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🌈 Bacteria spin rainbow-colored, sustainable textiles
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Bacteria spin rainbow-colored, sustainable textiles
In the future, clothes might come from vats of living microbes. Reporting in the journal Trends in Biotechnology, researchers demonstrate that bacteria can both create fabric and dye it in every color of the rainbow—all in one pot. The approach offers a sustainable alternative to the chemical-heavy practices used in today's textile industry.

🪅 Gut bacteria rapidly adapt to digest starches in ultra-processed foods, study finds
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Gut bacteria rapidly adapt to digest starches in ultra-processed foods, study finds
Gut bacteria evolve rapidly in response to different diets, UCLA evolutionary biologists report in a new study. The researchers found that gene variants that help microbes digest starches found in ultra-processed foods have "swept" the genomes of some species of gut bacteria in industrialized parts of the world.

🛡️ Nanoplastics in water help bacteria form stronger, disinfectant-resistant biofilms
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-nanoplastics-bacteria-stronger-disinfectant-resistant.html

Nanoplastics in water help bacteria form stronger, disinfectant-resistant biofilms
Human health risks from direct consumption of toxic nanoplastics are already scary, but researchers have confirmed that nanoplastics in water give rise to an additional threat: They strengthen bacteria.

Astronomers identified 26 new bacterial species in NASA's clean rooms where the Phoenix Martian lander was assembled and tested.
Among the most sterile environments on Earth, #extremophilic #bacteria resistant to chemical cleaning products and UV rays have been found there.
These particularly res…

Des bactéries inconnues résistent aux salles blanches de la NASA : 26 nouvelles espèces identifiées
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