Tag archive for ‘Department of Microbiology’
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C&EN: After The Deepwater Horizon Disaster
The work of Terry Hazen, Governor’s Chair for Environmental Biotechnology, as featured in a Chemical and Engineering News article about the Deepwater Horizon disaster. His research has found that the... -
Professor Discovers How Microbes Survive at Bare Minimum
Beneath the ocean floor is a desolate place with no oxygen and sunlight. Yet microbes have thrived in this environment for millions of years. A study led by Karen Lloyd,... -
The New York Times: Deep Under Antarctica, Looking for Signs of Life
A project involving Jill Mikucki, assistant professor of microbiology, was featured in The New York Times. It seeks to find evidence of life in a lake deep under the Antarctic... -
Science Omega: Unexpected numbers of microbes are fighting nitrous oxide
Frank Loeffler, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair for Microbiology, was featured in Science-Omega for his research involving nitrous oxide. Loeffler and his international team has discovered that the range of microorganisms which... -
UT Study: Unexpected Microbes Fighting Harmful Greenhouse Gas
The environment has a more formidable opponent than carbon dioxide. Another greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide, is 300 times more potent and also destroys the ozone layer each time it is... -
Team Receives NSF Support to Study Toxic Water in China
More than 12 million Chinese rely on Lake Taihu for drinking water but about twenty years ago the once pristine lake turned pea green. It had become overrun with toxic... -
UT Professor’s Hypothesis May be Game Changer for Evolutionary Theory
A new hypothesis posed by Associate Professor Erik Zinser and colleagues could be a game changer in the evolution arena. The hypothesis suggests some species are surviving by discarding genes... -
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