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Environmental Microbiology
Environmental microbiology is the study of the composition and physiology of microbial communities in the environment. The environment in this case means the soil, water, air and sediments covering the planet and can also include the animals and plants that inhabit these areas. Environmental microbiology also includes the study of microorganisms that exist in artificial environments such as bioreactors.
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MAR 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Retroviruses can infect cells and insert themselves into the genetic code of their host. Sometime in the past 50,000 yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Long ago, fungi colonized the impact crater of an ancient meteor. It seems they may have begun working in partnership wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is thought to affect almost ten percent of children in the United States ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2021Microbiology
Chemicals that are designed to kill weeds, known as herbicides, can apparently raise the levels of antibiotic resistant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2021Microbiology
Sourdough bread has a unique taste because it's not made with years from a packet; it's made with wild yeast that gr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2021Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the acclaimed journal Nature Physics reports that researchers from Utrecht University in the N ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 24, 2021Neuroscience
Studies show an association between the gut microbiome and Parkinson's disease. Up until now, though, no studies had ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 18, 2021Microbiology
For decades, scientists have been sounding the alarm about rising carbon dioxide levels in our planet's atmosphere, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2020Microbiology
Like some plants and animals, there are bacteria that prefer to live in certain places; they have strong biogeography. B ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A study by Duke University researchers has revealed that children’s gut microbiomes hold clues as to their possibl ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 08, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In the 1530s, hundreds of years before microscopes and Petri dishes, an Italian physician called Girolamo Fracastoro wro ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 07, 2020Microbiology
There are some very extreme environments on our planet, and it seems that microbes have been able to colonize many of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2020Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2020Immunology
Microbiologists have established that the development of infants’ immune systems is intricately linked to the dive ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
If a key isn't cut quite right, it might need a special jiggle to get it into a lock in the right way. Scientists have n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that drug-resistant bacteria can hang around even after deep cleaning. They used genome sequencin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2020Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 26, 2020Microbiology
Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Communities of trees can share nutrients and other essentail ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2020Microbiology
Cheese is made with microbes, and some of it has a very distinct smell. Scientists have now found that those smells actu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2020Chemistry & Physics
There's no doubt that the current recycling system isn't efficient enough in handling the plastic wastes our soc ...Written By: Daniel Duan
MAR 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Retroviruses can infect cells and insert themselves into the genetic code of their host. Sometime in the past 50,000 yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Long ago, fungi colonized the impact crater of an ancient meteor. It seems they may have begun working in partnership wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is thought to affect almost ten percent of children in the United States
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2021
Microbiology
Chemicals that are designed to kill weeds, known as herbicides, can apparently raise the levels of antibiotic resistant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2021
Microbiology
Sourdough bread has a unique taste because it's not made with years from a packet; it's made with wild yeast that gr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2021
Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the acclaimed journal Nature Physics reports that researchers from Utrecht University in the N
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 24, 2021
Neuroscience
Studies show an association between the gut microbiome and Parkinson's disease. Up until now, though, no studies had
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 18, 2021
Microbiology
For decades, scientists have been sounding the alarm about rising carbon dioxide levels in our planet's atmosphere, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2020
Microbiology
Like some plants and animals, there are bacteria that prefer to live in certain places; they have strong biogeography. B
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study by Duke University researchers has revealed that children’s gut microbiomes hold clues as to their possibl
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 08, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the 1530s, hundreds of years before microscopes and Petri dishes, an Italian physician called Girolamo Fracastoro wro
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 07, 2020
Microbiology
There are some very extreme environments on our planet, and it seems that microbes have been able to colonize many of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2020
Immunology
Microbiologists have established that the development of infants’ immune systems is intricately linked to the dive
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
If a key isn't cut quite right, it might need a special jiggle to get it into a lock in the right way. Scientists have n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that drug-resistant bacteria can hang around even after deep cleaning. They used genome sequencin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2020
Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 26, 2020
Microbiology
Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Communities of trees can share nutrients and other essentail
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2020
Microbiology
Cheese is made with microbes, and some of it has a very distinct smell. Scientists have now found that those smells actu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
There's no doubt that the current recycling system isn't efficient enough in handling the plastic wastes our soc
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan