31: SPOOKY.
I have been waiting for you Gary. I have been waiting for you... for A.. LONG... TIME... G-AAAAAA-R-Y.... I'm coming to get you now Gary.

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30. Transfer

Horizontal gene transfer is fascinating! The main mechanisms are conjugation, transduction & transformation.

A new study by Kapteijn et al showed that cell wall deficient bacteria can acquire DNA by an endocytosis-like process.
https://t.co/iKioq8IHF0 https://t.co/0lDWyV55Rq

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29. Mother

I had to think about cell division; and Caulobacter crescentus is a powerful model to study its cell cycle.

https://t.co/Ikf10YyMBn

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29: MOTHER
Why do they grow up so fast? I copied all my DNA. Literally split myself in two. And for what? A card once a year?!

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This pokemon's an evolution of my regional Trubbish! The symbiotic microbes in its body have made it STRONG 🦠

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28: LIGHT
Ooooo Frens! Let's hang out... I think we could build something special... Guys?

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24. Connection

Today I'd like to talk about yeast mating. After pheromone signaling, two yeast cells from different mating types will undergo polarized growth (forming a so-called schmoo) and eventually fuse

What a beautiful connection 💛

https://t.co/382PffoDZj

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24: CONNECTION.
Lysogenic myovirus WLTM adventurous enterobacteriaceae for long term relationship. Let's explore the world together!

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Day 24: Connection 🦠❤️💩

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23: SPACE
I love to take the time to relax, unwind and wonder which nose is next, while I float about this room...

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Move Mmmmhhhh, there must be sth yummy!? With help of chemo sensing bacteria are able to move, with the help of flagella, towards nutrient sources.

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DAY 22 // MOVE
I’m back (after a nasty bout of tonsillitis), ready to fill your feeds with more goodness
This one is for the movers and shakers 💃

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21: ROOTS.
Welcome to my crib! Make yourself at home. It's a bit dark, but there's an all-you-can-eat buffet...

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20: PROTECT.
Oh, come now... What do we do when the going gets tough? That's right, we stick together! Now pass me some of your extracellular polymers, let's get cracking...

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day 19-the ocean (just like everything else on earth) is full of microbes.Within the ocean they find their sweet spot & thrive but some like to move around. The deeper unclear regions hold many unknowns which we are able to study with new technology.

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Ocean an endless sea of microbes

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Metal Not only magicians impress by eating nails! Leptospirillum is an iron oxidizer that one can find in mines. When they get really hungry they might eat a whole nail … in just three days.

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