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Study: Heat-temperature marine bacteria help detoxify asbestos
Updated : 3 years ago IST
For the first time, University of Pennsylvania researchers have demonstrated that extremophilic bacteria from high-temperature marine settings may be employed to lessen the toxicity of asbestos. The study was published in the American Society for Microbiology journal Applied and Environmenta
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Heat-loving marine bacteria may help detoxify asbestos: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Because of its strength, resistance to heat and fire, and low electrical conductivity, asbestos materials were previously widely utilised in homes, buildings, vehicle brakes, and many other construction materials. Unfortunately, asbestos exposure by inhalation of tiny fibre particles has bee
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'Friend or foe' bacteria kill algal hosts when coexisting is no longer ben
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Scientists have detailed a lifestyle switch that occurs in marine bacteria, where they change from coexisting with algae hosts in a mutually beneficial interaction to suddenly killing them. The results are published today in eLife.
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Can marine bacteria produce greenhouse gas?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 4 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that a 'rare' type of marine bacteria, which possess a remarkable metabolism, can contribute to greenhouse gas production.
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