#microbes

[hellsitegenetics]

Hello dear Tumblr person!

I reverse-engineered non-random lines for you to use, would you be so kind to help me out?

Cheers!

It's my present for someone I love, she is one cool scientist! Could I have her awesome model organism here?

P.D: Your gene spells rule! I love your wonderfully clever work, I'm your number one fan!

P.D P.D: If my spell worked you should see S. Japonicus!

P.D P.D P.D: Use every word included please, even P.Ds! You know how biomagic works!!

String identified: aTgatttCttccttCaagagcaaccaagc

Closest match: Schizosaccharomyces japonicus strain yFS275 chromosome 1

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[mindblowingscience]

Irish bog plant revives ancient remedy as a new weapon vs superbugs

Long before we had modern antibiotics to rely on, people often turned to traditional medicines from plants to treat infections.

The root of tormentil (Potentilla erecta), a small yellow wildflower that grows across Ireland, the UK and Europe, was used for centuries in Irish and European traditional medicine. It was used to treat wounds, sore throats, diarrhea and gum disease. These traditional uses suggested that tormentil could contain compounds powerful enough to kill microbes. Our latest research has now shown that not only does tormentil have antimicrobial activity, it may also be powerful enough to fight microbes that are resistant to modern antibiotics.

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[sheishine]

New and improved version of my Daphnia brooches are now available at ranbu @ranbushop in Japan! At 3” tall, it’s ridiculously huge for a Daphnia. Comes in a plastic petri dish.

If you want to purchase them, please contact the shop (they ship overseas). 大阪のranbu さんに、久々のミジンコブローチ(改良版！)を置いて頂いてます！縦8cmはミジンコにしてはどうかしてるくらいデカいです。プラスティックシャーレ入り。

[microbes-in-hats]

Paramecium bursaria

Photo credit: Picturepest on Flickr

[boofinator]

The astmosphere of you page is so good

I am looking for colourful science pictures! If you have any!

Colourful science!!

[soil-is-alive]

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[unbfacts]

Some of Earth’s oldest visible signs of life are stromatolites, layered structures made by ancient microbial mats. Smithsonian says they date back about 3.5 billion years. They may look like ordinary rocks, but they are basically ancient life leaving a layered receipt.

[bacteriumphage]

Microscopic friends