Scientific FrontlineJan 13
There is a connection between exposure to #microscopic #plastic particles and inflammatory #intestine diseases. This is shown in a study by researchers in Austria and Sweden. In experiments on mice, plastic particles affected immune cells and intestinal #microorganisms
#Medical #MolecularBiology #Microbiology #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/med01132601.html
Plastic particles increase inflammation and cross barriers

Nanoplastic particles smaller than 0.0003 millimeters demonstrated the highest mobility, successfully traversing the intestinal barrier

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QA RealmDec 31

Can it mutate in microscopic organisms? » QA Realm
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Can it mutate in microscopic organisms? » QA Realm

The question of mutation potential in microscopic organisms is a cornerstone of modern microbiology and evolutionary biology. These organisms,

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Stefan F. WirthDec 17

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sflorg/115729303412817454

This is an interesting article (linked below) about #biodiversity and #populationdynamics of #microscopic #seafloorfauna elements, and their presumed modes of #dispersal and ability to adapt to far away #ecologically different conditions. It focuses on the nematode genus #Halalaimus.
I want to point out that even terrestrial nematodes are masters of interesting #dispersalstrategies, evolved based on their small sizes and limited distance #mobility.

This text by #StefanFWirth, Berlin, 2025

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Scientific FrontlineNov 17
Typically, higher #CO2 concentrations allow plants to reduce water loss due to #microscopic pores on the leaf surface, known as stomata, opening less widely as #plants can more effectively obtain CO2 from the air.
#Ecology #Environmental #Botany #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/eco11172501.html
Wheat could use far more water than expected during future heatwaves

The pioneering new study shows that stomatal pores on wheat leaves open widely during heatwaves to cool plants

Scientific FrontlineNov 11
Harmful #algal blooms in #lakes and #reservoirs are explosions of cyanobacteria, often referred to as blue-green algae. #Microscopic #organisms ubiquitous in all types of water around the globe, cyanobacteria use sunlight to make their own food and in warm, nutrient-rich environments can quickly multiply
#Microbiology #Phycology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/mcb11112501.html
New analysis yields clearer picture of toxin-producing blue-green algae blooms

Microcystin is a recognized liver toxin and potential liver carcinogen, while cylindrospermopsin can affect multiple organs

Scientific FrontlineNov 7
Every tissue in the human body contains a network of #microscopic fibers. #Muscle fibers direct mechanical forces, intestinal fibers are involved in #gut mobility, and #brain fibers transmit signals and form the communication network to drive #cognition
#Radiology #Neuroscience #Biomedical #Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/ns11072501.html
Researchers create simple method for viewing microscopic fibers

Despite their biological importance, these microscopic fibers have been difficult to study

Scientific FrontlineOct 22
Dust from California’s drying #Salton #Sea doesn’t just smell bad. Scientists from UC Riverside found that #breathing the dust can quickly re-shape the #microscopic world inside the #lungs
#Microbiology #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/mcb10222502.html
Dusty air is rewriting your lung microbiome

Toxic Salton Sea dust triggers changes after just one week