microscopic

My wife, an amateur mycologist, had been invited along with some friends to present their findings on the microscopic fungi that grow on the dung of herbivores like deer and rabbits.

In the study, the scientists observed that these microscopic tubes, known as nanotubes, primarily formed to help neurons expel toxic small molecules such as amyloid-beta.

Using the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis elegans, Professor Spang's team showed that specific RNA molecules found in food can improve the worms' health in later life.

When stressed in hotter ocean waters, corals expel the microscopic algae that provides their distinct colour and food source.

Their findings point to a connection between this disorientation and long-term exposure to harmful compounds produced by cyanobacteria -- microscopic organisms that thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters.