So way back in 2014 a really interesting paper came out about a family of bacteria called Christensenellaceae, which was found to be the most heritable group in the human gut microbiome. Furthermore this group (represented by Christensenella minuta) was furthermore associated with low BMI. Most intriguingly, mouse work demonstrated that the injection of cultured …
Just a short post here about “art meets science”. A project at UC San Diego has created “flashing bacterial signs” (also called “biopixels”) that synchronously flash on and off through controlled fluorescence. Which is pretty cool by itself, and reminds me a bit of the stunt with the Contagion promo. See the original paper here. …
There is a fascinating article by Richard Grant at F1000: Lobster-Pot Science – The Scientist – Magazine of the Life Sciences. It is about how two researchers at U. T Austin came together to study bacterial communication in miniature built structures. I am a bit overwhelmed with prepping for a meeting I have tomorrow so …