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- Airborne Nanobacteria Spread Disease, Create Rain
New research claims that nanobacteria is the most widely dispersed biological agent in the atmosphere, contributing to the spread of disease and the creation of rainfall. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050307231848data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Amazon A Desert For Soil Bacteria
Most people would expect the Amazon jungle to be home to a diverse range of soil bacteria, but in fact, just the opposite is true. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20060012045439data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Animal Waste Management and Microorganisms
Newton's third law of physics states, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This statement also applies to the agricultural industry. As large factory farms replace small family farms, issues relating to animal waste management, human health, and the environment become more important to the public.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu:81/ScienceEd/stories/storyReader$77
- Antarctic Bacteria Suggests Life On Mars Possible
The discovery of the most resilient bacteria on Earth suggests Martian deserts could be swarming with life. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19980527042229data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Bacteria Can Cause New Carpet to Stink
When bacteria grow sometimes they give off a terrible smell. These carpet dwelling bacteria are causing real problems for the carpet industry. Click above to learn more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/40357
- Bacteria Destroy Nerve Gas
What man can make microbes can degrade. In this case a soil microbe was found that could destroy nerve gas (organophosphates).
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/91065
- Bacteria Living at the South Pole
Talk about cold. Two degrees F or -17 C is very cold yet bacteria have been discovered that can live and grow in the snow at the South Pole! Click above to learn more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/52992
- Bacteria Survived Travel to Moon
Moon travel is not for everyone however, one bacterium found travel in a camera to the moon okay.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/25749
- Bacteria To Clean Up Chemical Weapons
Russian researchers believe a versatile bacterium called Pseudomonas putida could help mop up the toxic by-products caused by the destruction of chemical weapons. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050206232415data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Bioremediation of Marine Oil Spills
The earth has faced many disasters that have been caused by human species throughout the history. Today one of the most important hazards jeopardizing marine environments would be marine oil spills.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=178&page=1
- Bioremediation of Oil Spills
Bioremediation is a method used to treat environments polluted with organic or inorganic substances.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=160&page=1
- Danger in the Air
Everyone loves the outdoors in the summer. It is a time to breathe the fresh air. However, not many know of the microorganisms lurking in the air. By Lori Beierle.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=162&page=1
- Darling, You Smell Like A Pig
Don’t take it as an insult, it is meant in the nicest possible way... By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19980909034853data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Down Under Water Woes
Giardia and Cryptosporidium found in water supply in Sydney, Australia.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/9527
- Elkhorn Corals Killed by Bacterium!
The foundation of a coral reef are the hard corals like the elkhorn coral. A bacterial disease is killing large numbers of these corals and could cause enormous damage to the coral reefs in the Carribean Sea.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/92835
- Explosives, Tobacco Plants, and Bacteria
Explosive disposal the green way. Tobacco plants and bacterial proteins team up to eliminate TNT from contaminated soil.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/19776
- Foot-and-Mouth NOT Foot-in-Mouth Disease
A picornavirus infection called Foot-and-Mouth Disease is causing major problems for British farmers. Click above to learn more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/61960
- Forget Horsepower, Think Cow-Power
Rumen fluid - found in the digestive system of cows - contains microbes that can be used to generate prodigious amounts of electric power. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050801021458data_trunc_sys.shtml
- From Sewage Comes Wonderful Bugs
Being clean can cause environmental problems. When was the last time you had some drycleaning done? Have you ever wondered what they mean by the words "drycleaning"?
