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I remember during one of our lab sessions, someone brought up how bacteria could clean up oil spills. That got me curious, so I looked into bioremediation. Turns out, microbes are incredible at breaking down pollutants in the environment. From ...

The other day, I was reading about ethics in microbiology research and found that scientists must follow strict guidelines to keep everyone safe. This includes protecting lab workers and the environment, ensuring human and animal research is done responsibly, and ...

I remember our biology teacher once mentioned how the terms "protist" and "protozoan" are often mixed up, and I decided to look into it. Turns out, protozoa are just one type of protist. This answer clears up the history, biology, ...

The other day, I was reviewing microbial groups and got stuck explaining the difference between fungi and protists to a classmate. They might seem alike because they’re both eukaryotic, but this breakdown really helped clarify how distinct they are in ...