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RNA Viruses May Differentially Shape Carbon Recycling In The Ocean

by Keith Cowing

A new study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University has uncovered that certain ocean viruses—specifically RNA viruses—may disrupt how carbon and nutrients are recycled in the ocean, potentially altering the global […]

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SynBio: Enhanced Biological Uranium Extraction From Seawater

by Keith Cowing

Researchers at Hainan University have developed a novel protein named LSUBP, specifically designed with twin uranyl-binding sites to significantly enhance uranium extraction from seawater. Compared to previously developed adsorption-based materials, […]

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Tricorder Tech: Extant Life Detection Using Label-Free Video Microscopy In Analog Aquatic Environments

by Keith Cowing

The ability of microbial active motion, morphology, and optical properties to serve as biosignatures was investigated by in situ video microscopy in a wide range of extreme field sites where […]

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Nanostructures In The Deep Ocean Floor Hint At Life’s Origin

by Keith Cowing

Researchers led by Ryuhei Nakamura at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan and The Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) of Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered inorganic […]

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Ice Planet Update: New Tipping Point Discovered Beneath Earth’s Antarctic Ice Sheet

by Keith Cowing

A new and worrying way that large ice sheets can melt has been characterised by scientists for the first time. The research focuses on how relatively warm seawater can lap […]

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Tricorder Tech: Detection Of Single Analyte And Environmental Samples With Silicon Nitride Nanopores: Antarctic Dirt Particulates and DNA in Artificial Seawater

by Keith Cowing

Nanopore sensing is a powerful tool for the detection of biomolecules. Solid-state nanopores act as single-molecule sensors that can function in harsh conditions. Their resilient nature makes them attractive candidates […]

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Searching For Clues In The History Book Of Earth’s Oceans

by Keith Cowing

Oxygen is fundamental to sustaining life on Earth. The ocean gets its oxygen from its uppermost layers in contact with the atmosphere. As our planet continues to warm, the ocean […]

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