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@MostlyMicrobes @redbubble Thank you, I'm so glad you like them! I hope they print okay. I'm still uploading some bits and pieces but it's getting there. Not a money making ploy though - I think I'm going to bankrupt myself buying all the pretty things for me!! 😅

@AgeofHumility @LateralMag Just to correct it here too... this article was written by Elizabeth Newton and illustrated by me for @LateralMag

@jfjohn44 Thankee muchly!

Phagocytosis - when immunity gets hungry! @StudioTeaBreak Wednesday #ShapeChallenge
#sciart #immunology

#inktoberday30 - Jolt
The M13 bacteriophage is piezoelectric (applying pressure to it causes it to generate electricity). 6 yrs ago, Scientists genetically modified M13 to generate enough electricity to power an LCD display: https://t.co/zbS0d7LaqI
#inktober #sciart #microbiology

#INKTOBERDAY25 - Prickly
#Viruses can look like they're prickly because of their coat proteins. Most viruses have coat proteins, which form a #capsid that protects their #genome and/or bind to host cells during infection.
#Inktober2018 #sciart #microbiology

#inktoberday24 - Chop
#Bluetongue #virus causes a disease in #sheep, which gives them swollen blue tongues. I'm not making that up! It can also cause abortions and has a high fatality rate in lambs. Less lamb chops - sad times.
#Inktober2018 #sciart #microbiology #scicomm

#inktoberday20 - Breakable
In 17th century Netherlands, a #virus caused crazy speculation in the sale of stripey tulip bulbs, as the stripes weren't always stable. They didn't know that Tulip breaking virus #infection is what makes #tulips stripey.
#Inktober #microbiology #sciart

#inktoberday18 - Bottle
Acidianus bottle-shaped #virus 1 is (unsurprisingly) bottle shaped! It infects #archaea & was found in an acidic hot spring. Its genome encodes 57 potential proteins, only 3 of which are similar to known proteins.
#Inktober2018 #inktober #microbiology

#inktoberday15 – Weak
In ~1% of #Poliovirus infections, the #virus causes muscle weakness and paralysis. Since the widespread chlorination of drinking water, the age of exposure to Poliovirus has increased, increasing the risk of paralysis.
#inktober2018 #microbiology #sciart