Sally, one of my lab mates, takes amazing videos of protists under the microscope (she posts these on her Instagram, pondlife_pondlife – go check it…
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Category: Microbes
The weird sizes and exotic shapes of nematode worms
FACT: We study evolution in nematodes by constructing trees out of their penis size. Ok, well a “penis” in male nematodes is actually a hard copulatory…
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Diagnosing Death with Diatoms
“I know you drowned him in the ocean, these bones don’t lie…” Ever heard of forensic limnology? Neither had I, until I had a random…
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Will My Wood Research Be Poplar?
I wooden dream of having a post full of wood puns. On the other hand my alder ego often gets the best of me and…
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Hipster bacteria hate the tropics (it’s too mainstream)
Terrestrial biologists have it easy (especially those that work in the tropics) – they can just book a plane ticket and wander around the forest,…
View More Hipster bacteria hate the tropics (it’s too mainstream)A Metagenomic Cocktail: the most disgusting drink ever
Metagenomics and Mixology are similar in regard to their use of blenders. If metagenomics were a cocktail recipe, it would go something like this: 1.…
View More A Metagenomic Cocktail: the most disgusting drink everThe Deep-sea footprint of Deepwater Horizon
The title speaks for itself, but damn, look at these figures! Last week in PLoS ONE, cool kids Montagna et al. (2013) showed some rather dramatic…
View More The Deep-sea footprint of Deepwater HorizonSharks are overrated, lets talk about their microbiome
Yes, like humans (all other animals on Earth), sharks have a gut microbiome too. Everyone’s just been way too busy talking about all that Megalodon…
View More Sharks are overrated, lets talk about their microbiomeMarine nematodes have a microbiome too (and it’s way cooler than yours)
By now you’re probably aware that your entire skin surface (and every orafice) is swarming with millions of microbes. The human microbiome is pretty sexy…
View More Marine nematodes have a microbiome too (and it’s way cooler than yours)All hail! Bacteria that control their squid overlords
Squid typically aren’t my thing, but I can certainly be wooed by their microbes. Example: the very awesome symbiotic relationship between the Hawaiian bobtail squid,…
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