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Marine Microbial Diversity Driven by Dispersal Strategies
Trade-offs between the benefit of colonizing new particles and the risk of being wiped out by predators allow diverse populations of marine microbes to exist together, shows a new study.
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We May Have Microbes and Minerals To Thank for Earth’s Oxygenation-Rich Atmosphere
A new hypothesis suggests that oxygen finally started accumulating in Earth's atmosphere 2.3 billion years ago thanks to interactions between certain marine microbes and minerals in ocean sediments.
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Microscopic Marine Life Helps Warming Ocean Adapt
A study examining 30 years of data has indicated that microscopic ocean life that drives the carbon cycle is adapting as the ocean warms due to climate change.
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Unleashing the Tiger (Prawn) Genome Could Help Future Farmed Stock
Researchers have mapped the genome of an iconic Australian seafood species – the Australian black tiger prawn - which may lead to bigger and more disease resistant farmed stock in the future.
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Details of Coral-Algae Relationship Revealed by Advanced Imaging
Researchers have discovered a novel molecular process that corals use to control the subcellular environment of the algae that live inside them.
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Ancient DNA Reveals Early TB Variants Traveled Long Distances on Land
Research suggests that Tuberculosis pre-dates the arrival of European settlers in the Americas.
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Effects of Wildfires on Grapes and Wine Revealed by Chemical Analysis
An analysis of more than 200 grape and wine samples has provided guidelines for using analytical chemistry to identify wines that have been affected by smoke from wildfires.
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Pesticide Contamination Revealed With Firefly Luminescence
A luminescence reaction modeled on fireflies can detect contamination with organophosphates with high sensitivity, ease and low cost.
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Methane Produced by All Organisms
For some years, scientists had observed methane production in plants and fungi, without knowing why or how. Now, researchers have shed light on the underlying mechanism, and their findings suggest that all organisms release methane.
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Removing Micropollutants From Water With "Soapy Sponges"
Imagine millions of soapy sponges the size of human cells that can clean water by soaking up contaminants. This simplistic model is used to describe a new technology developed to remove micropollutants from water.
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