Tag: Microbes
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Posted on February 27, 2009
Going to Extremes
Extremeophilic microbes have learned how to deal with
near-boiling temperatures and other brutal conditions. To microbiologists, that makes
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Five things everyone should know about … Probiotics
Do probiotics really work? A former skeptic weighs in.
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Posted on October 4, 2008
Doug Weibel
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
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Posted on June 29, 2008
Nature’s Stylus
Meet the diatom: a tiny ocean plant with a knack for drawing. Scientists have big ideas for these little algae–but first they have to figure them out.
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Posted on September 18, 2007
Digging Dirt
Soil scientist Teri Balser says we can learn a lot from what lives under the surface. Even the weather.