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The multitasking microbe that turns CO? into minerals

7.7.2025: In the future, could the walls of our houses be partly made from CO?? Researchers from EPFL's Soils Mechanics Laboratory, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) and the EPFL start-up Medusoil SA have demonstrated that Bacillus megaterium – a resilient and versatile microorganism commonly found in soil, freshwater and marine environments or even plant surfaces – can mineralize carbon dioxide (CO?) into calcium carbonate (CaCO?), the mineral that forms limestone and marble. What sets this study apart is not...

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7.12.2015: Currently, we solve three main tasks using Arabidopsis thaliana as model: 1. Genetic determination of metabolome pathway connected to prenylflavonoid and lupulin production in hop. 2. Study of...




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3.5.2017: A Slovenian research institute developed protein patches applicable for healing chronic skin wounds rapidly and cost efficiently. Patches are biodegradable – disappearing in the wound, leaving no...

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Gate2biotech

Having the status of the official portal for Czech biotechnology, Gate2Biotech serves to biotechnology companies, suppliers, investors, institutions, students and general public interested in biotechnology.
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  • unites biotechnology community
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  • monitors latest news in biotechnology
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