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Algae Packed Droplets Create Hydrogen Fuel Via Photosynthesis

Andrea D. Steffen
The latest renewable energy invention might be as green as it gets. Researchers from Harbin Institute of Technology in China and the University of Bristol have created droplet-based biological factories made of living photosynthetic algae. By...
HealthInnovationLifestyle

Live Bacteria Is Weaved Into Clothing To Promote Healthy Skin

Luana Steffen
Rosie Broadhead and microbiologist Dr. Christopher Callewaert have joined forces to create clothing, dubbed Skin II, that has live bacteria integrated into its fibers to promote healthy skin. When activated by sweat, this bacterium encourages...
HealthScience

Fecal Transplants Could Be A Cure For Cognitive Decline

Andrea D. Steffen
According to research from the University of East Anglia, the Quadram Institute, and the University of Florence, fecal transplants could be a cure for cognitive decline. The technique – which involves introducing doner feces into...
SustainabilityNature

T-Shirt Made From Algae And Wood Becomes Worm Food In 12 Weeks

Luana Steffen
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has developed a t-shirt made entirely from algae and wood pulp. Impressively, the t-shirt breaks down in a composter or soil within three months. Users can wear the t-shirt guilt-free! Not...
Sustainability

The World’s First Bio-Brick Made From Human Urine

Luana Steffen
Over the years, scientists in America have explored the concept of using synthetic urine-based substances to produce building materials. In 2018, University of Cape Town master’s student Suzanne Lambert developed a zero-waste method of making...
HealthNatureScience

Scientists Create Bacteria-Killing Molecules From Wasp Venom

Luana Steffen
In 1928, the first proper antibiotic was accidentally discovered by a professor of bacteriology named Alexander Fleming. Antibiotics became one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of the 20th century, preventing untold millions of deaths...
SustainabilityScience

This Fast-Eating Super-Enzyme Could Help Solve The Plastic Crisis

Andrea D. Steffen
Some bacteria have naturally evolved the ability to eat plastic. In 2016, a plastic-eating bug was discovered by scientists at a Japanese waste site. A separate team of Portsmouth researchers then took the bug to...
HealthNature

Mosquitos Laced With Wolbachia Bacteria Lose Ability To Transmit Dengue

Andrea D. Steffen
Dengue fever cases in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, were reduced by 77% in regions where Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitos were released (compared with the untreated areas). Wolbachia is a naturally occurring bacteria that has been found, from...
EnvironmentNature

Seeds Coated In Microbes Give Plants Superpower Carbon Capture Abilities

Andrea D. Steffen
Billions of tons of carbon could be eliminated from the atmosphere, sunken into the soil of existing farmland. The approach involves coating seeds in microbes, so the plant grows with superpower carbon capture abilities. The...
NatureEnvironmentScience

Bacteria That Survive Off Only Air Found In Cold Environments

Luana Steffen
Every living thing needs to obtain energy from somewhere to survive. For plants, that’s sunlight. For animals, energy comes from food, whether it’s meat, plants, or both. Bacteria, get their energy from a mix of...