Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types of microbes, many of which use hydrocarbons such as methane and butane […]
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Strings Of Electron-carrying Proteins May Hold The Secret To 'Electric Bacteria'
Could a unique bacterium be nature’s microscopic power plant? Scientist Moh El-Naggar and his team think it’s possible. They work with the Shewanella oneidensis species of bacteria, one of a […]
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These Bacteria Produce Gold by Digesting Toxic Metals
High concentrations of heavy metals, like copper and gold, are toxic for most living creatures. This is not the case for the bacterium C. metallidurans, which has found a way […]
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Extremophile Life-form Survey on Rocky Exoplanets
Search for different life-forms elsewhere is the fascinating area of research in astrophysics and astrobiology. Nearly 3500 exoplanets are discovered according to NASA exoplanet archive database. Earth Similarity Index (ESI) […]
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A New Test for Life on Other Planets
A simple chemistry method could vastly enhance how scientists search for signs of life on other planets. The test uses a liquid-based technique known as capillary electrophoresis to separate a […]
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Expedition Aims to Answer How Far Beneath The Earth Life Can Survive
A geologist from the University of Aberdeen is taking part in an ocean expedition that aims to discover how far beneath the Earth life can survive. Dr Stephen Bowden is […]
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Specialized Life Forms Abound at Arctic Methane Seeps
Cold seeps are places where hydrocarbons, mostly methane, emanate from the sea floor. Unlike the hydrothermal vents, the fluids and bubbles are no hotter than the surrounding seawater, thus the […]
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How Life Survives Extreme Environments
To better understand how microbes behave in extreme environments, one possible proxy, not often considered by astrobiologists, is the human body. Over billions of years of evolution, certain species of […]
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Elusive Yellowstone Microbe Nanopusillus acidilobi Grown In Culture
A microbial partnership thriving in an acidic hot spring in Yellowstone National Park has surrendered some of its lifestyle secrets to researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National […]
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New Microbes That Thrive Deep in the Earth
They live several kilometers under the surface of the earth, need no light or oxygen and can only be seen in a microscope. By sequencing genomes of a newly discovered […]