top of page


Carbon Fixation: Environmental Heath & Ecology
Carbon fixation optimizes the health of the environment. By transforming carbon dioxide into organic compounds, this process forms the...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 82 min read
26 views


Pseudomonadota: E. coli, Gonorrhea & Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria
Pseudomonadota  is a phylum of bacteria associated with nutrient cycling, human and environmental health. Some like the E. coli,...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 148 min read
24 views


Fungal Biofilms: Ecology of Biofilm-Producing Molds & Yeasts
Fungal biofilms are integral to ecosystems. Often unnoticed, these living structures exemplify microorganism cooperation in survival,...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 4, 20245 min read
30 views


Microbes: Bacteria, Actinomycetes, Protozoa, Fungi & Viruses
Microbes are invisible and exist everywhere, in air, water and soil. Scientists find microbes living in the charred soil wildfires leave...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 19, 20244 min read
17 views


Alchemy & Heat: Decomposition of Horse Manure
Decomposing horse manure is essential in the alchemical process of digestion. A flask of substances is buried in dung. As if by magic the...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 19, 20245 min read
22 views


Lake Van: Fate of a Primeval Soda Salt Lake
Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey. A saline soda lake, it's fed by numerous mountain streams. Van lacks a water outlet, making it...
Sylvia Rose
Apr 20, 20246 min read
35 views
bottom of page