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There is evidence that these bacteria gain energy by reducing highly oxidized forms of sulfur to less oxidized ones.

However, if the methane is released into an oxygen-rich environment, it can effectively be oxidized and converted into CO2 by microbes.

"We always thought if the tantalum is oxidized, it becomes completely amorphous, with no crystalline order at all," said Liu.

It’s 85 pounds, cast in an oxidized aluminum.

Recently, Gang and colleagues, including several students, were able to grow silica, an oxidized form of silicon, onto a DNA lattice.