In order to give their approach the highest chances of succeeding on future space missions, another critically important aspect of the study was simplicity. Their equipment included a slide (a flat piece of glass) separated into two chambers by a thin membrane. They put the microbes in one chamber, L-serine in the other, and waited. … Read more
Your Watch Strap Might Be Dirtier Than You Think: A Hidden Hotbed for Harmful Bacteria The COVID-19 pandemic has ingrained handwashing as a reflex for many of us. But what about the everyday items we touch just as frequently? One such item, often overlooked, is the watch strap on your wrist. Recent research from Florida … Read more
How Longer Days Shaped Earth’s Oxygen Levels: A Microbial Tale from Lake Huron Four billion years ago, a day on Earth lasted just six hours. Fast forward to today, and our 24-hour rotation has had profound effects on the planet’s ecosystems—especially on the microbes that produce oxygen. A groundbreaking study from beneath Lake Huron, spanning … Read more
A century-old scientific mystery has just been solved in Antarctica. The famous “blood waterfalls” of the Taylor Glacier have finally revealed their secret. Researchers have discovered the surprising origin of this blood-red water that has long fascinated people. Dive into the icy depths of this unique phenomenon in the world. Antarctica, land of mysteries and … Read more
Jakarta – The emergence of antibiotics has had a huge impact on the world of health. Diseases that were previously considered deadly and dangerous can now be easily treated. However, bacteria also reproduce quickly and create new gene sequences that are resistant to drugs, especially when antibiotics are used continuously or excessively. Quoted from Livescience, … Read more
Jakarta – Farts consist of odorless gas and odorous gas. The odorless ones consist of nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Meanwhile, fart gas that smells like rotten eggs comes from hydrogen sulfide in small portions. This smelly fart gas is produced by gut microbes that eat taurine. Even though they produce foul hydrogen sulfide … Read more
Written by Amira Shehata Friday, February 24, 2023 05:00 AM A study finds that the tools scientists use to find signs life on Mars They may not actually be sensitive enough to detect microbes, so no organisms have been detected on the Red Planet yet. Researchers from the Autonomous University of Chile tested the sophisticated … Read more
As soon as a person dies, their body usually begins to decompose immediately, although good embalming can delay this process. Immediately after death, the human body begins to decompose, as cells die and bacteria multiply in the body. But how long does it take for the human body to decompose completely? This question was answered … Read more