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New Research Rejects 80-Year Theory of 'Primordial Soup' as the Origin of Life
For 80 years it has been
accepted that early life
began in a "primordial soup"
of organic molecules before
evolving out of the oceans
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In Bats and Whales, Convergence in Echolocation Ability Runs Deep
Only some bats and toothed
whales rely on sophisticated
echolocation, in which they
emit sonar pulses and
process returning echoes, to
... > full story
Membrane-Coat Proteins: Bacteria Have Them Too
Scientists have discovered
that a group of bacteria
possess proteins thought to
exist only in eukaryotes.
The discovery could yield
evolutionary insights and a
... > full story
Unusual Snail Shell Could Be a Model for Better Armor
Deep within the Kairei
Indian hydrothermal vent
field, two-and-one-half
miles below the central
Indian Ocean, scientists
have discovered a gastropod
... > full story
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Bacteria Are More Capable of Complex Decision-Making Than Thought
January 19, 2010 — It's not thinking in the way humans, dogs or even birds think, but new findings show that bacteria are more capable of complex decision-making than previously ... > full story -
Microbe Understudies Await Their Turn in the Limelight: Deep-Sea 'Lost City' Shows Rare Microbes Can Become Dominant
January 12, 2010 — On the marine microbial stage, there appears to be a vast, varied group of understudies only too ready to step in when "star" microbes falter. New research provides the first evidence that ... > full story -
Resistance to Antibiotics Can Be Drawback for Bacteria
January 7, 2010 — Neisseria meningitidis, the meningococcus, is a bacterium that can cause diseases with high fatality rates, and there has therefore been considerable concern that, like other bacteria, it might ... > full story -
Molecular Chaperone Keeps Bacterial Proteins from Slow-Dancing to Destruction
December 29, 2009 — Just like teenagers at a prom, proteins are tended by chaperones whose job it is to prevent unwanted interactions among immature clients. And at the molecular level, just as at the high school gym ... > full story -
Fight Infection by Disturbing How Bacteria Communicate
December 24, 2009 — Researchers have clarified the structure of an enzyme that disturbs the communication processes between bacteria. By doing so they have laid the foundations for a new method of tackling bacterial ... > full story -
Ancient Pygmy Sea Cow Discovered
December 18, 2009 — A near-complete skull of a primitive "dugong" has been discovered, illuminating a virtually unknown period in Madagascar fossil ... > full story -
Bacteria Used to Power Simple Machines: Organisms Turn Microgears in Suspended Solution by Swimming
December 17, 2009 — Scientists have discovered that common bacteria can turn microgears when suspended in a solution, providing insights for design of bio-inspired dynamically adaptive materials for ... > full story -
New Bacterial Behavior: Puzzling 'Dance' of Electricity-Producing Bacteria Near Energy Sources
December 16, 2009 — Geobiologists have observed a new behavior of metal-metabolizing bacteria, with implications for design of microbial fuel cells. The bacterial 'dance' has been dubbed the electric slide, officially ... > full story -
Icy Moons of Saturn and Jupiter May Have Conditions Needed for Life
December 16, 2009 — Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo will outline the impact of ice dynamics on the habitability of the moons of Saturn and Jupiter on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical ... > full story -
'Rock-Breathing' Bacteria Could Generate Electricity and Clean Up Oil Spills
December 15, 2009 — A new discovery could contribute to the development of systems that use domestic or agricultural waste to generate clean ... > full story
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