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Scientists identify key enzyme in microbial immune system

By Guest PostSeptember 10, 20102 commentsSciencearchaea, bacteria, berkeley lab, Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repea, crispr, crrna molecule, csy4 enzyme, DNA, doudna group, genetic element, jennifer doudna, microbes, movie, nucleic acid, nucleic acid-based immune system, plasmids, rachel haurwitz, terminator

Imagine a war in which you are vastly outnumbered by an enemy that is utterly relentless – attacking you is all it does. The intro to another Terminator movie? No, just another day for microbes such as bacteria and archaea, which face a never-ending onslaught from viruses and invading strands of nucleic acid known as plasmids.

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Bacteria Make Thrift a Habit

By Guest PostAugust 26, 2010Scienceamino acids, bacteria, bacterial protein, bacterium, balance function, curli, daniel smith, e coli, economic cost, escherichia coli, fibers, flagellu, glycine, illness, matthew chapman, mbio, metabolic, microbes, proteins, smith and chapman, ssga, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— In these lean times, smart consumers refuse to pay a lot for throwaway items, but will shell out a little more for products that can be used again and again. The same is true of bacteria and other microbes, researchers at the University of Michigan have learned.

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Say No to plastic bags

By ShamsMay 27, 2008Environmentmicrobes, petrochemicals, plastic bags, sewage, wildlife

In one-week time China is going to join the countries that banned plastic bags. Currently Chinese carry about 3 billion bags each day. Multiply it with 365. It’s 1095 billion bags (>1 trillion) a year. Reuters news.

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Scientists identify key enzyme in microbial immune system

Bacteria Make Thrift a Habit

Say No to plastic bags