#microbe — Public Fediverse posts
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New publication: Volatile organic compound-mediated conversation in #soil. #VOCs #soilmicrobiology #root #microbe
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03685-8 -
New publication: Volatile organic compound-mediated conversation in #soil. #VOCs #soilmicrobiology #root #microbe
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03685-8 -
#Microbe organizes its #DNA in a surprising way
Thiovulum imperiosus wraps its genetic material in membranous fingers, squishing it against periphery of cell, scientists reported December 6 at the Cell Bio meeting. It’s a never-before-seen approach that’s vastly different from nearly all other known #bacteria. Scientists think most bacteria store their DNA in a floating mass inside the cell’s interior, not packed neatly in specialized compartments.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/giant-microbe-bacteria-dna
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#Microbe organizes its #DNA in a surprising way
Thiovulum imperiosus wraps its genetic material in membranous fingers, squishing it against periphery of cell, scientists reported December 6 at the Cell Bio meeting. It’s a never-before-seen approach that’s vastly different from nearly all other known #bacteria. Scientists think most bacteria store their DNA in a floating mass inside the cell’s interior, not packed neatly in specialized compartments.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/giant-microbe-bacteria-dna
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Breakthrough in Alzheimer's research: Scientists transplanted gut bacteria from Alzheimer's patients into healthy rats → the rats developed memory issues + reduced new neuron growth in the hippocampus!
Key culprits? ↓ Coprococcus (good for healthy aging) and ↑ Desulfovibrio (linked to cognitive decline).
This proves a direct causal link via the gut-brain axis — huge potential for early diagnosis via stool tests & microbiome-based therapies! -
Breakthrough in Alzheimer's research: Scientists transplanted gut bacteria from Alzheimer's patients into healthy rats → the rats developed memory issues + reduced new neuron growth in the hippocampus!
Key culprits? ↓ Coprococcus (good for healthy aging) and ↑ Desulfovibrio (linked to cognitive decline).
This proves a direct causal link via the gut-brain axis — huge potential for early diagnosis via stool tests & microbiome-based therapies! -
The sweeping wind by Paul de Kruif https://hokkaidomarket.net/books-info.php?item=1479 #BIOGRAPHY #BOOKS #BOOKSHOP #MEMOIR #MEDICINE #MICROBE #MICHIGAN #bookstodon
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The #ocean’s most abundant #microbe is near its breaking point
Tiny ocean microbes called #Prochlorococcus, once thought to be #climate survivors, may struggle as seas warm. These #cyanobacteria drive 5% of Earth’s #photosynthesis and underpin much of the marine #food web. A decade of research shows they thrive only within a narrow #temperature range, and warming oceans could slash their #populations by up to 50% in tropical waters.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250909031505.htm
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Could this solve the "ick factor" of composting toilets? Current trial of a mycelial-based composting toilet, designed for odour minimisation. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-world-mushroom-powered-waterless-toilet.html #environment #sustainability #compost #composting #microbe #microbes #mushrooms #bacteria #compost #eco-friendly #waste
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New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:
comics.lucentinian.com/8794
#LaughWithAI #AIHumor #DailyLaughs #NewsLaughs #AIComedy -
#Microbe with bizarrely tiny #genome may be evolving into a #virus
The newly discovered microbe provisionally known as #Sukunaarchaeum isn’t a virus. But like viruses, it seemingly has one purpose: to make more of itself. Most of Sukunaarchaeum’s mere 189 protein-coding genes are focused on replicating its own genome; it must steal everything else it needs from its host Citharistes regius, a dinoflagellate.
https://www.science.org/content/article/microbe-bizarrely-tiny-genome-may-be-evolving-virus -
#Microbe with bizarrely tiny #genome may be evolving into a #virus
The newly discovered microbe provisionally known as #Sukunaarchaeum isn’t a virus. But like viruses, it seemingly has one purpose: to make more of itself. Most of Sukunaarchaeum’s mere 189 protein-coding genes are focused on replicating its own genome; it must steal everything else it needs from its host Citharistes regius, a dinoflagellate.
https://www.science.org/content/article/microbe-bizarrely-tiny-genome-may-be-evolving-virus -
What Happens When #Atoms Suddenly #Switch Sides? : Medium
How #Greenland #Sharks live for hundreds of years without going #Blind : New Sci
#Microbe that #Infests #Hospitals can #Digest #Medical-grade #Plastic - a first : Nature
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
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What Happens When #Atoms Suddenly #Switch Sides? : Medium
How #Greenland #Sharks live for hundreds of years without going #Blind : New Sci
#Microbe that #Infests #Hospitals can #Digest #Medical-grade #Plastic - a first : Nature
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
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Est-il préférable de se doucher le matin ou le soir ?
