how UKHSA’s science can save more lives, secure health and prosperity and contribute to the UK’s ambition to be a global science superpower.
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Endophytes colonize and protect coffee seedlings
Fungi found living within the tissue of plants from old growth forests in Costa Rica can colonize coffee seedlings and protect them from disease, a new study has revealed.
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Antiscalants for desalination membranes may contain bacteria-boosting chemicals
Identifying the components of membrane antiscalants that cause biofouling could help make seawater desalination a more sustainable source of fresh water, scientists say.
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Prochlorococcus ancestors rafted out to sea on chitin particles
Scientists propose that ancestors of Prochlorococcus hitched a ride on passing exoskeleton particles, using the particles as rafts to venture further out to sea. These chitin rafts may have also provided essential nutrients, fueling and sustaining the microbes along their journey.
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Scientists ID microbes that associate with oilcane
Researchers have identified the types of microbes that associate with engineered oilcane, opening the way to new opportunities to leverage plant-microbial interactions in these feedstocks, which could increase oil yields for sustainable bioenergy production.
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Icy microbes digest plastic at low temperatures
Scientists have found microbes that can digest plastics at low temperatures, potentially saving money and energy.
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New-to-nature reaction could decarbonize industry
Researchers have engineered bacteria to produce new-to-nature carbon products that could provide a powerful route to sustainable biochemicals.
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Viruses may disrupt carbon cycle in warming world
Scientists describe many different ways that increasing temperatures could affect viruses and their microbial hosts, changes that could ultimately affect the responses of whole ecosystems to warming.
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Fungal diseases threaten global food security
Scientists have warned of the “devastating” impact that fungal disease in crops will have on global food supply unless agencies across the world come together to find new ways to combat infection.
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Ice cap teeming with thousands of microbe species
Greenlandic ice is teeming with microscopic organisms that until recently science had no idea existed, with evidence suggesting that the tiny creatures colour the ice and make it melt faster.
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Liverpool begins first human trial of Zika vaccine
The first participant has received a dose of a new Zika virus vaccine being trialled by the University of Liverpool.