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Journey to the Microcosmos
The Complicated Legacy of Lynn Margulis
The world of microscopy is not without its own controversial figures, today we’re discussing Lynn Margulis and her contributions to the world of science as well as some of her more harmful beliefs.
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Researchers discover greenhouse gas eating ocean bacteria
Scientists have discovered several new types of sea microbes that could eat oil and other pollutants.
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Extreme Microbes : Extremophiles - Science Nation
Astrobiologist Richard Hoover really goes to extremes to find living things that thrive where life would seem to be impossible - from the glaciers of the Alaskan Arctic to the ice sheets of Antarctica. These so-called, "extremophiles"...
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What Microscope Do We Use (And Other Frequently Asked Questions)
We get a lot of questions about how we do what we do here on Journey to the Microcosmos. So, we thought that we'd answer a handful of frequently asked questions this week!
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Engineers investigate possible lingering impacts from Elk River chemical spill - Science Nation
In January, 2014, thousands of gallons of chemicals, including crude 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol, or MCHM, spilled into West Virginia's Elk River, near Charleston. The spill ultimately contaminated the local water supply...
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Are we sending microbes to alien worlds? Panspermia
With all the focus on the Coronavirus, it made me wonder how viruses would cope in space generally. This led on to other questions like "do we contaminate other worlds with Earth based life?" and "can alien bacteria and viruses thrive...
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Preserving the History of the Microcosmos With Prepared Slides
Sometimes, pictures and videos aren’t enough. Sometimes the best way to share what you’ve seen under the microscope is, well, to share the actual thing you’re looking at.
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ReNUWIt: Changing the way we manage urban water
The Mines Park apartment complex may look like typical student housing but these apartments are pioneering new water treatment methods for a cleaner future. Wastewater from this complex isn't actually wasted. This is one of the pilot...
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Human germ cloud: New study finds millions of identifiable bacteria surround every person
A group of researchers from the University of Oregon recently published a new study in the open-access journal PeerJ, which shows that each of us emits millions of bacteria into the air that form our own personal germ cloud. While the...
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Study finds diverse gut bacteria of immigrants change once they arrive in the U.S.
Geographical location impacts the diversity of microbes present in a person's body, with some places corresponding to much more microbe diversity than others.
Healthcare Triage
What Does the Microbiome Have to do with Allergies?
Allergies and atopic disease are on the rise. Especially food allergies in kids. A HUGE new study has looked at how changes to the microbiome can lead to allergies.
US Department of Agriculture
Grow and Tell: Oregon Microbe Farmer
Oregon farmer Jen Aron knows a secret – if you feed soil microbes, they’ll help your plants grow.
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week - Episode 20
Sleepless in Angryville, greenhouse gas gobblers, handy robot gloves, and counting on drones
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Industrial Scale Composting
Students in Bellingham, Washington, pushed to introduce composting programs at their high schools and these programs have proved successful. This story follows food from the school cafeteria to the compost site where microorganisms...
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The Secret Things Living In Your Drains
The Secret Things Living In Your Drains
Journey to the Microcosmos
Bursaria: Giant Gravity-Sensing Vacuums
The big Roomba of the microcosmos is fascinating to watch as it lives its sink or swim life.
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Can Seaweed Save the World: Deep ocean storage doubts
Professor Tim Flannery investigates how seaweed is helping to save the world. From growing the foods of the future, helping clean polluted water and even combating climate change. Is it possible to store carbon in seaweed out in the deep...
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Microbes in Slow Motion
While our journeys are often enjoyed at a slow pace, when we go just a little bit slower and look a little bit deeper there’s always something new to find.
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What Are These Vorticella up To
It’s not technically a colony. Think of it more as a community of like-minded individuals. And today, we are going to join them.
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NASA’s next Mars rover will sport laser to vaporize rocks
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will sport a rock-vaporizing laser gun
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Do Microscopic Immortals Actually Exist
Are you immortal if you never age? Defying death is not as clear-cut as it might initially seem. What we define as immortality depends a bit on what you think it means to die.
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The Chaotic Life of Seashore Ciliates
The Chaotic Life of Seashore Ciliates
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Introduction to Micro-organisms
It explains the characteristics of microbes, explains broad groups of microbes and describes special character of viruses.
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Seaweed eating microbes used to manufacture bioplastic
Researchers from Tel Aviv University studied the potential use of Ulva lactuca algae as a sustainable alternative for large-scale production of biopolymers.