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Searching for new compounds in marine microbiomes

21 March 202321 March 2023

Launch of new Horizon Europe project: BLUETOOLS

Bluetools @Bluetools_EU ·

Traditional approaches to marine microbial exploration have their pitfalls! From high costs to environmental impact, ...the journey from sampling to market is laden with challenges.🌎Time for change! BLUETOOLS steps in making marine microbiomes a source of sustainable innovation!💡

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Bluetools @Bluetools_EU ·

5 Dec 1731948269826380111

Microbes are crucial for the Earth’s climate, but they are often overlooked by policymakers. A group of ...microbiologists is trying to change that by attending COP28 in Dubai. They want to include microbes in climate models and solutions👇

Microbiologists at COP28 push for a seat at the climate-policy table

Nature - At this week’s big climate summit and beyond, scientists are campaigning for microbes to be included in climate models and solutions.

www.nature.com

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Bluetools @Bluetools_EU ·

4 Dec 1731669071320465872

🌐 Did you know? Marine microbiomes make up a whopping 90% of living marine biomass! 🌊 Yet, unlocking their ...potential poses challenges. Enter BLUETOOLS: a project on a mission to revolutionize marine microbiome exploration for a healthier ocean and a thriving #BlueEconomy

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Bluetools @Bluetools_EU ·

13 Nov 1724019777310425404

Bacteria have a remarkable ability to come together and create biofilms. 🦠In a recent discovery, by Drs. Eduardo ...González-Pastor and Jorge Díaz-Rullo Aroco from @C_Astrobiologia have unveiled crucial insights into #biofilm formation, virulence, and stress management🔬

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Bluetools @Bluetools_EU ·

6 Nov 1721476509448196575

We have images of our latest material.🔬 The microfluidics lab at @CBMSO_CSIC_UAM now has a laser protection curtain... and advanced equipment, including a high-speed "sorter" for analyzing droplets in four channels at 1kHz, thanks to new detectors and a multiline laser source

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Bluetools @Bluetools_EU ·

25 Oct 1717088612037140643

Scientists at Hokkaido University and Mitsubishi Chemical Group have unveiled a bacterium capable of degrading the ...stubborn ocean pollutant polybutylene succinate (PBS). While PBS is eco-friendly on land, it's a menace in the sea.

Read further:

Marine bacteria take a bite at plastic pollution

A bacterium found in the sea can degrade a plastic that otherwise resists microbial breakdown in marine environments.

brnw.ch

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