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Predator interactions chiefly determine where Prochlorococcus thrive
Prochlorococcus are the smallest and most abundant photosynthesizing organisms on the planet. A single Prochlorococcus cell is dwarfed by a human red
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Predator interactions chiefly determine where Prochlorococcus thrive
Prochlorococcus are the smallest and most abundant photosynthesizing organisms on the planet. A single Prochlorococcus cell is dwarfed by a human red
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A step toward “living biotherapeutics”
The human gut is home to thousands of species of bacteria, and some of those bacteria have the potential to treat a variety of gastrointestinal
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Research finds potential mechanism linking autism, intestinal inflammation
Though many people with autism spectrum disorders also experience unusual gastrointestinal inflammation, scientists have not established how those
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Are Fungal to Bacterial Ratios Important for Plant Growth?
It has been known for some time that the ratio of fungi to bacteria varies in different types of soil and in different plant communities. Forests
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UW research suggests more complicated link between plankton, clouds than originally thought
While humans shoulder a large portion of the blame for climate change, an entity much smaller than human beings has more of an impact on the
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The Lab Report: Anantharaman Microbiome Lab digs into Lake Mendota’s bacteria
Editor’s note: The Lab Report is a weekly series in The Badger Herald’s print edition where we take a deep dive into the (research) lives of
A gut feeling: Understanding how our gut microbiome communicates with our immune system
An international team of scientists has identified a new connection between certain molecules produced by the microbiome and the function of a
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Plush COVID Christmas Ornaments are a Real Product That Exists
Because nothing says Christmas 2021 like COVID, GIANTmicrobes is selling this four-pack of plush microbial COVID inspired Christmas Ornaments for
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Plush COVID Christmas Ornaments are a Real Product That Exists
Because nothing says Christmas 2021 like COVID, GIANTmicrobes is selling this four-pack of plush microbial COVID inspired Christmas Ornaments for
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641: Garden Soil Prep for Success
641: Garden Soil Prep for Success.A Farmer Friday Interview with Christy Wilhelmi. Gardening tips, tricks, and advice, in
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CORAL New Issue “SOLAR SYMBIONTS” Inside Look
Cover of CORAL Magazine Volume 18, Issue 5 – SOLAR SYMBIONTS – September/October 2021. On the cover: “Zooxanthellae” cells: Frank Fox/Science
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Zeroing in on the origins of Earth’s “single most important evolutionary innovation”
Some time in Earth’s early history, the planet took a turn toward habitability when a group of enterprising microbes known as cyanobacteria evolved
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633: Soil Is Not Dirt
633: Soil Is Not Dirt.A Farmer Friday Interview with Mike Biltonen. Gardening tips, tricks, and advice, in short bite-size
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New method opens the door to efficient genome writing in bacteria
Biological engineers at MIT have devised a new way to efficiently edit bacterial genomes and program memories into bacterial cells by rewriting their