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5,616 results for: Bacteria

  1. The Sum of the Parts

    Some researchers are breaking genomes into a collection of parts and precisely reassembling them to do a scientist's bidding.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Open Water, Open Mouths: Scuba divers face infection risks

    A new study takes a stab at quantifying the risks that waterborne bacteria and viruses pose to scuba divers.

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  3. Ecosystems

    Fish as Farmers: Reef residents tend an algal crop

    A damselfish cultivates underwater gardens of an algal species that researchers haven't found growing on its own.

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  4. Ecosystems

    Life Underfoot: Microbial biodiversity takes surprising twist

    When it comes to numbers of bacterial species, rainforest dirt is virtually a desert, but desert dirt bursts with biodiversity.

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  5. Humans

    Letters from the August 12, 2006, issue of Science News

    Dates of contention Are the dates quoted in “Stones of Contention: Tiny Homo species tied to ancient tool tradition” (SN: 6/3/06, p. 341) correct? I didn’t think Homo existed as a genus 840,000 years ago. David AdamsBoothwyn, Pa. Fossil finds indicate that the Homo genus originated roughly 2.4 million years ago.—B. Bower No juicy story […]

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    Just because living organisms were found in extreme conditions does not necessarily mean they were created in these localities. Another possibility is that the creation of life took place under more amenable conditions and that these organisms, through evolution, gradually adapted as the conditions changed. We shouldn’t assume that just because bacteria were found on […]

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Raisins may combat cavity-causing bacteria

    Raisins may fight the bacteria that cause cavities rather than contribute to tooth decay.

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  8. Biofilm-producing bacteria could stabilize buildings

    Bacteria that ooze a sticky matrix could help stabilize the soil beneath structures in earthquake-prone areas.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Ear Protection: Combo vaccine prevents some infections

    A vaccine that triggers immunity against two common bacteria can prevent many ear infections in babies.

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  10. Chemistry

    Spore-detecting diving board

    Researchers have demonstrated a new way to detect bacteria.

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  11. Earth

    Sinking Mercury: Light-based reactions destroy toxic chemical in Arctic lakes

    Sunlight triggers the entry of poisonous mercury into polar lakes, but it also removes most of the toxic compound before fish can consume it.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    In Pixels and in Health

    By simulating individual cells and their behavior inside the human body using a computer technique called agent-based modeling, scientists are gaining new insight into disease progression.

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