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
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!
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.
The NJ Microbe had another milestone when the Assembly Science, Innovation, and Technology all voted in favor of the bill.
Thank you to all the people from around the world who contacted the legislators on behalf of the microbe.Thank you to the Assembly members who voted for it and all the bill’s sponsors.
NJ Assembly legislation A3650 will be heard before the Science and Technology Committee on Monday Sept 17. It’s taken a lot of work to get it to this stage. Thank all of you who helped!
And, you can get the world’s most entertaining science book on Amazon https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide It costs less than a burger and a Coke, it lasts longer, and is more fun!
Official ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators meeting sponsor
Once again, we are the official conference bag sponsor for the ASM CUE meeting in Austin. I hope everyone has a great time and orders many copies of The Small Guide to Small Things!