as mentioned in npr
'Nose-y' Bacteria Could Yield A New Way To Fight Infection : Shots
'Nose-y' Bacteria Could Yield A New Way To Fight Infection : Shots
'Nose-y' Bacteria Could Yield A New Way To Fight InfectionWith antibiotic-resistant super bugs on the rise, researchers are on an urgent hunt for other bacteria that might yield chemicals we can harness as powerful drugs.Scientists once found most of these helpful bacteria in soil, but in recent decades this go-to search location hasn't delivered.Now, researchers at the University of Tübingen in Germany say that to find at least one promising candidate, we need look no further than our own noses.
by the same token on astrobio
Bacteria Could Aid Search for Creatures On Other Planets
Bacteria Could Aid Search for Creatures On Other Planets
Could there be a way to find bacterial structures on another planet?And if so, how important might these bacteria be in making a planet life-friendly?These are some of the questions that could be answered through studies on stromatolites, which are mounds of calcium-carbonate rock that are built up through lime-secreting cyanobacteria (bacteria that use photosynthesis for energy).
in like manner natureworldnews
Newly Discovered Bacteria Could Worsen Climate Change
Newly Discovered Bacteria Could Worsen Climate Change
A newly discovered bacteria is capable of making dead zones deader by depleting the amount of nitrogen in oxygen minimum zones.(Photo : Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)A team of researchers led by Georgia Institute of Technology has discovered a new type of bacteria capable of making oxygen-barren waters less hospitable by depleting nitrogen out of the ocean, making virtual dead zones even deader.Advertisement"It's an essential nutrient [nitrogen]," said Frank Stewart, an assistant professor at Georgia Tech's School of Biological Sciences, who headed the team, in a statement.
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