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Found bacteria creating snow rain
Biology

Found bacteria creating snow rain

Recently, Dr. Brent Christner found evidence of rain-producing bacteria that are widely distributed in the atmosphere.

December 17, 2018
Bacteria can fight dengue fever
Biology

Bacteria can fight dengue fever

Humans can rule out dengue through a bacterium that has the ability to halve the life cycle of infected mosquitoes.

December 17, 2018
Turn E.coli bacteria into biofuel
Biology

Turn E.coli bacteria into biofuel

For the first time, researchers genetically engineered Escherichia coli to create the long-chain alcohol needed for biofuel production.

December 17, 2018
Bacteria can produce rain
Biology

Bacteria can produce rain

Without leaving the ground, bacteria can still produce rain if the chemicals they release into the air reach the locations of the clouds.

December 17, 2018
Bacteria and energy
Biology

Bacteria and energy

Bacteria may be the answer to our global energy crisis. By fermenting biomass to produce biofuels, they are the solution to the lack of fossil fuel supply and harm the e…

December 17, 2018
Bacteria destroy themselves to ... survive
Biology

Bacteria destroy themselves to ... survive

Like firefighters fighting the fire, researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have discovered a way to deceive bacterial…

December 17, 2018
Cell sacrifices for the common good
Biology

Cell sacrifices for the common good

During dividing cells there is a random molecular process that allows some cells to self-destruct for the common good, thereby improving the condition of the surviving c…

December 17, 2018