Tag Archives: metabolism

How Bacteria Nearly Destroyed All Life

October 21, 2007 – 8:51 pm

From DamnInteresting.com by Alan Bellows.
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The sea was host to a plethora of anaerobic microorganisms, but there were also a few members of a newly evolved variety: cyanobacteria. These adapted bacteria were the first to use water and sunlight for photosynthesis, producing oxygen as a by-product of their metabolism.
The cyanobacteria were a struggling minority at first, [...]

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Mole Rats might Hold Key to Longevity

October 6, 2007 – 10:07 pm

From WUSTL News.
Who would have thought that the secrets to long life might exist in the naked, wrinkled body of one of the world’s ugliest animals? Probably not many, but current research may be leading seekers of the Fountain of Youth to a strange little beast — the naked mole rat.
These small rodents are [...]

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