Sentences with phrase «for tiny microbes»

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I used to work down the hall from him, so I'm sure that some of my enthusiasm for the tiny creatures can be blamed on him, along with USC's out - of - control microbe - lover Ken Nealson (Shewanella oneidensis is his bug, among others).

The search for tiny, microscopic forms of life, including fossilized microbes, requires specialized instruments and cooperation between field researchers and instrument builders.

Studying how tiny microbes thrive in harsh environments could lead to better treatments for human diseases

These tiny microbes are highly specialized and optimized for their environment, where they provide energy and chemical building blocks to larger life forms.

Asgard is a group of microbes, described for the first time in the journal Nature this week, that may well include the organism that gave rise to all complex life — from the tiniest eukaryotes to the tallest redwoods, the dinosaurs and us.

Covering everything about science and technology — from the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies — Science Friday is your source for entertaining and educational stories and activities.

In a paper published this month in the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, the researchers, including Prashanta Dutta, assistant professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and colleagues from the University of Akron, present an improved and more effective Coulter device, used for the detection of the tiny microbes.

«for every human cell that is intrinsic to our body, there are about 10 resident microbes — including commensals (generally harmless freeloaders) and mutualists (favor traders) and, in only a tiny number of cases, pathogens.

Even though they are too small for the eye to see, and you can meet the tiny creatures in Microbe Zoo.