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MIT geobiologist Greg Fournier seeks to uncover the conditions leading to the emergence of life. “Our work can help us to understand the time and evolutionary processes that can lead to that critical ‘ecogenesis’ stage, and to perhaps recognize it in other worlds,” he says.
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Harnessing these protective molecules may offer a new way to treat the disease, which spreads through contaminated water.
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Up to one-third of the carbon consumed by Prochlorococcus may come from sources other than photosynthesis.
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An anomaly-detection model developed by SMART utilizes machine learning to quickly detect microbial contamination.
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A new study shows oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolved between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago.
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In quarantine in my own home, I re-discovered a centuries-old truth: yeast will appear and grow anywhere. With a bit of intuition and a lot of patience, you too can transform any apartment into a lab to grow your pet yeast in!
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Project supported by the Simons Foundation aims to reinvigorate environmental science by leaning on Parsons Laboratory’s past as a leader in the space.
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Graduate student Linda Zhong and professor of biology Anthony Sinskey are studying the plastic-devouring enzyme PETase as a way to improve recycling.
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Chemical engineers program bacteria to switch between different metabolic pathways, boosting their yield of desirable products.
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MIT researchers demonstrate how often-ignored microbial interactions have a significant impact on the biodegradation of complex materials.