Category Archives: bacteria

AuxIn project: combating the spread of desertification with bacteria stimulating root growth (Google / Scientific American)

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/lab-rat/2011/10/12/using-bacteria-to-help-prevent-soil-erosion-guest-post-from-the-igem-regional-champions/ Using bacteria to help prevent soil erosion – guest post from the iGEM Regional Champions By S.E. Gould | This is a guest post from a member of the iGEM competition team from … Continue reading →

Posted in bacteria, Desertification, erosion

Nature is not as efficient in slowing global warming (Science Daily)

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110713131423.htm Soil Microbes Accelerate Global Warming ScienceDaily (July 13, 2011) — More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes soil to release the potent greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide, new research published in this week’s edition of … Continue reading →

Posted in bacteria, global warming, Soil

What an understanding of beneficial biology could do for the fruit and veggies (Facebook / Urban Garden Magazine)

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Read at : Facebook – Sidmouth KAIETEUR http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2011/02/breeding-microbes-with-compost-tea/ Breeding Microbes with Compost Tea Unveiling the Microscopic Secrets of Connoisseur Organic Growers “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than we do about the soil underfoot.” ~Leonardo da Vinci … Continue reading →

Posted in bacteria, biotechnology, Soil, soil fertility, Technologies

Soil Studies Reveal Rise in Antibiotic Resistance (Science Daily / Newcastle Univ.)

Posted on December 26, 2009 by

Read at : Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091223125137.htm Soil Studies Reveal Rise in Antibiotic Resistance ScienceDaily (Dec. 24, 2009) — Antibiotic resistance in the natural environment is rising despite tighter controls over our use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, Newcastle University … Continue reading →

Posted in bacteria, biotechnology, Soil, Technologies