Each article is structured around this idea that metagenomics is able to distinguish how a bacteria has evolved based on its genes. Metagenomics is a mechanism in which microbial species are isolated using their DNA. A few conclusions reached from these experiments are microalgae enhances N & P removal, bacteria contributes to a degrading pathway of benzoate, and bacteria and archaea form ecologically and genetically diverse populations. Overall these discoveries are valuable to the science community and our species because it can lead to the adaptation of overall species structure.
In Horizontal Gene Transfer and the Evolution of Bacterial and Archaeal Population Structure, the hypothesis was basically genes change with species. This was …show more content…
This specific topic is important for humans because it has an effect on their lagoon water. Exogenous microalgae would be the barrier in this experiment due to it rarely having an effect on the wastewater. Therefore, this experiment includes the study of exogenous microalgae to remove nutrients using two phytoremediation techniques: shake flask/CO2 (chlorella) and metagenomics. Using metagenomics was the first attempt ever used in this procedure, but due to adding chlorella as a strain, conclusions were nitrogen and phosphorus were removed through artificial inoculation, but the chemical oxygen demands (COD) were not met. This was caused bacteria to develop in the shake flask creating mutualistic …show more content…
Plus, in Biology 001 I enjoyed working with DNA and discovering the many insights it provided, so it was a bonus to see and learn the use of metagenomics. I was more fond of the idea of metagenomics, but I really wanted to stick to the use of it with bacteria. As I was looking for articles, I noticed that a majority of bacterial evolution had relations with environmental and ecological issues. Yes, each article had its challenges, especially because I was unfamiliar with a lot of the terms, but as I did the research and took the time to understand as best I could, I was captured by the idea of something so small having the ability to evolve and become the answer to so many issues our species
In Horizontal Gene Transfer and the Evolution of Bacterial and Archaeal Population Structure, the hypothesis was basically genes change with species. This was …show more content…
This specific topic is important for humans because it has an effect on their lagoon water. Exogenous microalgae would be the barrier in this experiment due to it rarely having an effect on the wastewater. Therefore, this experiment includes the study of exogenous microalgae to remove nutrients using two phytoremediation techniques: shake flask/CO2 (chlorella) and metagenomics. Using metagenomics was the first attempt ever used in this procedure, but due to adding chlorella as a strain, conclusions were nitrogen and phosphorus were removed through artificial inoculation, but the chemical oxygen demands (COD) were not met. This was caused bacteria to develop in the shake flask creating mutualistic …show more content…
Plus, in Biology 001 I enjoyed working with DNA and discovering the many insights it provided, so it was a bonus to see and learn the use of metagenomics. I was more fond of the idea of metagenomics, but I really wanted to stick to the use of it with bacteria. As I was looking for articles, I noticed that a majority of bacterial evolution had relations with environmental and ecological issues. Yes, each article had its challenges, especially because I was unfamiliar with a lot of the terms, but as I did the research and took the time to understand as best I could, I was captured by the idea of something so small having the ability to evolve and become the answer to so many issues our species