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How soil dwelling bacteria adapt to richer or poorer conditions in marriage of convenience with plants
Source - Scientists have identified a unique mechanism that the soil dwelling bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens uses to effectively exploit nutrients in the root environment.
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Nutrition Matters - Managing the Microbe Workforce - Understanding The Key Players (Part 1)
Source - Antibiotic resistance linked to common household disinfectant triclosanSource - Scientists have discovered a link between a major mechanism of antibiotic resistance and resistance to the disinfectant triclosan which is commonly found in domestic products.
- Vinegar: A cheap and simple way to help plants fight drought
Source - Researchers have discovered a new, yet simple, way to increase drought tolerance in a wide range of plants. The study reports a newly discovered biological pathway that is activated in times of drought. By working out the details of this pathway, scientists were able to induce greater tolerance for drought-like conditions simply by growing plants in vinegar.- Scientists say antimicrobial soaps are harmful and don't work
Source - If the label on your hand soap proudly boasts that it kills 99 percent of germs, it might be time to stop using it. According to a consensus statement signed by over 200 scientists and medical professionals, there's no evidence that so-called antimicrobial chemicals actually do anything to prevent illness – and worse, they might be actively harming your... - Vinegar: A cheap and simple way to help plants fight drought