La réponse de la microbiologiste Primrose Freestone, Université de Leicester
https://theconversation.com/est-il-preferable-de-se-doucher-le-matin-ou-le-soir-un-microbiologiste-repond-257288
#santé #douche #hygiène #linge #vêtements #draps #lavage #odeur #microbe #biologie #science -
The virus Solanov-8 was extracted from infected pig liver by Prof. Oscar Kim – Seoul Infectious Disease Institute – Seoul, South Korea
artpal.com/eddlestonian
#germ #microbe #microorganism #bacilli,
#bugs, #pathogen #virus #aerobe #ai #artificial
#AIgenerated #digital #digitalcreator #digitalcreatorjourney
#anaerobe #organism #bacterium #bacteria
#disease #microorganism #bug #bacillus
#microscopic #organism #bacillus
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The virus Pyrilom-10 was discovered by 56. Dr. Maxime Dubois – Quebec Environmental Systems – Quebec City, Canada
artpal.com/eddlestonian
#germ #microbe #microorganism #bacilli,
#bugs, #pathogen #virus #aerobe #ai #artificial
#AIgenerated #digital #digitalcreator #digitalcreatorjourney
#anaerobe #organism #bacterium #bacteria
#disease #microorganism #bug #bacillus
#microscopic #organism #bacillus
#bug #germ #science #scientist -
The bacterium Rhamnivora-3 was first identified by Dr. Aksel Jensen – Oslo Microbial Research Institute – Oslo, Norway
artpal.com/eddlestonian
#germ #microbe #microorganism #bacilli,
#bugs, #pathogen #virus #aerobe #ai #artificial
#AIgenerated #digital #digitalcreator #digitalcreatorjourney
#anaerobe #organism #bacterium #bacteria
#disease #microorganism #bug #bacillus
#microscopic #organism #bacillus
#bug #germ #science #scientist -
The virus Aerovex-22 identified by Dr. Nikolai Petrov – Petrov Research Institute – Moscow, Russia
artpal.com/eddlestonian
#germ #microbe #microorganism #bacilli,
#bugs, #pathogen #virus #aerobe #ai #artificial
#AIgenerated #digital #digitalcreator #digitalcreatorjourney
#anaerobe #organism #bacterium #bacteria
#disease #microorganism #bug #bacillus
#microscopic #organism #bacillus
#bug #germ #science #scientist -
artpal.com/eddlestonian
The bacterium Bactrionis L31 identified by Dr. Elara Voss – Voss Research Center – Zurich, Switzerland
#germ #microbe #microorganism #bacilli,
#bugs, #pathogen #virus #aerobe #ai #artificial
#anaerobe #organism #bacterium #bacteria
#disease #microorganism #bug #bacillus
#microscopic #organism #bacillus
#bug #germ #science #scientist -
"New #research, published [Jan. 7, 2025] in Science Signaling, is the first to connect the dots between [ #HSV1 & a #history of #head #injury ], & adds to mounting #evidence that [ #Alzheimer's, the] most common form of #dementia[,] can be #caused by an #everyday #microbe. https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/07/alzheimers-disease-research-link-between-herpes-virus-head-trauma-dementia/
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"New #research, published [Jan. 7, 2025] in Science Signaling, is the first to connect the dots between [ #HSV1 & a #history of #head #injury ], & adds to mounting #evidence that [ #Alzheimer's, the] most common form of #dementia[,] can be #caused by an #everyday #microbe. https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/07/alzheimers-disease-research-link-between-herpes-virus-head-trauma-dementia/
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#space #microbe #radiation
Feeling insecure? Or worried about microbes?This Superbacteria can Withstand Enough Radiation to Kill a Person...
https://www.universetoday.com/170266/this-superbacteria-can-withstand-enough-radiation-to-kill-a-person/ via @universetoday
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#space #microbe #radiation
Feeling insecure? Or worried about microbes?This Superbacteria can Withstand Enough Radiation to Kill a Person...
https://www.universetoday.com/170266/this-superbacteria-can-withstand-enough-radiation-to-kill-a-person/ via @universetoday
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‘Unprecedented risk’ to #life on Earth: #Scientists call for halt on #MirrorLife #microbe #research | #Science | The Guardian
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‘Unprecedented risk’ to #life on Earth: #Scientists call for halt on #MirrorLife #microbe #research | #Science | The Guardian
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‘Unprecedented #risk’ to #life on #Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘#mirror life’ #microbe research https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/dec/12/unprecedented-risk-to-life-on-earth-scientists-call-for-halt-on-mirror-life-microbe-research
World-leading scientists have called for a halt on research to create “mirror life” microbes amid concerns that the synthetic organisms would present an “unprecedented risk” to life on Earth.
