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Microbiome|Molecular Biology|NGS|CRISPR|Agriculture 👨‍🔬❤️🦠🧫🌱🧑‍🍳
Bacteria repairing bricks on the Moon? Yes, you read that right.

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Bacterial bio-cementation can repair space bricks

www.frontiersin.org/journals/spa...

#SpaceTech #BioCementation #MICP #LunarConstruction #IISc #Frontiers #MicrobialEngineering #MaterialsScience #NextGenMaterials
April 3, 2025 at 6:27 AM
🦠Sniffing Out Secrets: How Microbes in Extreme Environments Communicate & Thrive!

A recent review brings together research on the hidden world of MVOCs in extreme environments....

🔗https://academic.oup.com/femsre/article/doi/10.1093/femsre/fuaf004/7989455

#Extremophiles #Astro #lifeBeyondEarth
March 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🧬 CRISPR Meets Probiotics🦠

What if we could engineer probiotics with precision to fight disease and promote animal and plant health?

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🔗https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.00031-25

#CRISPR #PrimeEditing #MicrobiomeEngineering #Probiotics #SyntheticBiology #PrecisionMedicine
March 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
🦠Microbiomes & Crop Diversification: A Game- Changer for Sustainable Farming!🌾

Replacing wheat–maize monocultures with legumes (peanut, soybean) and cash crops (sweet potato) can do wonders...

🔗https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44464-9

#MicrobiomePower #SoilHealth #CropDiversification
March 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🌾 Is Domesticated Rice Quietly Worsening Climate Change? 🌾

🧪 wild rice exudates promote beneficial microbes, while domesticated rice shifts microbial activity toward increased N₂O production.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Could engineered bacteria be the next big breakthrough? 🦠🧬

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'Design and regulation of engineered bacteria for environmental release'

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SyntheticBiology #Biotech #FutureOfScience #EngineeredMicrobes
March 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🌊 Saccharina latissima doesn’t just host microbes—it interacts with them! 🦠🔬

A study shows multi-omics is key to unraveling how its microbiome shapes its chemistry & defense.

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🔗 academic.oup.com/femsec/advan...

#Microbiome #Metabolomics #MultiOmics #SeaweedScience
March 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM