Sentences with phrase «many tiny organisms»

Obesity is linked to changes in our gut microbes — the trillions of tiny organisms that inhabit our intestines.

Numerous studies in recent years have documented how lower pH (higher acidity) can make it harder for shellfish and tiny organisms to form shells or internal skeletons and to reproduce.

Dictyonema glabratum isn't some obscure, tiny organism, says Manuela Dal - Forno of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va..

Fast - moving flows of interplanetary dust that continually bombard our planet's atmosphere could deliver tiny organisms from far - off worlds, or send Earth - based organisms to other planets, according to the research.

She notes that the study's authors took great pains to exclude other possible explanations for the subsurface oxidation, whether from sediment mixing by tiny organisms or from oxidation by nonbiological agents such as nitrates and metallic oxides.

Replacing the tiny organisms» silica shells with more useful material could open the door to miniature devices based on natural designs

The breathable air we enjoy today originated from tiny organisms, although the details remain lost in geologic time

This phenomenon was discovered in a recent study of the human microbiome — the vast collection of our resident bacteria, fungi, and other tiny organisms.

These tiny organisms wave their tentacles in the currents to snatch tidbits of food, all the while secreting shells to anchor their trunks.

By comparing the relative abundance of species of tiny organisms preserved in the deep - sea cores, PRISM scientists could roughly map how cold - loving organisms gave way to warm ones (and vice versa) at different times in the past.

Cyanobacteria: Such tiny organisms produced today's proportion of about 20 percent oxygen in the atmosphere of the earth.

A sunshield for iron - oxidizing bacteria: These tiny organisms build their own sun umbrella by forming iron minerals or rust around their cells; this protects them from harmful UV rays.

«This is particularly important when you want to look at a species» ability to cope with change,» said Jennifer Pistevos, a master of research student at the Marine Biological Association, who studied clone populations of Celleporella hyalina, a tiny organism she found to have an amazing ability to reproduce in both more acidic and warmer water conditions.

One of the key questions surrounding Tremblaya biology is how the tiny organisms survive.

The answer is tiny organisms known as cyanobacteria, or blue - green algae.

During the Ediacarans» latter days, the first tiny organisms with calcified shells began to populate the oceans.

Atri argues GCRs could reach the Red Planet's surface with enough energy left to power a tiny organism.

Combining genetic material can of course bring beneficial new combinations, but even for tiny organisms that are barely visible to the naked eye, mating is fraught with all kinds of hazards, such as a long wait for offspring, sexually transmitted diseases, and the risk of getting eaten during or after sex.

But Broecker and his graduate student Jeffrey Severinghaus discovered that the culprits in the carbon dioxide problem were the tiniest organisms on board: soil bacteria.

And it increases the amount of light reaching Arctic surface waters, spurring the growth of phytoplankton, tiny organisms that form the base of the Arctic ocean food chain.

These tiny organisms account for about 10 % of all photosynthesis on Earth, which forms the base of the food chain and provides the atmosphere with oxygen.

Scientists have charted a significant signaling network in a tiny organism that's big in the world of biofuels research.

RICHLAND, Wash. — Scientists have charted a significant signaling network in a tiny organism that's big in the world of biofuels research.

What is emerging from the research is that Antarctica is a far more dynamic place than anyone could have imagined a century ago — and that what happens there can have dramatic consequences for millions of people around the world.Now, instead of mapping new geographical discoveries, scientists are seeking to map the inner workings of the strange forces at play in Antarctica, from the biological mechanisms that allow tiny organisms to seemingly awake from the dead, to the little - understood forces that are gnawing away at the continent's ice — with increasing vigor.

Phytoplankton are tiny organisms that are critical in offsetting climate change because they undergo a process called photosynthesis, whereby they absorb large enough amounts of heat - trapping carbon dioxide to cool Earth's warming environment while releasing much of oxygen we breathe.

Now we know that the majestic dolomite layers in the Dolomite mountains are — amazingly — the work of tiny organisms: it is a very thick layer of ancient coral reefs.

In environments like Antarctica that seldom preserve foraminifera — tiny organisms whose shells are the gold standard for dating ocean sediments — researchers have relied on dating bulk organic matter.

Lennart Bach, marine biologist at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel investigates a tiny organism that can hardly be seen with the naked eye — and is still visible from space.

The rain then interacts with silicate - rocks and forms carbonate rocks in the silicate weathering process — or, in a planet that is so filled with life as ours, tiny organisms can grab the carbon - dioxide dissolved in the ocean to build shells or coral reefs.

A geomicrobiologist — someone who studies how tiny organisms affect or use minerals — recently studied the rusty water and came up with some surprising results.

Highly reactive, it can kill many tiny organisms, including germs.

But these critters are one of the tiny organisms that keep the world turning.

These are glued together into a mat of tiny organisms called cyanobacteria.

What shapes the biodiversity and biogeochemical processes of these tiny organisms provides a scientific basis for habitat mapping, developing conservation strategies, guiding long - term monitoring efforts and predicting the possible responses of these organisms to future environmental changes in Antarctica.

But they also include viruses, fungi and other tiny organisms such as protists and archaea.

Understanding the biomechanics of this little snail could help engineers design some nifty sea - faring robots, and it could also help with ecological studies: Zooplankton like helicina move upwards to the surface of the ocean each night to eat (and avoid being eaten), and this mass migration of tiny organisms is one of the biggest biomass movements on the planet.

The tiny organisms in the soil convert a mobile form of uranium, which moves easily through the soil, into a less mobile form.

(singular: archaeon) a group of tiny organisms often living in extreme environments, such as ocean vents and salt lakes.

Some of the planet's tiniest organisms are visible from space.

Marine phytoplankton, which are tiny organisms that rely on light to grow and spread into globs in the ocean, influence how clouds accumulate droplets.

Simply put, inside our cells, we have tiny organisms called mitochondria which work like tiny power plants to produce energy.

Parasites can range from tiny organisms, visible only by microscope to long tapeworms (several feet long).

Our skin is covered in a web of billions of tiny organisms including bacteria, viruses and fungi.

The bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms that comprise your body's microflora actually outnumber your body's cells 10 to 1, and it's now becoming increasingly clear that these tiny organisms play a MAJOR role in your health — both physical and mental.

A good portion of the nutritional building blocks of good health can be found in these tiny organisms — those sardines are onto something!

At the same time these tiny organisms are removing waste and toxins from your body.

There's really nothing to be grossed out about when thinking of sharing your body with these tiny organisms.

These trillions of tiny organisms, most of which are found in your large intestine, help you digest your food and even produce vitamins, such as vitamin K and biotin.

Did you know that your belly is home to something called a microbiome, which consists of 100 TRILLION tiny organisms?

And don't be fooled, these tiny organisms control A LOT.