THE LATEST RESEARCH NEWS

07 January, 2018

Trawl of Red Sea surface waters finds little plastic

The Red Sea has relatively low amounts of floating plastic debris in its surface waters due to fewer sources or faster removal.

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24 December, 2017

Ancient jumping genes may give corals a new lease on life

Jumping genes could make an alga, and its coral host, more tolerant to warming sea temperatures.

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19 November, 2017

Peeking inside the brain

Pierre Magistretti, Distinguished Professor of Bioscience and Dean of the Biological and Environmental Science Division, talks to us on Facebook Live about how he first became interested in the brain and reflects on more than 30 years of experience in the field of brain energy metabolism.

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15 November, 2017

Welcome Professor Froekjaer Jensen

The Biological & Environmental Science & Engineering Division is very pleased to announce the appointment of yet another exemplary faculty - Prof. Christian Froekjaer Jensen.

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12 November, 2017

Sunny solution for killing E. coli

Treating wastewater with solar irradiation shows promise in reducing two E. coli strains but a resilient strain persists.

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10 November, 2017

Welcome Professor Krattinger

The Biological & Environmental Science & Engineering Division is very pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Simon Krattinger.

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05 November, 2017

Briny pool bacteria can clean up and power up

Promising electrochemical technologies for cleaning wastewater are boosted by discovery of extremophilic microbes in the Red Sea.

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05 November, 2017

Simple green synthesis is a breath of fresh air

A method for creating nanoparticles without using solvents could lead to environmentally friendly electronics.

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29 October, 2017

Red Sea is warming faster than global average

The world’s warmest sea is heating up faster than the global average, which could challenge the ability of the Red Sea’s organisms to cope.

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22 October, 2017

Knowledge of larval fish just a drop in the ocean

A combination of morphological and molecular approaches gives researchers a first glimpse of Red Sea larval fish communities.

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15 October, 2017

Ocean atmosphere rife with microbes

Microbes are dispersed widely over the oceans with islands acting as stepping-stones to help transport of land-based organisms.

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08 October, 2017

Giant bacteria make algae easy to stomach

Symbiotic giant bacteria enable Red Sea surgeonfish to specialize their diets.

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17 September, 2017

The sky’s the limit for Earth observation

Emerging technologies are poised to transform how we observe the Earth.

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01 September, 2017

Can coral reefs change with the times?

Coral ecosystems may be able to adapt rapidly to climate change through natural plastic responses.

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27 August, 2017

Helping corals to cope with pressure

When faced with high salinity, the tiny plant cells within coral tissue alter their metabolites to better cope with stress.

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13 August, 2017

Vapor harvesting gets the edge

Surface wettability has little effect on atmospheric water gathering, but edge structure is crucial.

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06 August, 2017

Herbal medicine shows potential to treat cancer

Herbal remedy plants native to Saudi Arabia are shown to have potential as treatments for cancer.

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16 July, 2017

ESM Lab kicks off collaboration with the Shaybah Producing Department in Saudi Aramco

Extreme Systems Microbiology Lab and the Shaybah Producing Department initiate a pioneering ecological research project at Shaybah Wildlife Sanctuary.

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02 July, 2017

Marine reserves offer protection

Protection zones for coasts and oceans are an effective way to help marine and human communities to adapt to climate change.

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11 June, 2017

Short regulatory gene spotted

Two proteins produced by a single gene interact to keep the genome in check.

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