The Complicated Relationships of the Microcosmos

A new study theorizes that the dark patches on Venus may be a sign that there's microbial life in the planet's lower atmosphere. According to a paper published in the journal Astrobiology, climate models suggest Venus had a habitable...

Leeuwenhoek: The First Master of Microscopes

With support from the National Science Foundation, 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...

Syracuse University chemical engineer Dacheng Ren is leading a multidisciplinary team studying biofilms, which are colonies of microbes, such as bacteria, that grow together in a matrix produced by the cells themselves....

Did you know that there are more microbes inside of you than there are cells that belong to your own body? There are tons of those critters all over the place! But don't freak out, most of them are actually helping you. They protect you...

A team of researchers have found evidence that the Mayans had managed to build a sophisticated water purification system in Tikal — over 2,000 years ago.
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Human Defence Systems Against Pathogens | Health | Biology | FuseSchool



Pathogens are disease causing microorganisms, that our body has many defence mechanism

s against.

The skin is the first physical...

Since the last ice age, plants in the Alaskan Arctic have been taking carbon out of the atmosphere and locking it away in the soil. So, for thousands of years, the soil microbes in this region of the world have subsisted on a limited...

After over three years of searching for it, our Master of Microscopes has found a Spirostomum semivirescens!

As strange as the creatures of the microcosmos are, their lives still revolve around the same fundamentals that ours do. There’s food, reproduction, and death. Yes, even microbes, hardy as they can be, experience death. In some ways,...

It explains the need for intake of nitrogen in plants. It also describes methods of nitrogen nutrition such as biological nitrogen fixation, fertilisers and manures.

Now we know about a wide variety of bacteria, as well as precisely how they can harm us. So how do they get spread around? How do communicable diseases get from host to host? Let's learn all about this process now.

It describes the role of microbes in sewage treatment plant. It also explains the steps of waste water treatment

Microbe Hunting in Antarctica

Where is the line between good and bad microorganisms and why do we seem to know so much more about the bad ones?

Learn the basics about Green Chemistry - Principle 10, as a part of environmental chemistry. On a global scale, a lot of waste is produced. Unless the waste is recycled, it fills up in our landfills, destroys habitats, and will be a very...

Scientists with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in central California are using cactus and other plants to remove toxins from soil and to create biofuels. USDA’s Patrick O’Leary has more.

This kitchen science video lesson is all about microbes. Some can make you sick, others keep you healthy. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn about science they can do at home.

Yeast: the most coveted microbe during this pandemic. This week we’re taking a close look at the little guys that make up our bread and beer and the vital role they’ve had for thousands of years.

Microbes are used for everything from baking to brewing, but wastewater treatment is where they do some of their most important work.

In a world without microbes, this channel wouldn't exist.

But there are other, more important things that would stop existing as well, and today we're going to explore just what could survive a world without our little micro...

It explains how to identify spoilt food and explains the causes and environmental conditions for food spoilage and ways to preserve food.

The Micro World Right Under Your Feet