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Bubbles of Life from the Past

March 5, 2018

Tiny bubbles of oxygen got trapped 1.6 billion years ago

Biofuels from Bacteria

August 23, 2017

Sandia helps HelioBioSys understand new clean energy source

Vitamin B-12, and a Knockoff Version, Create Complex Market for Marine Vitamins

January 19, 2017

University of Washington oceanographers have now found that vitamin B-12 exists in two distinct versions in the oceans

Molecular Velcro Boosts Microalgae's Potential in Biofuel, Industrial Applications

January 3, 2017

Recent findings show how MSU researchers have designed a surface display system to attach cyanobacteria, also known as b...

Fast-Growth Cyanobacteria Have Allure for Biofuel, Chemical Production

July 28, 2016

When the going gets tough, the tough get growing

Illuminating the Inner 'Machines' That Give Bacteria an Energy Boost

April 4, 2016

Findings could help inform the design and engineering of new nanotechnologies to improve crop yields and biomass production...

Slime Can See

February 11, 2016

“The idea that bacteria can see their world in basically the same way that we do is pretty exciting,” says lead r...

Study Shows Large Variability in Abundance of Viruses that Infect Ocean Microorganisms

January 27, 2016

Study highlights another source of uncertainty governing climate models and other biogeochemical measures

Algae Could Be a New Green Power Source

November 25, 2015

Concordia researchers create a technology to harness the electrical energy from plants

Lake Erie Increasingly Susceptible to Large Cyanobacteria Blooms

October 16, 2014

Lake Erie has become increasingly susceptible to large blooms of toxin-producing cyanobacteria since 2002, potentially compli...

Ahoy! First Ocean Vesicles Spotted

January 10, 2014

Scientists discover extracellular vesicles produced by ocean microbes

Biological Soil Crust Secrets Uncovered

June 17, 2013

Berkeley Lab team reveals how desert cyanobacteria awaken to rainfall then resume their sleep.

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