microbes

Toxic gas released by ancient microbes may have worsened Earth’s largest mass extinction

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Dominik Hülse, an Earth system modeler based at University of California Riverside, worked on a November 2021 study that explored how ancient microbes may have prolonged the Permian extinction by producing a toxic gas. Here, Hülse poses with a finger to his nose to highlight the toxic “rotten egg” scent of hydrogen sulfide. (Image credit: … Read more

The secret life of cheese: How marvellous microbes create its flavour

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We have been making cheese for millennia, but researchers are only now getting to grips with how bacteria, fungi and viruses combine to create its characteristic flavours and textures Life 15 December 2021 By Alison George WHEN it comes to finding new and exotic species, there is no need to travel to the rainforest or … Read more