#microbiology
January 15th 2022
Microbiology and coffee ☕️
November 28th 2021
Unexpectedly, I find microbiology interesting somehow
Latest additions to my Monsternium store:
1.5″ Printed Acrylic Pins!
$6 each- Get them here!
In the first photo, going clockwise:
African Civet, Long-Eared Owl, Heliobacter Pylori, Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle, Bacteriophage, Manta Ray, Shaggy Mane Mushroom, Echeveria Succulent, Parson’s Chameleon, and a Dilophosaurus Skull.
It was really cool to see how @acornpress took my drawings and turned them into fun little charms. I wanted to come up with a set of pins that sort of coincided with my biological patches set, so I chose favorites from the ten disciplines and voila- cute, bright, little pins!
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BIG UPDATE!
I’ve finally finished my biological patches set! After many months of designing, editing, and trial and error, I’m proud to post up photos of the final products!
They are embroidered with bright, beautiful colors that will endure many washes and adventures to come. They’re only $8 in my store:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Monsternium
Here are the first five patches in my biological patch set. Once all ten are made, the rainbow of studies will be complete! Each one is illustrated, digitized, and embroidered by me. Stay tuned for more! Next up is herpetology ;)
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This audiovisual describes in detail the life cycle of the Onchocerca volvulus and its role in causing blindness in Ghana. Clinical examples of persons afflicted with this disease are shown to elucidate the effects of the disease. According to the presentation, the disease is transmitted by the bite of black flies of the family Simuliidae. The method by which the flies acquire the organism is carefully outlined, as is the process by which the infective larvae enter the wound and develop into male and female worms, which mate and cause a tissue reaction in man. This reaction produces fibrous nodules which often appear externally as lumps. If ocular invasion occurs, blindness can result. Treatment of the disease by surgical removal of the nodules or by administration of the drug diethylcarbamazine is discussed. Measures to control the breeding grounds of the flies with DDT are also noted.
Things you must know about Hantavirus [USMLE Quick Review] Orthohantavirus is a genus of single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA viruses in the family Hantaviridae within the order Bunyavirales. Members of this genus may be called orthohantaviruses or simply hantaviruses. Orthohantaviruses typically cause chronic asymptomatic infection in rodents.
A new, subvariant of Omicron has emerged, which some have begun calling “son of Omicron,” but public health officials say it’s too soon to tell what kind of real threat, if any, this new strain will present.
In the meantime, it’s worth watching BA.2, the World Health Organization says. The subvariant has been identified across at least 40 countries.
BA.2 accounts for only a small minority of reported cases so far. The one exception is Denmark, a country with robust genetic sequencing abilities, where estimates range from 50% to 81% of cases.
Pathogen Resistance
Alt/title text:
“We’re not not trapped in here with the coronavirus. The coronavirus is trapped in here with us.”
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Antibiotic mechanisms and microbial resistance…examples of darwin’s evolution at its finest and most terrifying
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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
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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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New Jersey State Microbe
Nice press coverage. Thank you Infectious Disease News!
Read it here:
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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!
#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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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
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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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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