How do living organisms produce minerals -- for example, for their shells? Researchers have come a step closer to answering this question. In a joint study, they have deciphered the formation ...
New research explores how microbes could turn Martian soil into building material and support life systems, offering a potential path for constructing human habitats on Mars using local resources ...
Researchers are leveraging advanced modeling and simulation resources to study the process of biomineralization, nature's ability to form complex structures, such as bones, teeth and mollusk shells.
Microbially induced corrosion (MIC) is a prevalent issue in marine environments, leading to structural damages such as cracking in concrete infrastructure. This corrosion poses a persistent challenge, ...
Microbially induced corrosion (MIC) is a prevalent issue in marine environments, leading to structural damages such as cracking in concrete infrastructure. This corrosion poses a persistent challenge, ...
In vitro tests indicate that cannabidiol can stimulate the biomineralization of teeth even under inflammatory conditions, ...
A photobioreactor, which looks like a large vat of blue liquid with pink light shining, at Prometheus Materials. Stimulated by light, microbes in this bioreactor multiply and react carbon dioxide with ...
DENVER — Life on Earth got into the shell game more than 200 million years earlier than previously thought. Fossilized eukaryotes — complex life-forms that include animals and plants — discovered in ...
Many organisms can produce minerals or mineralized tissue. A well-known example is nacre, which is used in jewellery because of its iridescent colours. Chemically speaking, its formation begins with a ...