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So just how much life are we already spreading into space?

20 February 2025 grant 0

Mashable wants to know (along with NASA researchers) just what kind of critters are sticking to the International Space Station or surrounding it like an invisible cloud of living things… Read the rest “So just how much life are we already spreading into space?”

A vaccine against salmonella

18 February 2025 grant 0

Food Safety Magazine reports on University of Florida researchers who are closing in on a medicine that could prevent potentially lethal, antibiotic-resistant food poisoning …… Read the rest “A vaccine against salmonella”

Smells can arm your gut defenses.

8 August 2024 grant 0

PhysOrg gets funky with research that demonstrates how off-putting smells that can signal the presence of disease-causing critters can also tell your gut it’s time to beef up the… Read the rest “Smells can arm your gut defenses.”

Mouth bacteria linked to colon cancer

15 April 2024 grant 0

Scientific American has new research that finds a connection between one subspecies of a bacterium commonly found in our mouths, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and the growth colon cancer,… Read the rest “Mouth bacteria linked to colon cancer”

Scientific illustration of microbes done as paper collage in the 1800s. They float like multicolored nebulas and distant worlds with white energetic auras against the black backdrop of deepest space, except they are alive, and microscopic.

Science Art: Amoeba. Actinophrys. by Philip Henry Gosse.

7 April 2024 grant 0

This is a scientific illustration done as a paper collage; that is, Philip Gosse took a sheet of paper, painted it as black as space, then glued white and colored tissue over it to create the… Read the rest “Science Art: Amoeba. Actinophrys. by Philip Henry Gosse.”

SONG: Lady at the Generator

21 February 2024 grant 0

SONG: “Lady at the Generator”. (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on Amsterdam UMC, 4 Jan 2024, “Tiredness Experienced by Long Covid Patients Has… Read the rest “SONG: Lady at the Generator”

What makes cheddar cheese taste so good?

31 December 2023 grant 0

Forbes looks into a year-long study hoping to determine exactly what it is that makes cheddar cheese taste like cheddar and not gouda or Swiss or some other kind of cheese. The secret is in … Read the rest “What makes cheddar cheese taste so good?”

Probiotics to treat long covid?

9 December 2023 grant 0

I know, I know, but this is a double-blind study with around 400 hundred subjects published in The Lancet. It’s a little more technical than I like to get with these science-feed posts,… Read the rest “Probiotics to treat long covid?”

Scientific illustration showing the inside of a virus, specifically a Rheavirus (aka Cafeteriavirus). It looks a little like a 20-sided die from Dungeons & Dragons that's been covered with lizard skin.

Science Art: Cafeteria virion by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics ViralZone.

8 October 2023 grant 0

It looks like a D20 wrapped in iguana leather and filled with caramel and chocolate sprinkles. It’s actually a rheavirus, also known as cafeteriavirus. It’s in the Mimiviridae… Read the rest “Science Art: Cafeteria virion by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics ViralZone.”

Cavity-killing breakthrough uses strep-fighting molecule.

20 September 2023 grant 0

SciTech Daily reports on scientists from Israel and China who have discovered a molecule nicknamed DIM that reduces biofilms that cause dental plaque by 90%. The molecule, if added to toothpaste… Read the rest “Cavity-killing breakthrough uses strep-fighting molecule.”

Volcanic bacteria can eat CO2. Lots of it, and fast.

21 April 2023 grant 0

The Guardian introduces us to a new group of cyanobacteria that live in volcanic hot springs in Italy and America’s Rocky Mountains and that feast on carbon dioxide — offering… Read the rest “Volcanic bacteria can eat CO2. Lots of it, and fast.”

Nebraska researcher identifies the first known virus-eating organism.

4 January 2023 grant 0

EurekAlert presents the findings of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s John DeLong, who has found the first known virovore – a microorganism that feeds on viruses:

DeLong and

… Read the rest “Nebraska researcher identifies the first known virus-eating organism.”

Good friendships make a healthier gut biome (in monkeys, at least).

2 December 2022 grant 0

Phys.org passes along research led by Dr. Katerina Johnson of Oxford and Dr. Karli Watson of UC Boulder, who found that the more social a monkey is, the healthier its gut biome is – which… Read the rest “Good friendships make a healthier gut biome (in monkeys, at least).”

A mother’s diet can affect children’s – and grandchildren’s – behavior.

31 October 2022 grant 0

The Scientist reports on mice fed a high-fat diet, whose children and grandchildren still felt the effects in social behavior and overall health:

High-fat diets have previously been shown

… Read the rest “A mother’s diet can affect children’s – and grandchildren’s – behavior.”

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria discovered in Antarctica. The question is: Will they stay there?

5 July 2022 grant 0

Reuters enlightens a pandemic-weary world with news of a discovery of new life in the icy wastes of Antarctica. Unfortunately, the Chilean scientists study the novel bacteria say they’re… Read the rest “Antibiotic-resistant bacteria discovered in Antarctica. The question is: Will they stay there?”

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