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Protista
All you need is a small puddle of water to be able to find some protista, which are very small microorganisms; commonly they may be found in the thin film of water covering particles of the ground.
There are a number of parasite species, some of which cause severe diseases in man, such as malaria; others live in symbiosis with other animals, for example in their intestines, and their action facilitates the digestive processes.
subjects dealt with in Protista
Protista knowledge
Protista are microscopic, mainly unicellular organisms, i.e. consisting of one cell only. Unlike Monera, which have no distinguished nucleus, Protista…
Man and Protista
Protista live anywhere, provided there is even a little amount of water. There are marine and freshwater species that live…
Protection of water
Lake Tovel, in the Trentino region, is known all over the world for the exceptional phenomenon of the “reddening of…
special reports
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4 March 2010 / Life
Biotechnological cleaners
Bacteria that "eat oil" In today’s society, more than 80% of human activities are closely connected to the production of…
3 November 2014 / Life
Conan the bacterium
Have you ever leafed through the pages of a book of Guinness World Records? You can find records of all…
5 February 2010 / Life
Extreme bacteria
Four billion years ago Researchers from the Cnr with Bruno D’Argento and Giuseppe Geraci, geology and molecular biology professors from…
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4 April 2013 / Life
Carbon (14C) dating method
Radiocarbon dating In 1991, near the border between Austria and Italy, the body of the Similaun man, also known as…
8 March 2021 / Life
8 March. We remember Rosalind Franklin, the great female DNA scientist.
DNA was first isolated by Friedrich Miescher, a Swiss biochemist in 1869. It was a brilliant, but not complicated operation:…
27 February 2021 / Life
In search of the riders of icebergs
International Polar Bear Day, set up by Polar Bears International, a non-profit organisation, was held on 27 February. The aim…
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8 January 2021 / Life
Smart as a crow
Some people call them "monkeys with feathers" because they can do clever things comparable to many of our monkey cousins.…
18 December 2020 / Life
The Christmas Star Tradition
A plant that symbolises the Christmas season, decorating homes and shops and featured prominently by the florists and garden centres…
24 November 2020 / Life
The glow of duck-billed platypuses
It's easy to answer "which is the strangest animal?". The answer: the platypus. These strange creatures live only in Australia…
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4 March 2010 / Life
Biotechnological cleaners
Bacteria that "eat oil" In today’s society, more than 80% of human activities are closely connected to the production of…
3 November 2014 / Life
Conan the bacterium
Have you ever leafed through the pages of a book of Guinness World Records? You can find records of all…
-
5 February 2010 / Life
Extreme bacteria
Four billion years ago Researchers from the Cnr with Bruno D’Argento and Giuseppe Geraci, geology and molecular biology professors from…
4 April 2013 / Life
Carbon (14C) dating method
Radiocarbon dating In 1991, near the border between Austria and Italy, the body of the Similaun man, also known as…
-
8 March 2021 / Life
8 March. We remember Rosalind Franklin, the great female DNA scientist.
DNA was first isolated by Friedrich Miescher, a Swiss biochemist in 1869. It was a brilliant, but not complicated operation:…
27 February 2021 / Life
In search of the riders of icebergs
International Polar Bear Day, set up by Polar Bears International, a non-profit organisation, was held on 27 February. The aim…
-
8 January 2021 / Life
Smart as a crow
Some people call them "monkeys with feathers" because they can do clever things comparable to many of our monkey cousins.…
18 December 2020 / Life
The Christmas Star Tradition
A plant that symbolises the Christmas season, decorating homes and shops and featured prominently by the florists and garden centres…
-
24 November 2020 / Life
The glow of duck-billed platypuses
It's easy to answer "which is the strangest animal?". The answer: the platypus. These strange creatures live only in Australia…
-
4 March 2010 / Life
Biotechnological cleaners
Bacteria that "eat oil" In today’s society, more than 80% of human activities are closely connected to the production of…
-
3 November 2014 / Life
Conan the bacterium
Have you ever leafed through the pages of a book of Guinness World Records? You can find records of all…
-
5 February 2010 / Life
Extreme bacteria
Four billion years ago Researchers from the Cnr with Bruno D’Argento and Giuseppe Geraci, geology and molecular biology professors from…
-
4 April 2013 / Life
Carbon (14C) dating method
Radiocarbon dating In 1991, near the border between Austria and Italy, the body of the Similaun man, also known as…
-
8 March 2021 / Life
8 March. We remember Rosalind Franklin, the great female DNA scientist.
DNA was first isolated by Friedrich Miescher, a Swiss biochemist in 1869. It was a brilliant, but not complicated operation:…
-
27 February 2021 / Life
In search of the riders of icebergs
International Polar Bear Day, set up by Polar Bears International, a non-profit organisation, was held on 27 February. The aim…
-
8 January 2021 / Life
Smart as a crow
Some people call them "monkeys with feathers" because they can do clever things comparable to many of our monkey cousins.…
-
18 December 2020 / Life
The Christmas Star Tradition
A plant that symbolises the Christmas season, decorating homes and shops and featured prominently by the florists and garden centres…
-
24 November 2020 / Life
The glow of duck-billed platypuses
It's easy to answer "which is the strangest animal?". The answer: the platypus. These strange creatures live only in Australia…
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Bio-luminescence
Many sea animals, including a lot of fish and molluscs that live in the dark in the ocean depths...
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A drop of blood, a fragment of skin or a hair found on the scene of a crime can supply…
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Down-pouring bacteria
It sounds incredible, but recent researches have found that bacteria can cause some atmospheric phenomena...
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Bread and cheese, wine or beer
Yeast is used to make wine, beer and bread. When mixed with the bread dough...
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Bio-luminescence
Many sea animals, including a lot of fish and molluscs that live in the dark in the ocean depths...
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Bacteria as Sherlock Holmes
A drop of blood, a fragment of skin or a hair found on the scene of a crime can supply…
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Down-pouring bacteria
It sounds incredible, but recent researches have found that bacteria can cause some atmospheric phenomena...