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Microbials (Bacteria) are unique living organisms that live their life as a single cell for its entirety. Bacillus is a specific type of (genus) of bacteria which grow aerobically (with oxygen) and to some extent anaerobically (without oxygen and forms spores. Microbial pre-treatment, also known as pre-acidification or multi-stage fermentation, is a simple kind of pre-treatment technology in which the first steps of anaerobic digestion (hydrolysis and acidogenesis) are separated from acetogenesis and methanogenesis.
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OCT 12, 2021Microbiology
The atmospheric levels of methane, which is known to be a potent greenhouse gas, have been steadily increasing for many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2021Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2021Space & Astronomy
A new report in Nature has shown that water had a pivotal role in shaping the surface of Mars, just as the Perseverance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In the world's waterways, fish are confronted with endless challenges. For example, they have to defend themselves from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2021Earth & The Environment
With more people looking to reduce the amount of meat they consume, vegetable substitutes for meat are on the rise. Thou ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 03, 2021Microbiology
Metagenomic tools enable scientists to easily sequence all of the DNA in any sample, like soil, or feces. The results ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2021Microbiology
The gut microbiome has become an area of intense research focus in recent years. Genomic tools have enabled scientists t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2021Microbiology
When health officials are trying to control a disease outbreak, diagnostic tests can be a crucial tool that provides inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2021Microbiology
This image by Michael Plewka shows a very tough old rotifer.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2021Microbiology
Microbes can be used like little factories to churn out important or valuable chemicals. Now researchers are learning ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Our skin is home to a carnival of millions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that together form the dermal microbio ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The technology for CRISPR originated in a bacterial immune defense system. Now, the team of one of the researchers who h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2021Microbiology
Some parasites are known to turn their hosts into mindless servants, or zombies, that only function to serve the parasit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2021Microbiology
Gut microbes are crucial to our health. They aid in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. But they can also ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2021Immunology
Spiders are among nature’s most sophisticated hunters. Many build intricate webs out of silk and lie in wait for a ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 14, 2021Microbiology
Microorganisms live everywhere, and we've learned over the past year that they can affect everything.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A genome contains instructions for making genes, and when an organism needs to produce proteins, it transcribes a gene s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2021Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2021Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene editor uses RNA molecules that act as guides that ta Cas9 proteins, which are like enzymatic scissors, t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of single-celled organisms, which can be found virtually everywhere from hydrothermal vents in the dee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Microbiology
Plastic is a long-lasting material that has many uses, which has led to a proliferation of plastic packaging that is pol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2021
Microbiology
The atmospheric levels of methane, which is known to be a potent greenhouse gas, have been steadily increasing for many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2021
Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2021
Space & Astronomy
A new report in Nature has shown that water had a pivotal role in shaping the surface of Mars, just as the Perseverance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the world's waterways, fish are confronted with endless challenges. For example, they have to defend themselves from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2021
Earth & The Environment
With more people looking to reduce the amount of meat they consume, vegetable substitutes for meat are on the rise. Thou
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 03, 2021
Microbiology
Metagenomic tools enable scientists to easily sequence all of the DNA in any sample, like soil, or feces. The results ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2021
Microbiology
The gut microbiome has become an area of intense research focus in recent years. Genomic tools have enabled scientists t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2021
Microbiology
When health officials are trying to control a disease outbreak, diagnostic tests can be a crucial tool that provides inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2021
Microbiology
This image by Michael Plewka shows a very tough old rotifer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes can be used like little factories to churn out important or valuable chemicals. Now researchers are learning ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Our skin is home to a carnival of millions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that together form the dermal microbio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The technology for CRISPR originated in a bacterial immune defense system. Now, the team of one of the researchers who h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2021
Microbiology
Some parasites are known to turn their hosts into mindless servants, or zombies, that only function to serve the parasit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2021
Microbiology
Gut microbes are crucial to our health. They aid in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. But they can also
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2021
Immunology
Spiders are among nature’s most sophisticated hunters. Many build intricate webs out of silk and lie in wait for a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 14, 2021
Microbiology
Microorganisms live everywhere, and we've learned over the past year that they can affect everything.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A genome contains instructions for making genes, and when an organism needs to produce proteins, it transcribes a gene s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2021
Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene editor uses RNA molecules that act as guides that ta Cas9 proteins, which are like enzymatic scissors, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of single-celled organisms, which can be found virtually everywhere from hydrothermal vents in the dee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Microbiology
Plastic is a long-lasting material that has many uses, which has led to a proliferation of plastic packaging that is pol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch