Soil Microbes Alter DNA in Response to Warming

Soil plots that were heated to simulate the rise in temperatures forecast by climate models. The radiators (top) warm the plots 2 degrees Celsius. (Credit: Mengting Yuan, U. of Oklahoma)
Jan 16, 2014 - Atlanta, GA
Scientists studying grasslands in Oklahoma have discovered that an increase of 2 degrees Celsius in the air temperature above the soil creates significant changes to the microbial ecosystem underground.

Bacterial Biofilms in Hospital Water Pipes May Show Pathogenic Properties

Georgia Tech Doctoral Student Maria Juliana Soto-Girón and School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Kostas Konstantinidis are shown with images of bacteria. Research done with scientists from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency documented bacteria in shower hoses taken from hospital patient rooms. (Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech).
Mar 11, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have described microbial communities found in shower hoses at a major U.S. hospital.
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