Sentences with phrase «of tiny organisms»

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

If waters around coral reefs become too acidic, we will no longer see beautiful coral sculptures, but only a slimy coating of tiny organisms on the sea bed.

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

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

This ensures that the birds who call Haystack home and the thousands of tiny organisms living on its surface and in its tidepools are protected from any harm.

With increased understanding of these tiny organisms, we might just be able to coax them to do our bidding, giving us unprecedented control over human health.

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.

Our bodies are home to trillions of bacteria — collectively known as the microbiome — but it's unclear how our diet impacts the composition of these tiny organisms.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Reefs are formed because a group of tiny organisms, called coral polyps, die.

He found that most of the millions of genes collected came from algae, one of the tinier organisms on the planet but one that already has an outsized planetary impact, providing more than a third of the oxygen we breathe.

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

Large amounts of biting can cause serious blood loss in pets, and both of these tiny organisms are vectors for disease.