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/4387
- Fungus That Kills Dope Plants May Be No Fun At All
Engineering a fungus to attack the plants that produce narcotics may result in the death of useful plants, like those that produce, err, nicotine, caffeine and morphine... By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19980928125243data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Getting Electricity from Sewage
One person's trash is another person's treasure. These researchers have shown they can turn sewage into electricity. By Neal Rolfe Chamberlain.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/251/109641
- Glass Eating Microbes Found
In the upper 300 meters of the earth’s oceanic crust, microbes were found to have literally eaten their way through rock. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20010827232824data_trunc_sys.shtml
- GM Bacteria Making Plastics
The effects of dwindling fossil fuel reserves won’t only be felt at the gas pump. Key ingredients for making plastic come from oil, and researchers are looking at how alternatives like genetically modified E. coli could manufacture some of these chemicals. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050723220000data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Greenhouse Gas Scare
Termite farts contribute less to global warming crisis than cow dung. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19990030125710data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Hydrothermal Vent Bacteria
When we think of what hell might be like, we often envision it to be hot and dark with an unimaginable stench. There are, however, many organisms that are more than happy to call this type of environment home.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=176&page=1
- Is this Human or Non-Human Waste?
It looks like human waste. It smells like human waste. But is it really human waste. Some researchers have found a way to tell human waste from animal waste. This could be very important in attempts to identify contaminants in our drinking water.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/66465
- Living Bacteria From Space
Evidence of living bacterial cells entering the Earth's upper atmosphere from space has come from a joint project involving Indian and UK scientists. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20010631230243data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Living With Toadstools Is Hazardous to Your Health
If you've ever wondered why elves and gnomes are so short, it may have to do with their habit living under toadstools... By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19980726130012data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Mars-like Soils Can Harbor Life
Researchers have found microbial life beneath the arid surface of a desert where it rains only once a decade. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20041018204515data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Microbes and Air Pollution
This is an era of increased awareness of how society has an impact on the environment.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=184&page=1
- Microbes Survive 50 Kilometers Inside The Earth
Finding opens new doors for looking for life much deeper inside planetary bodies than previously considered. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20020124204427data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Microbial Power Plants
Researchers at the Univ. of Mass. have developed a microbial battery that can generate enough electricity to power a lightbulb or a simple computer. Aren't microbes amazing? Click above to find out more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/88656
- Mighty Munching Microbes
Scientists have discovered a native Australian microbe that eats pesticide - offering new hope for a way to clean up contaminated soil and water. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19990419212520data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Molds in the (Indoor) Environment
The best prevention against triggering a mold allergy is to get rid of the offending agent. The body usually heals itself of the symptoms, but further avoidance of the mold is the only real therapy. By the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002357.html
- Nematode Germ Warfare: Truth can be stranger than fiction
One of the most memorable scenes in the movie Alien was of the baby alien bursting out of the chest of the human character Kane. We all say that can't possibly happen on good old planet earth. However, such scenes do occur almost everyday.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/9022
- New Disease Kills Fish
Even fish get new diseases. This new species of bacterium is destroying the striped bass population in the Chesapeake Bay. Click above to find out more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/61171
- Sick Plants Get Fevers Too!
When infected by a plant virus, tobacco leaves have an elevated temperature.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/23746
- Strain 121: Life Above the Boiling Point
I thought Texas was hot when I lived there. Click above and read about an organism that defies all the rules and can live and grow at temperatures above the boiling point. By Neal Rolfe Chamberlain.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/112034
- The Fungi are at it Again
The fungi are killing sea fans and banana plants!
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/16576
- The Power Of Putrefaction
Metal-reducing bacteria set to produce electricity from waste water. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19980422152228data_trunc_sys.shtml
- The Super Bug returns
A new super bug to deal with radiation and related environmental nasties. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20000002164608data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Vestimentiferan Tubeworms and Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria
Hundreds of meters below sea-level, hydrothermal vents support a diverse community of aquatic organisms. Underwater volcanic eruptions or the movement of the earth's crustal plates release an abundance of minerals which the organisms can utilize to sustain life under acidic conditions, high temperatures, high pressures and without obtaining energy from light. The mechanisms performed by these organisms to obtain energy and the organism's physical and chemical properties allow them to grow under such harsh conditions. However, deep-sea organisms also depend on one another's metabolic capabilities to survive. By Becky Yang.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu:81/ScienceEd/stories/storyReader$128
- Waterways Awash With Anti-Bacterial Chemical
New findings suggest that an antimicrobial chemical used in soaps and cleaning products has contaminated rivers and streams to a much greater extent than previously thought. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050023213011data_trunc_sys.shtml
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