Sentences with phrase «for microbes»
The water conducted electricity strongly, evidence that it was laden with mineral salts that could serve as food for microbes.
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As a result, there is not enough time for the microbes in the dough to process and break down the gluten to low levels, like in traditionally prepared sourdough.
The spacecraft could release smaller floating instruments that would search for microbes surviving in the clouds.
They're also a good energy source for microbes.
Right: Researchers send this device deep into the ocean to collect samples of ocean water and look for microbes.
It is presumed that the rough mineral surfaces provide an attractive habitat for microbes.
Thus, junk foods create the perfect environment for the microbes that are in the bloodstream, the microbes in the organs and even the microbes inside the cancer cells.
Trying to use all of the energy produced by bacterial metabolism wouldn't leave enough for the microbes to grow, reproduce, and thrive.
Another perfect place for microbes is our nails and baby nails as nails always have to touch everything that human holds something or touch any surface.
His idea is that rather than using sophisticated genetic sequencing technology to zero in on disease - causing microbes, why not hunt for microbes that help support elite athletes.
Our bodies are breeding grounds for microbes — don't worry, it's a good thing!
In terms of beef, a leaner product that's been treated for microbes sounds pretty good to me.
The author's microbial tour made clear that he is not alone in his passion for microbes.
The next step will be to analyze the core for microbes and other signs of life, which, if found, will add a second member to this alien landscape in the deep.
Clearly it's exciting for the microbes too, or they wouldn't be doing it.
2005 proved a banner year for microbes, the world's oldest and most abundant inhabitants.
And it was some of these that matched genetic markers for animals, or for microbes associated with animals.
In fact they must test negative for all microbes.
We could look at the chemical balance and determine that the [hydrogen] we saw was sufficient to provide food for microbes.
Animal shelters, kennels, and other enclosed environments having poor air circulation are breeding grounds for microbes.
It's not yet clear whether the 2012 melt period was long enough for microbes to grow significantly, but anticipated future melts likely will be.
Attempt to maintain remission with diet modification such as the low FODMAP diet or a diet reduced in fermentable carbohydrates, the preferred food source for microbes living in our small intestine, along with meal spacing to allow the migrating motor complexes to clean out food and excess microbes between eating cycles.
The meteorite, found in 1979, has long been known to contain small amounts of the chemicals nitrate and perchlorate, which could be good or bad for life: To some modern life forms on Earth, perchlorate is toxic, but to others in oxygen - free conditions, and to those in the early days of Earth, it was a source of energy for microbes.
The research could become useful in the search for microbes on Mars by suggesting rock formations that may have been assembled by bacteria, says Blythe Hoyle, a geologist with Iowa State University in Ames.
That suggests it may be quite easy for microbes to switch between high and normal temperatures, said Dr. Ronald Swanson, a member of the Aquifex team who works at Diversa Corp. of San Diego.
A prebiotic fiber passes through the gut for the microbes in the lower gut to digest.
That type of change would be too difficult for the microbe to easily make, says Zasloff.
The researchers then tracked the genes responsible for the microbe's energy and nutrient production.
«Plastic debris acts like a marine motorhome for microbes,» said the study's lead author, Joleah Lamb, a postdoctoral research fellow at Cornell.
«Understanding how pain is bugging you: Scientists uncover critical role for microbes in mediating gut pain.»
Though some inhabitants may be degrading the plastic, it still provides a relatively stable home for microbes.
14 Bacteria and fungi are no match for most plastic molecules, which are too huge for the microbes to digest.
Scientists identify a natural source for a form of phosphorus once common on Earth and critical for microbes
The tutorials will teach you how to recognize bacterial mastitis caused by cuts and cracks in the nipples giving a leeway for microbes to infest and attack the mammary cells and tissues leading to infection in the breasts.
City Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett yesterday identified the landmark lodging house's cooling tower as the source of the Legionella bacteria that infected 128 people and killed 12, but also declared that the incubation period for the microbes had passed, meaning the outbreak is officially over.
That's good news for the microbes: Their partnership allows them to outcompete loner bacteria and fungi.
«Microbial dispersal impacts animal guts: Study with zebrafish finds that transmitted microbes will lead to similar microbiomes and a selection process for some microbes.»
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA — Planetary scientists who dream of probing for microbes on Jupiter's icy moon Europa are already studying similar settings on Earth.
«What happens when permafrost thaws and trapped carbon is available for microbes?»
The fact that we may die is unfortunate for us but an acceptable cost for the microbe.
Given the right conditions, this genetic acquisition set the stage for the microbe to undergo a dramatic growth spurt, rapidly consuming a vast reserve of organic carbon in the ocean sediments.
What's right for humans is also right for microbes: A group of top genome researchers has agreed that everyone sequencing genomes should follow the example set by those decoding the human genome and release sequence data right away rather than holding it until publication.
It had been thought that the presence of cement would result in conditions too alkaline for microbes to grow — it has a pH of around 11, similar to bleach.
The highlight, thus far, of course, has been the water ice, which suggests that Mars may have once been (or maybe still is) a habitable planet — at least for microbes.