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‘Unprecedented #risk’ to #life on #Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘#mirror life’ #microbe research https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/dec/12/unprecedented-risk-to-life-on-earth-scientists-call-for-halt-on-mirror-life-microbe-research
World-leading scientists have called for a halt on research to create “mirror life” microbes amid concerns that the synthetic organisms would present an “unprecedented risk” to life on Earth.
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The #Roscoff Culture Collection 🇨🇵 of #marine #microorganisms 🌊 🦠 is seeking a #postdoc to work on ex situ microbiome interactions (EU projects #MICROBE and #BlueRemediomics 🇪🇺).
One objective is to define synthetic #microbiomes to promote the growth of selected #microeukaryotes (#microalgae, saprotrophs) and for optimal production of #metabolites of interest.
https://roscoff-culture-collection.org
https://www.microbeproject.eu
https://blueremediomics.eu
#protists #microbiology #job #bretagne #france -
The #Roscoff Culture Collection 🇨🇵 of #marine #microorganisms 🌊 🦠 is seeking a #postdoc to work on ex situ microbiome interactions (EU projects #MICROBE and #BlueRemediomics 🇪🇺).
One objective is to define synthetic #microbiomes to promote the growth of selected #microeukaryotes (#microalgae, saprotrophs) and for optimal production of #metabolites of interest.
https://roscoff-culture-collection.org
https://www.microbeproject.eu
https://blueremediomics.eu
#protists #microbiology #job #bretagne #france -
Researchers propose mechanistic framework to explain complex #microbe-host #symbioses.
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-mechanistic-framework-complex-microbe-host.html
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Researchers propose mechanistic framework to explain complex #microbe-host #symbioses.
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-mechanistic-framework-complex-microbe-host.html
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🦠 You leave a 'microbe fingerprint' on every piece of clothing you wear—and it could help forensic scientists solve crimes
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-microbe-fingerprint-piece-forensic-scientists.html
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🦠 You leave a 'microbe fingerprint' on every piece of clothing you wear—and it could help forensic scientists solve crimes
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-microbe-fingerprint-piece-forensic-scientists.html
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Today's #mushroom
I often take photos of mushrooms, and I think their shapes are very beautiful. However, rather than saying that I like mushrooms, I think it would be more accurate to say that mushrooms like me when describing my relationship with them.
Today, the forecast was for rain, so I had intended to refrain from going out, but the sky was unexpectedly light rain, and I was encouraged to go for a walk. So I found a mushroom on the side of the road.
Thinking that this was the case, I took a photo, and sure enough, then it started raining heavily as expected. They somehow influence my actions in that way. And perhaps yours.
#mushrooms #fungi #fungus #microorganism #microbe #microbes #biodiversity #photography
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Within three days ⏱️, the organism turned into a mat of complete protein, meaning it featured all nine essential amino acids needed for human nutrition. Each tray was the equivalent in protein to 25 chickens 🐓. In July 2022, the #microbe 🦠 was rocketed to the #ISS. #NaturesFynd was also a finalist in #NASA’s #DeepSpace Food 🍽️ Challenge https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-a-microbe-from-yellowstones-hot-springs-could-help-feed-the-world-180983872/
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Within three days ⏱️, the organism turned into a mat of complete protein, meaning it featured all nine essential amino acids needed for human nutrition. Each tray was the equivalent in protein to 25 chickens 🐓. In July 2022, the #microbe 🦠 was rocketed to the #ISS. #NaturesFynd was also a finalist in #NASA’s #DeepSpace Food 🍽️ Challenge https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-a-microbe-from-yellowstones-hot-springs-could-help-feed-the-world-180983872/
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Scientists discover #microbe unique to New Zealand.
#endemic #geothermal #thermophilic #Venenivibrio #Aquificota #biodiversity
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-scientists-microbe-unique-zealand.html
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Scientists discover #microbe unique to New Zealand.
#endemic #geothermal #thermophilic #Venenivibrio #Aquificota #biodiversity
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-scientists-microbe-unique-zealand.html
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Meet our Editorial Intern, Sujit Jung Karki, from University College Dublin, who is mentored by Monica Höfte.
