#amazingscience — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #amazingscience, aggregated by home.social.
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"Breaking records and time barriers! A baby born from a 30-year-old frozen embryo is straight out of a sci-fi movie. Who knew science could be this cool? Here’s to future generations getting a head start on their life stories! #FrozenEmbryo #SciFiReality #AmazingScience" Source: https://theinformer.uk
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🧠 "Ever wondered why we see faces everywhere? Science has cracked the code! Excited yet? 🌍 #Pareidolia #AmazingScience"
🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/scienze/il-cervello-vede-volti-ovunque-ecco-perche-2025-07-25
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🧠 "Ever wondered why we see faces everywhere? Science has cracked the code! Excited yet? 🌍 #Pareidolia #AmazingScience"
🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/scienze/il-cervello-vede-volti-ovunque-ecco-perche-2025-07-25
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🧠 "Ever wondered why we see faces everywhere? Science has cracked the code! Excited yet? 🌍 #Pareidolia #AmazingScience"
🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/scienze/il-cervello-vede-volti-ovunque-ecco-perche-2025-07-25
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CW: Marine nitrogen fixation (nerdy but awesome!)
Wow!
For years, researchers couldn't identify the source of so much nitrogen (N) in the oceans. It was thought that cyanobacteria were the only organisms capable of fixing nitrogen in marine ecosystems, but their numbers could explain only half of the observed N.
Some years ago, mysterious gene fragments coding for a nitrogenase (the enzyme that fixes nitrogen) were found in seawater samples. These traces were not from cyanobacteria. But then, from who?A recent study found that the N-fixing bacteria are related to Rhizobia and seem to be symbiotic with diatomees (unicellular algae). Yes, *the rhizobia*. *In a symbiosis*. *with unicellular algae* (= plants)
😃
Rhizobia are the bacteria that fix the Nitrogen in the root nodules of leguminous plants, effectively making the rich terrestrial ecosystems possible.
And their cousins in the sea seem to do the same. The plants provide the bacteria carbohydrates (easy-peasy for photosynthetic organisms, as carbon is not their problem) and shelter, and the bacteria fix nitrogen. Just like this. And everyone benefits, including the surrounding ecosystem.
This is really cool and made my day!https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07495-w
#Microbiology #Ecology #Nitrogen #Rhizobia #NitrogenCycle #Oceans #MarineBiology #SciComm
#ScienceIsWonderful #AmazingScience -
CW: Marine nitrogen fixation (nerdy but awesome!)
Wow!
For years, researchers couldn't identify the source of so much nitrogen (N) in the oceans. It was thought that cyanobacteria were the only organisms capable of fixing nitrogen in marine ecosystems, but their numbers could explain only half of the observed N.
Some years ago, mysterious gene fragments coding for a nitrogenase (the enzyme that fixes nitrogen) were found in seawater samples. These traces were not from cyanobacteria. But then, from who?A recent study found that the N-fixing bacteria are related to Rhizobia and seem to be symbiotic with diatomees (unicellular algae). Yes, *the rhizobia*. *In a symbiosis*. *with unicellular algae* (= plants)
😃
Rhizobia are the bacteria that fix the Nitrogen in the root nodules of leguminous plants, effectively making the rich terrestrial ecosystems possible.
And their cousins in the sea seem to do the same. The plants provide the bacteria carbohydrates (easy-peasy for photosynthetic organisms, as carbon is not their problem) and shelter, and the bacteria fix nitrogen. Just like this. And everyone benefits, including the surrounding ecosystem.
This is really cool and made my day!https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07495-w
#Microbiology #Ecology #Nitrogen #Rhizobia #NitrogenCycle #Oceans #MarineBiology #SciComm
#ScienceIsWonderful #AmazingScience -
CW: Marine nitrogen fixation (nerdy but awesome!)
Wow!
For years, researchers couldn't identify the source of so much nitrogen (N) in the oceans. It was thought that cyanobacteria were the only organisms capable of fixing nitrogen in marine ecosystems, but their numbers could explain only half of the observed N.
Some years ago, mysterious gene fragments coding for a nitrogenase (the enzyme that fixes nitrogen) were found in seawater samples. These traces were not from cyanobacteria. But then, from who?A recent study found that the N-fixing bacteria are related to Rhizobia and seem to be symbiotic with diatomees (unicellular algae). Yes, *the rhizobia*. *In a symbiosis*. *with unicellular algae* (= plants)
😃
Rhizobia are the bacteria that fix the Nitrogen in the root nodules of leguminous plants, effectively making the rich terrestrial ecosystems possible.
