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Twisted Bacteria
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Microbiology with an emphasis on actinomycetes (a group of bacteria) and the biosynthesis of natural products of pharmaceutical interest.
- Author: Cesar Sanchez
- Listed in: Science
- Tags: science biology microbiology actinomycetes streptomyces
Recent Posts
Science cookies, courtesy of Not So Humble Pie
I would never advise you to eat an agarose gel after electrophoresis, or a Petri dish with live microbes growing on it. Well, actually, don't eat any of them even before electrophoresis or before seeding any microorganisms! Unless... Well, unless t...
The Seven Dwarfs\' battle against malaria
In this short Disney film (The Winged Scourge, 1943), the Seven Dwarfs teach us how to protect ourselves from the mosquitoes that transmit malaria. But some of their methods may not be quite advisable today... Thanks to MicrobeWorld for letting m...
Microbes and infectious disease, 50 years ago
The following videos are short educational films made in the 1940s and 1950s and provide some basic knowledge on infectious diseases and microbiology. How much has this basic knowledge changed after half a century? Which specific statements in the vi...
Pandemic planning, Dilbert style
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Infectious: Stay Away
"Infectious: Stay Away" is an exhibition at the Science Gallery, Dublin. From the official page: THE INFECTION HAS TAKEN HOLD. Nearly 30,000 individuals have already been exposed to the INFECTIOUS exhibition in the Science Gallery. If you are brave e...
Social media for scientists
The following slidecast (that is, a slideshow including audio) is an excellent presentation by Mary Canady and William Gunn on social media for scientists. Topics covered: LinkedIn, Twitter, social bookmarking (delicious, citeulike, Mendeley), Friend...
