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Finding answers in the ocean

March 25, 2020 sarah Jonas biomedical applications, corona virus testing, microbes, Ocean, Pandemics

After Turning Microorganisms Into Art, Student Helps NASA Study Origins of Life Through Algae (Video)

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Ancient Earth, art, Evolution, Extraterrestrial Life, Hot Springs, microbes, Microorganisms, Microscopy, NASA, New Jersey, red algae, Rutgers University, stem, women in science

Rutgers student Julia Van Etten, whose @Couch_Microscopy Instagram page garnered more than 25,000 followers by showcasing microorganisms as art, is now working with NASA on research into how red algae can help explain the origins of life on Earth.

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Microbes play important role in soil’s nitrogen cycle

March 11, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Bacteria, Biology, Ecosystem, Environment, microbes, Microbiology, Nitrogen, Nutrients, Research, soil

But different microbes have distinct roles to play, and environmental factors influence activity.

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Natural organic matter influences arsenic release into groundwater

March 11, 2020 sarah Jonas Arsenic, microbes

Microbes in groundwater release arsenic from sediments, and organic matter helps fuel this reaction. Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology have discovered that the type of natural organic matter (NOM) influences the rate and level of arsenic release.

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Microbes far beneath the seafloor rely on recycling to survive

March 11, 2020 sarah Jonas microbes, Recycling, Rocks, Seafloor

Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reveal how microorganisms could survive in rocks nestled thousands of feet beneath the ocean floor in the lower oceanic crust.

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A Viral Gold Rush

January 31, 2020 sarah Jonas microbes, proteins, Virus, Viruses

Researchers developed open-source software that can classify viruses in ways that previous tools could not.

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New Portable Tool Analyzes Microbes in the Environment

January 27, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Algae, antibiotic resisistance, Bacteria, BIOCHEMISTRY, Cells, Climate Change, Contamination, Coral, Coral Reefs, Devices, Ecosystems, Engineering, Environment, Genomics, Harmful Algal Blooms, Health, microbes, Microbiology, Microorganisms, New Jersey, NJ, Oceans, Physiology, Pollution, Population, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Temperature, Tools, water

Imagine a device that could swiftly analyze microbes in oceans and other aquatic environments, revealing the health of these organisms – too tiny to be seen by the naked eye – and their response to threats to their ecosystems. Rutgers researchers have created just such a tool, a portable device that could be used to assess microbes, screen for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and analyze algae that live in coral reefs. Their work is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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‘Are Noncommunicable Diseases Communicable?’ Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Paper in Science Today

January 16, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Bacteria, Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Disease, Disease Transmission, Environment, Fungi, Genetics, Health, human microbiome, Lifestyle, Lung Disease, Medicine, microbes, Microbiology, Microbiome, New Jersey, NJ, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Viruses

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Study weighs deep-sea mining’s impact on microbes

January 16, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments microbes, Ocean

The essential roles that microbes play in deep-sea ecosystems are at risk from the potential environmental impacts of mining.

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How to Make it Easier to Turn Plant Waste into Biofuels

January 14, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Agriculture, Ammonia, bioenergy crops, Biofuels, Biomass, Cellulose, CORN, Energy, Environment, Enzymes, Ethanol, Farming, Farms, Fibers, Fossil Fuels, Glucose, Green Energy, heat, industrial processes, Leaves, microbes, New Jersey, NJ, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, plants, Renewable Energy, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Sugar

Researchers have developed a new process that could make it much cheaper to produce biofuels such as ethanol from plant waste and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Their approach, featuring an ammonia-salt based solvent that rapidly turns plant fibers into sugars needed to make ethanol, works well at close to room temperature, unlike conventional processes, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Green Chemistry.

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Simplifying Microbial Consortia Opens a Path to Understanding Soil Community Ecology

December 27, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Biological and Environmental Research, microbes, soil

New research demonstrates that microbial communities that are simplified but still representative may offer a way to explore more complex ones. In particular, they can help scientists uncover the mechanisms that drive the ecology of groups of soil microbes.

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Droughts Spell Changes for Soil Microbes

December 27, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Biological and Environmental Research, Biology, Drought, Ecology, microbes, Microbial Communities

Scientists predict a warming Earth will cause more droughts that are more severe in the grasslands of the central United States. This research found that soil drying affects the microbial community in several ways.

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