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Scientists awaken organism dormant for 7000 years 🧬
Researchers have revived microalgae that had been dormant for millennia in the sediments of the Baltic Sea. This ...
Molecular clock analysis shows bacteria used oxygen long before widespread photosynthesis
Microbial organisms dominate life on Earth, but tracing their early history and evolution is difficult because they rarely ...
Ancient Bacteria Were Breathing Long Before Oxygen Became Abundant
Scientists assumed most forms of life before the Great Oxidation Event didn't metabolize oxygen—but recent research suggests ...
Buried for Millennia, Scientists Coax 7,000-Year-Old Algae Back to Life
The revived organisms resumed their biological activities as if they hadn't been without oxygen and light for thousands of ...
Dormant algae revived after 7,000 years beneath the Baltic Sea, researchers say
Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant underneath sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for ...
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Photosynthesis: The Cycling of Matter Into and Out of Organisms
Similarly, we might think of plants using carbon dioxide and sunlight for photosynthesis and producing oxygen and glucose. How can we determine whether carbon dioxide is actually being used or ...
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Were our blue oceans once green?
Imagine the world’s oceans with their beautiful blue color. Now, imagine that the same oceans were green. This is the intriguing possibility suggested by new research from Nagoya University in Japan.
Microalgae and bacteria team up to convert carbon dioxide into useful products
Scientists have spent decades genetically modifying the bacterium Escherichia coli and other microbes to convert carbon dioxide into useful biological products. Most methods require additional carbon ...