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We Got A State Microbe!

We did it, after 2 years of intense lobbying, hundreds of emails and letters from people throughout New Jersey and the world, the governor signed into law that the official State Microbe of New Jersey is Streptomyces griseus.  We are the second state to have an Official Microbe, but the first to have an Official Bacterium!  Thanks to everyone who participated!

This footage is from the news broadcast New Jersey Matters, where I talk about microbes and science with the host, Larry Mendte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgvPK8_Pus8 Please take a look!

Cool tie, huh?

And please don’t forget the book: https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

Twitter @WarholScience

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45 Days until we get a new State Symbol

More info: https://www.knowpia.com/pages/State_microbes

Twitter @WarholScience

Amazing microbiology book: Dr Warhol’s Periodic Table  of Microbes, The Small Guide to Small Things. https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

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Fifty days before the NJ State Microbe becomes law by default.

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New Jersey State Microbe

Nice press coverage. Thank you Infectious Disease News!

Read it here:

https://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/antimicrobials/news/online/%7Bc571bc7f-8414-4648-ab27-b69791a92b48%7D/qa-new-jersey-chooses-a-state-microbe?page=3

Twitter @WarholScience

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New Jersey State Microbe Approved by Assembly

On February 25, 2019 The NJ  Assembly unanimously voted in favor of designating an  Official State Microbe, Streptomyces griseus. This brings NJ one step closer to being the second state in the US (and the world) to have a symbolic microbe.

This action sequence shows me (seated) casting the vote for Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (standing) in the Assembly Chamber. Wow, that was cool, and an honor!  ASW Quijano was the principal sponsor in the Assembly. The vote was 76 to zero.

Strep griseus produces streptomycin, the first broad spectrum antibiotic and the first significant antibiotic found in America. It was discovered in 1943 in New Brunswick, NJ

Talk about pressure “Don’t press the red button!”

Please read my amazing microbiology book: https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_microbe

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NJ Microbe news coverage!

While Drs Eveleigh and  Warhol were at the Eagleton workshop, the Rutgers Daily Targum (university newspaper) ran a cover story on our efforts to get an Official State Microbe  for New Jersey!  Great timing!

http://www.dailytargum.com/article/2018/11/rutgers-professor-aim-to-make-tuberculosis-cure-state-microbe

#NJmicrobe ; Twitter: @WarholScience

Please read my amazing science book:

https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

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Drs Warhol and Eveleigh at Eagleton Workshop

John Warhol and Doug Eveleigh participated in the Scientists in Politics workshop at the Eagleton Institute on Nov 29. It was a great networking experience and we were able to share our experience with getting a State Microbe with the other attendees. Great news is that now Chancellor Molloy has his own  Periodic Table of Microbes poster for his office wall!

75th anniversary of streptomycin is coming up. Get ready for a celebration!

Please read my amazing microbiology book:

https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

#NJmicrobe

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Hi , my mother teaches science and she'd love to have one of your periodic table , how can I get it ? I've tryed to write a private message but I don't why it wasn't allowed to me .

Hi,

I really don’t know how old this message is! You can get the periodic table posters on ETSY https://www.etsy.com/no-en/shop/WarholScience or the book at https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

Thanks!

John W

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Wow, I got invited!

Scientists in  Politics Workshop at the Eagleton Institute of Politics on November 30

I’m the only “outsider” attending!  Thank you Rutgers!

On behalf of the NJ Microbe!

Twitter: @WarholScience

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Some puns to help you defeat the dread of tomorrow being Monday — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2EdGNse

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Pasteurize, too far to see.

I can’t not reblog this!

Please read my amazing microbiology book:

https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

It costs less than a burger and a Coke, it lasts longer, and is more fun!

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Food poisoning from Romaine Lettuce

Another bacterium makes headlines.

https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2018/o157h7-11-18/index.html

Read all about Escherichia and 117 other microbes here:

https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

Most microbes are very helpful!

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A lot of biology-lovers unfortunately see termites as less-cool versions of ants (don’t get me started) but termite microbiomes are at least 30.5 times cooler than those of ants. At least.

Opening up a hindgut of a termite reveals an unbelievable number of bizarre single-celled organisms, most of which have yet to be named or described by science. 

What’s more, different species of termites can have radically different microbiomes. Two colonies of termites living in one log can have symbiotic microbes that are literally tens of millions of years apart in evolution (and in some cases, the termites themselves are only separated by a few million years of evolution). In my totally-unbiased opinion, this is one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in biology. What purpose do all of these different microbes have? Why is there so much microbial diversity among termites? Why don’t they all just have the same set of microbes? 

The more you look into it, the more questions are raised. 

Also if you have termites in your house you should totally ship them to me cause LOVE termites

(Click on the images for a quick description. Also, please do not repost these photos. They belong to me and my lab and may be used in some of my future publications. Thank you!)

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks to all the people all over the world who actually read my book! I think that readers have purchased everywhere except Antarctica!

If you are a scientist you should read it because it presents science in a new and engaging way.

If you are a normal human, like most people on Earth, you should read it because it is actually fun and engaging, and you’ll learn new things painlessly!

A link to the book: https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

It costs less than a burger and a Coke, it lasts longer, and is more fun!

And don’t forget the New Jersey State Microbe:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_microbe

Periodic Table posters are on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WarholScience

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WOW, Thank you, whoever you are.

My book has been selling all over the world, and I thank everyone who bought a copy. It’s just strange to see this in the context of what my readers read!

Please join the gang and get the book:

https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

It costs less than a burger and a Coke, it lasts longer, and is more fun!

or the posters:

https://www.etsy.com/no-en/shop/WarholScience 

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Our friend #34 Salmonella at it again.

https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/news/20181106/salmonella-fear-spurs-duncan-hines-cake-mix-recall?ecd=wnl_day_110718_CTRL&ctr=wnl-day-110718-CTRL_nsl-inthenews_1&mb=y%2fF4JrdsBLnwUTcPDwnigng0WleHxvIqwKgbEsrN22k%3d

Get the book that explains microbiology: Dr Warhol’s Periodic Table of Microbes, The Small Guide to Small Things

https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

It costs less than a burger and a Coke, it lasts longer, and is more fun!

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😬 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2zpIxIT

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If people knew more microbiology they would not be against immunization.

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Microbe Talk at The Library. 

This was a lot of fun. I spoke about he new book (The Small Guide to Small Things) and The New Jersey State Microbe. The audience had students, teachers, nurses, professors, and people from the general public.

Hey, get the book!  https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide . It costs less than a burger and a Coke, it lasts longer, and is more fun!