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Sept. 1, 2020
Today Micropia, the only museum in the world dedicated to microbes, unveils the new museum exhibit 'Corona goes viral'. With ...
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Aug. 21, 2020
An ecosystem basically consists of cycles. In these cycles, water, carbon and nitrogen are exchanged through a combination of biotic ...
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Aug. 7, 2020
It seems like an incredible story. Scientists have found active bacteria in sediment layers deep in the ocean floor. Are ...
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Aug. 7, 2020
Viruses have a bad name, but we definitely need them in our lives. They are an important part of the ...
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July 30, 2020
More than 200 million malaria infections are caused by mosquito bites in the tropics every year, of which some 400 ...
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July 21, 2020
The human microbiome is in the spotlight nowadays. Gut microbes in particular get a lot of attention and are often ...
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July 7, 2020
Biking, swimming, using cutlery: once we have learned to do these things our body does them without us having to ...
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June 30, 2020
Wheat is the most cultivated crop on Earth measured by area. It is one of the main sources of carbohydrates ...
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June 24, 2020
PET is one of the most commonly used types of plastic. Soda bottles, for example, are made from it. Around ...
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June 4, 2020
The microbiome, the collection of all micro-organisms that live in and on us, plays an important role in human life ...
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May 28, 2020
ARTIS-Micropia will open its doors from Monday June 1. Several security and sanitary measures have been taken to enable a ...
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May 15, 2020
Evolution is the process of adaptation and development over multiple generations. Because microbes produce new generations much faster than we ...
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