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Munching minuscule bacteria create the raw ingredients to power jets, scientists discover
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the most part, airplanes, like the vast majority of transportation, are powered by fossil fuels....
Plastic-eating bacteria offer new hope for recycling
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPlastic-chomping soil bacteria could find future work in recycling centers, a new study has found. A study by a team of researchers led by Northwestern...
Molecular fossils open window on 'lost world' of primordial life
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFossil remains of a cell membrane component identified in rocks dating back about 1.6 billion years...
'Bacteria Boys': Viera students to send experiment on NASA's SpaceX resupply launch to ISS
Florida Today via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoLiftoff is set for 8:28 p.m. EDT Thursday for NASA's SpaceX CRS-29 cargo resupply mission from...
Reconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering a...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAncient DNA preserved in the tooth tartar of human fossils encodes microbial metabolites that could...
'Renewable' natural gas may sound green, but it's not an antidote for climate change
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMethane bubbles form in a pit digester on a dairy farm as bacteria break down cow manure. The...
Tiny Bacteria Create Jet Fuel Ingredients as They Eat Lunch
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast / GettyJet fuel is the backbone for a vast majority of our...
Again Bio's bacteria eats exhaust and spits vinegar (for the climate)
TechCrunch· 7 months agoAgain Bio says its modified bacteria currently eats about a ton of CO2 per day. The startup is 2.5...
Can probiotics protect corals from problems like bleaching?
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSupermarket shelves abound with yogurt and other products chock-full of probiotics — “good bacteria”...
‘Conan the Bacterium’ Suggests Microbes Could’ve Lived on Hostile Mars
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAncient bacteria could have survived just beneath the Martian surface for much longer than...