Sentences with phrase «other microscopic life»

Although the Arctic and Antarctic regions are at opposite ends of Earth, they have a similar diversity of bacteria and other microscopic life.

Not exact matches

Imagine ourselves back some four billion years ago on this planet facing two scenarios: on one side, a vast turbulence, terrific volcanoes belching forth from the inexhaustible fires of the earth's core; on the other side the beginnings of living cells, microscopic, invisible along the water's edge of some shallow sea, quiet, vital.

Video: Tardigrades, or water bears, are microscopic animals that live in soil and other environments

While algae and other microscopic plants, which form the base of the marine food chain, are vital to a healthy ecosystem, too much can cause murky water, reduce sunlight and oxygen levels, and ultimately cause harm to marine life.

But the microscopic bodies looked nothing like those from living penguins, whose tightly clustered melanosomes are different from those of all other birds, according to co-author Matthew Shawkey of the University of Akron in Ohio.

The scientists specifically looked at dust mites, microscopic relatives of the spider, that live in dust on mattresses, bedding, upholstered furniture, carpets, curtains, and other soft furnishings.

«Science shows us the many ways that life is interconnected, especially on the microscopic level, where we see how many organisms depend on close contact with or internalization of other species for food, defense, or reproduction,» said lead author John Burns, a postdoctoral researcher in the Museum's Division of Invertebrate Zoology.

It is still not known whether any Martian critters, most likely microscopic, ever did live there or elsewhere on the planet, but thanks to Curiosity and other robotic explorers, we now know that they certainly could have.

Specific topics include the abilities to recognize, sort and transport important molecules; sense the environment; alter shape or surface texture; generate onboard energy to power effective robotic functions; communicate with doctors, patients, and other nanorobots; navigate throughout the human body; manipulate microscopic objects and move about inside a human body; and timekeep, perform computations, disable living cells and viruses, and operate at various pressures and temperatures.

Since it invests its energy in a warm, dull, muggy condition, the penis can turn into a safe place for microscopic organisms and other small scale life forms that can prosper into disagreeable diseases, or in any event, cause an upsetting odor.

And now, with the advent of medical and pharmaceutical technology and with it, the industry's increased microscopic focus on biochemistry, scientists have already discovered more than a handful of substances that our body simply couldn't live without, like antioxidants, essential amino acids, and many others.

The other problem that makes you cringe... ear mites are microscopic bugs that live inside of dogs's ears, just rolling around and chowing down on skin.

Aside from threatening the microscopic algae it consumes, Myrionecta rubra is not known to be toxic to other marine life or humans.

You might not think of a vagina as an «ecosystem,» but the bacteria and other microscopic organisms that live there sure do — and altering their habitat can harm the beneficial microbes that live there, opening the door for disease - causing microbes to take over the territory.