Tagged: microorganisms

Featured image: Better understanding bacterial blooms in New Zealand waterways

Better understanding bacterial blooms in New Zealand waterways - Genomics Aotearoa

Genomics Aotearoa • Jul 13, 2020 •

Dr Kim Handley, University of Auckland Just how do cyanobacteria live in their natural habitat, and how do they coexist with other bacteria and microbial life forms? And what difference will knowledge on this bacteria have on maintaining New Zealand’s water quality? One of the consequences of declining water quality is an increase in cyanobacteria – these are photosynthetic bacteria … Read More

Featured image: Video: laminar flow, microorganisms and mangroves

Video: laminar flow, microorganisms and mangroves - Physics Stop

Marcus Wilson • Jun 21, 2016 •

This movie is a demonstration of laminar flow. My colleague Julia Mullarney used it last week in our Osborne lectures to high-school students to demonstrate what turbulent flow ISN’T. Video showing Laminar Flow and demonstrating fluid flowing in layers. This apparatus was developed by John DeMoss and Kevin Cahill of the Department of Physics & Astronomy, University … Read More

Astrosquid! - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Mar 27, 2013 •

What is the value of blue-skies research? This is a question often asked by politicians and the public. Why should public money be spent funding science that seems to have no obvious benefit beyond generating scientific knowledge? The simple answer is that it can be almost impossible to predict what new avenues that scientific knowledge will open up. Take … Read More