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#Sciencetheearth

A journal of global discovery

The Scale of Science

6/10/2016

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A research team travels from Moscow, Russia to Yellowstone national park.
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To collect a one ounce sample of sediment.
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From that sediment, they isolate one bacterium.
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The results of the research on the bacterium are published and read by me in Tempe, Arizona.
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Since isolation, the bacterium has been commercialized and is available for purchase from a lab in Braunschweig, Germany.
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The bacterium is placed in a 20ml vial and shipped to Tempe, Arizona.
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Chemicals from Germany, Canada, UK, and United States are assembled to prepare one liter media for the bacterium.
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The media is boiled and sparged with nitrogen to eliminate all traces of oxygen.
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The media is then heated to 250F and pressurized at 15 psi for 30 minutes.
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The bacterium is transferred to a 100 milliliter serum bottle.
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Then, placed in an incubator at 140F for 10 days.
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Glass, metal, carbon, rubber, plastic, and membranous components for a reactor are manufactured and glass is specifically blown to meet precisely calculated specifications.
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Three milliliters of the bacterium are added to a 350 milliliter reactor.
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The lifestyle of the bacterium is analyzed by collecting one milliliter samples over 75 days.
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The one milliliter samples are then forced through 0.2 micrometer filters.
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And stored at -4F for preservation.
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The one milliliter samples are then added to a tray for analysis using machinery manufactured in Tokyo, Japan.
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Each sample is manually entered into the system and 40 microliters of sample is used for analysis.
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All so I can find one intensity peak among hundreds.
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So that I can assemble all samples taken over 75 days into one graph (which is later corrected).
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So that I can add that one graph to a poster with several graphs, to present my findings during two hours of a three day conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
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And travel to Pakistan to present the findings with collaborators.
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To finally publish my findings in a seven page article in a scientific journal.
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Marina link
6/12/2021 02:47:14 am

Very interesting and detailed research! I've never seen this before!

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