And their cousins in the sea seem to do the same. The plants provide the bacteria carbohydrates (easy-peasy for photosynthetic organisms, as carbon is not their problem) and shelter, and the bacteria fix nitrogen. Just like this. And everyone benefits, including the surrounding ecosystem.
This is really cool and made my day!https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07495-w
#Microbiology #Ecology #Nitrogen #Rhizobia #NitrogenCycle #Oceans #MarineBiology #SciComm
#ScienceIsWonderful #AmazingScience -
CW: Marine nitrogen fixation (nerdy but awesome!)
Wow!
For years, researchers couldn't identify the source of so much nitrogen (N) in the oceans. It was thought that cyanobacteria were the only organisms capable of fixing nitrogen in marine ecosystems, but their numbers could explain only half of the observed N.
Some years ago, mysterious gene fragments coding for a nitrogenase (the enzyme that fixes nitrogen) were found in seawater samples. These traces were not from cyanobacteria. But then, from who?A recent study found that the N-fixing bacteria are related to Rhizobia and seem to be symbiotic with diatomees (unicellular algae). Yes, *the rhizobia*. *In a symbiosis*. *with unicellular algae* (= plants)
😃
Rhizobia are the bacteria that fix the Nitrogen in the root nodules of leguminous plants, effectively making the rich terrestrial ecosystems possible.
And their cousins in the sea seem to do the same. The plants provide the bacteria carbohydrates (easy-peasy for photosynthetic organisms, as carbon is not their problem) and shelter, and the bacteria fix nitrogen. Just like this. And everyone benefits, including the surrounding ecosystem.
This is really cool and made my day!https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07495-w
#Microbiology #Ecology #Nitrogen #Rhizobia #NitrogenCycle #Oceans #MarineBiology #SciComm
#ScienceIsWonderful #AmazingScience -
CW: Marine nitrogen fixation (nerdy but awesome!)
Wow!
For years, researchers couldn't identify the source of so much nitrogen (N) in the oceans. It was thought that cyanobacteria were the only organisms capable of fixing nitrogen in marine ecosystems, but their numbers could explain only half of the observed N.
Some years ago, mysterious gene fragments coding for a nitrogenase (the enzyme that fixes nitrogen) were found in seawater samples. These traces were not from cyanobacteria. But then, from who?A recent study found that the N-fixing bacteria are related to Rhizobia and seem to be symbiotic with diatomees (unicellular algae). Yes, *the rhizobia*. *In a symbiosis*. *with unicellular algae* (= plants)
😃
Rhizobia are the bacteria that fix the Nitrogen in the root nodules of leguminous plants, effectively making the rich terrestrial ecosystems possible.
And their cousins in the sea seem to do the same. The plants provide the bacteria carbohydrates (easy-peasy for photosynthetic organisms, as carbon is not their problem) and shelter, and the bacteria fix nitrogen. Just like this. And everyone benefits, including the surrounding ecosystem.
This is really cool and made my day!https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07495-w
#Microbiology #Ecology #Nitrogen #Rhizobia #NitrogenCycle #Oceans #MarineBiology #SciComm
#ScienceIsWonderful #AmazingScience -
From NigelJTSmith on Twitter: The magnetically shielded room for the Ultra Cold Neutron experiment @TRIUMFLab is making great progress. Either that or a magician is about to put swords through the detector.
#DirectorsWalkthrough
#AmazingScience https://twitter.com/NigelJTSmith/status/1621350231001665537/photo/1 -
Transplant photosynthetic plant materials into mammalian cells, such that light exposure 👉generate ATP and protect OA cartilage degradation in vivo.
No big deal, really.... 😱😱😱
#amazingscience #Science #ScienceMastodon https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05499-y
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Transplant photosynthetic plant materials into mammalian cells, such that light exposure 👉generate ATP and protect OA cartilage degradation in vivo.
No big deal, really.... 😱😱😱
#amazingscience #Science #ScienceMastodon https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05499-y
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Transplant photosynthetic plant materials into mammalian cells, such that light exposure 👉generate ATP and protect OA cartilage degradation in vivo.
No big deal, really.... 😱😱😱
#amazingscience #Science #ScienceMastodon https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05499-y
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Transplant photosynthetic plant materials into mammalian cells, such that light exposure 👉generate ATP and protect OA cartilage degradation in vivo.
No big deal, really.... 😱😱😱
#amazingscience #Science #ScienceMastodon https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05499-y
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Transplant photosynthetic plant materials into mammalian cells, such that light exposure 👉generate ATP and protect OA cartilage degradation in vivo.
No big deal, really.... 😱😱😱
#amazingscience #Science #ScienceMastodon https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05499-y