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Core samples from the seabed in Greenland provide the first historical overview of plastic pollution
Map of Egedesminde DYB’s Disco Bay and sampling site. Credit: Communications Earth & Environment (2024). doi:10.1038/s43247-024-01768-y By filling the 850m deep seabed in Disco Bay off the west coast of Greenland, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have won the first historical record of plastic pollution in Greenland. The new data suggest links to local socioeconomic development and represent steps…
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Earth’s hidden carbon recycling: Sulfur bacteria work together to break down organic matter from the seabed
To determine the molecular tools sulfate-reducing bacteria use, researchers analyzed the entire set of proteins known as the proteome. In total, they looked at the results of 80 different test conditions. Each time, the protein mixture was separated in several steps until individual compounds were identified. Here, a separation gel containing a blue band with proteins of similar size and…
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