How molecular 'handedness' emerged in early biology (phys.org)
The Quest for Simple Rules to Build a Microbial Community | Quanta Magazine (www.quantamagazine.org)
Only 50% of Europeans know that antibiotics are ineffective against viruses! (respublicae.eu)
Clostridioides difficile spores tolerate disinfection with sodium hypochlorite disinfectant and remain viable within surgical scrubs and gown fabrics (www.microbiologyresearch.org)
Bacteria Store Memories and Pass Them on for Generations (news.utexas.edu)
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Are on the Rise in the U.S. Here’s How to Stay Safe (www.scientificamerican.com)
Scientists reveal how sensory protein changes shape with nanometer resolution (phys.org)
Human microbiome myths and misconceptions - Nature Microbiology (www.nature.com)
Characterization of the pig lower respiratory tract antibiotic resistome - Nature Communications (www.nature.com)
Great episode of “This Week in Virology” podcast discussing RFK Jr’s claims about vaccines. (www.microbe.tv)
Supersize the cell: Unlocking genome secrets through expansion microscopy (phys.org)
Evolution of a minimal cell - Nature (www.nature.com)
DNA organization in real-time: How the motion of DNA controls gene activity (phys.org)
🦠 Welcome beasties! 🦠 (en.m.wikipedia.org)
I'm gonna try to post about research that I read here, mostly because I need more incentives to read papers. But if people want to post pictures of pretty microbes, or the other stuff that tends to be popular on Reddit, I'm down with that too