Sujit's areas of expertise include:
🍃 plant #pathology
🍃 plant-#microbe interactions
🍃 biotic stress
🍃 fungal pathogens
🍃 disease resistance
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Minimalist or maximalist? The life of a #microbe a mile underground
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-minimalist-maximalist-life-microbe-mile.html paper: https://ami-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1462-2920.16543Magdalena Osburn: "The deep subsurface #biosphere is enormous; it's just a vast amount of space... Many of the #microbes we found were either minimalist: ultra-streamlined with one job that it does very well alongside a close consortium of collaborators, or it can do a little bit of everything. These maximalists are ready for every resource that comes along."
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Fungal hybrids study finds #ClimateCrisis could trigger outbreak of new and lethal diseases
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-fungal-hybrids-climate-crisis-trigger.htmlOrigin of #fungal #hybrids with pathogenic potential from warm seawater environments: Valentina del Olmo et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42679-4
"#Candida orthopsilosis is a hybrid #microbe that originated from 2 other parental #fungi in a marine environment. And it is precisely this #hybridization that has conferred certain properties which make it a potential threat to global health."
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Cool new perspective paper in Nature Geoscience from two of my colleagues (Nagissa Mahmoudi & Galen Halverson, with Andrew Steen & Kurt Konhauser).
Organic compounds produced by photosynthesis are often too large to be used directly as food. Today's organisms release enzymes into the water to break these molecules into smaller pieces, but these exoenzymes are complex. Were early heterotrophs nutrient limited?
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-023-01266-4
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This fascinating article gives me hope that we can find ways to reverse the damage we’ve done:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/plastic-eating-bacteria-enzyme-recycling-waste
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#Microbe-stuffed #SoilCrusts menaced by #ClimateChange https://phys.org/news/2023-08-microbe-stuffed-soil-crusts-menaced-climate.html
BONCAT-FACS-Seq reveals the active fraction of a #biocrust community undergoing a wet-up event https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1176751/full
"Using a novel method to detect #microbial activity in biological #soil crusts, or #biocrusts, after they are wetted, research team uncovered clues that will lead to a better understanding of the role #microbes play in forming a living skin over many semi-#arid ecosystems around the world."
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New research shows the complexity of #bacterial circadian clocks
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-complexity-bacterial-circadian-clocks.htmlThe #CircadianClock of the #bacterium B. subtilis evokes properties of complex, #multicellular circadian systems https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh1308 by Francesca Sartor et al.
"The circadian clock in this #microbe is pervasive: we see it regulating several #genes, and a range of different behaviors."
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Growing Rat Neurons to Play Video Games [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEXefdbQDjw
#biology #experiment #science #neuron #neural #doom #video_game #neural_array #neuroscience #biotech #growing #growing_neurons #tissue_culture #biochem #squarespace #science_fiction #sci_fi #til #brain #learning #neural_network #computer_science #microbe #microscope #fluorescent #glow #interesting #electronics #incubator #cortical #cortex #stem_cell #cells #dna #classic #meat #food #robot #robotics #learning_model -
New paper out 😁. A collaboration with colleagues in India, Nepal, Poland and Japan reviewing how #plant -#microbe associations might be able to help plants deal with urban #pollution. Fascinating topic to be involved with.
Read more at https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1h9jC_17GgIsfz
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Water Availability Creates Global Thresholds In Multidimensional Soil Biodiversity And Functions
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02071-3 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #water #mapping #water #hydrology #biogeography #phylogeography #geography #global #environmental #biodiversity #productivity #agricultural #agriculture #farming #plant #microbe #soilscience #soilhealth #soil #soilfertility #soilconservation #soilmanagement #ecosystems #EnvironmentalThresholds #survey #fieldsurvey #climate #vegetation #watermanagement #waterconservation #rainfall #precipitation #EV #evaporation #evapotranspiration #biogeochemical #geochemical #bacteria #fungi #protists #invertebrates #model #modeling #soilcarbonsequestration #wateravailability #sustainable -
Deinococcus radiodurans is pretty darn cool. It just won't die. Radiation and the vacuum of space, even acid poured directly on it, it doesn't care.
We would like to be able to use the genetics of this amazing microbe, but its genome is hard to edit.
Now, University of Western Ontario scientists have developed SLICER specifically for editing D. radiodurans.
#Science #Biology #Radiodurans #Microbe #Microbes #Microbiology #GeneEditing #Biotechnology #Scicomm