Scientists already know that the soil is full of microorganisms, and that these microorganisms need to adapt and act fast to survive in this complex environment. Learn here how space and geometry can influence bacterial and fungal growth.
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Scientists discover the microbial communities that exist within old, discarded chewing gum. Their work could have implications for the bioremediation of chewing gum pollution.
Do you know these moments where you get gifts, and only realize three billion years later how to use them?
Probiotics are already used to improve human health but could they help corals survive climate change?
Microbes can undergo changes in their genetic composition. Mobile Genetic Elements can facilitate these changes. Is this just another travel route for the spread of antibiotic resistance genes?
Negative interactions between bacteria were thought to be the rule… Until now.
Can scientists predict composition of a microbial community for a specific habitat? Researchers have shown that by using mathematical models and simulations, interactions amongst various microbes can be estimated relatively accurately.
Scientists uncover how a bacterium, living within a soil-dwelling fungus, protects its host from predatory nematodes.
What mysteries are hidden under layers of sand in a desert? Scientists believe that microorganisms that live in this environment can help the human population to avoid the crisis of climate change.
Antibiotics have revolutionized the treatment of deadly infectious diseases, but does that mean that these diseases are only a thing of the past?
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