Unclean! UNCLEAN!
New Scientist‘s microbiological reporting really makes you scared to ever go in the shower again:
… Read the rest “Unclean! UNCLEAN!”“Run your shower for a minute or so before you get in, otherwise you’ll
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Alive in the ice.
LiveScience has interviewed some microbiologists who have woken up an alien(-ish) organism from the Greenland ice cap after a 120,000-year nap:
… Read the rest “Alive in the ice.”“Microbes have found ways to survive
Anthrax attacks: Still unsolved.
This is science I take a personal interest in, as someone involved in this stuff. Dr. Bruce Ivins, after being named a “person of interest” by the FBI killed himself (or, at least,… Read the rest “Anthrax attacks: Still unsolved.”
Living magnets, shaped like weapons.
Researchers peering through microscopes at ancient mud have found the fossilized remains of a truly bizarre life form:
… Read the rest “Living magnets, shaped like weapons.”“Imagine our surprise to discover not only a fossil bloom