Published inThe Quantastic JournalThe Age of the Earth and La Tour EiffelIf the Eiffel Tower were to represent the history of life on Earth, how far down would the history of Homo sapiens begin?May 7A response icon9May 7A response icon9
Published inThe Quantastic JournalReturn of the Soil BacteriaDiscovery of a new class of broad-spectrum antibiotic, a lasso-shaped molecule call lariocidin, in slow-growing soil bacteria.Apr 13A response icon6Apr 13A response icon6
Published inThe Quantastic JournalLEGO’s DNA Helix Isn’t “Right”The Evolution of STEM is a wonderful set marred by an unfortunate scientific inaccuracy.Mar 27A response icon9Mar 27A response icon9
Published inThe Quantastic JournalPenatekas and Pylori: The Extermination of a Stomach PathogenWhy it’s the phrase “the only good Helicobacter pylori is a dead [one]” that should be eliminated, not the bacteriumDec 17, 2024A response icon11Dec 17, 2024A response icon11
Published inThe Quantastic JournalProbiotics Don’t Help “Gut Health”Probiotics manufacturers are full of, well, the same stuff that has their customers backed upNov 24, 2024A response icon63Nov 24, 2024A response icon63
Published inThe Quantastic JournalTop7 — The First Protein Designed from Scratch: The Science Behind the 2024 Nobel Prize in…On Baker’s 2003 work designing a new protein-cited by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in announcing the awardOct 10, 2024A response icon6Oct 10, 2024A response icon6
Fungus helps carnivorous plant digest its preyThe sundew plant’s “gut” microbiome aids insect prey capture and digestionSep 23, 2024Sep 23, 2024
Published inThe Quantastic JournalNew Species of Plant Bacteria Reshapes Our Views on DNA OrganizationThe unorthodox way one bacterium organizes its genome blurs the line between “essential” chromosomes and “accessory” plasmids.Sep 3, 2024A response icon9Sep 3, 2024A response icon9
What is L. monocytogenes, the bacteria that causes listeria?Everything you need to know about the foodborne pathogen behind the ongoing Boar’s Head listeria outbreak.Aug 15, 2024Aug 15, 2024
Outpaced in the Evolutionary Arms RaceA fatal case of MDR E. coli bacteremia which twice adapted to evade antibiotic treatment in ~1 month.Aug 12, 2024Aug 12, 2024
