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Possible title: Human may have destroyed life on Mars
NASA’s Viking 1 and Viking 2 spacecraft may have discovered signs of life on Mars during their 1976 missions, but inadvertently killed any potential life
Reviving 90,000-year-old bacteria
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have reconstructed the genetic blueprint of ancient bacteria and used modern microbes to recreate them. These prehistoric biomolecules offer new
30,000 New Viruses Found in Single-Celled Organisms
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at the University of Innsbruck have found over 30,000 new viruses in the genetic material of single-celled organisms from an
New Alien Group Discovered
A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia and the Russian Academy of Sciences has discovered a new supergroup of organisms that fills
Human Enzyme Breaks Down Plastic
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have found an enzyme in human saliva that can efficiently break down PET plastic into its basic components. While it
Worms Eat Plastic and Styrofoam
In a world where plastic waste is a growing concern, scientists at the University of Queensland may have found a solution in the form of
Bacteria Power Bio-Battery
A new biohybrid battery has been developed that uses exoelectrogenic microbes of the Shewanella oneidensis species to produce electricity. These microbes have been known to
Microbes Win in Atacama Desert
Researchers in the United States have discovered that bacteria can survive in extreme conditions in the Atacama Desert in Chile. The bacteria were found to
Meteor Impact Sparks Life Below Ground
Bacteria have been found to live 620 meters below the Earth’s surface in the Siljan meteorite crater in Sweden, according to a study of core
Healing Earth with Antibiotic-Producing Bacteria
Scientists have discovered microbes in the alkaline soil of an ancient Druidic site in Northern Ireland that can inhibit the growth of multi-resistant infection-causing bacteria.
