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No31 . spooky ghost cells…look like a shrink lay cucumber those empty envelops of bacteria. But very useful for drugdeliver…

3 7
2022-11-01

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.

3 7
2022-11-01

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

2 2
2022-10-31

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

4 6
2022-10-31

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?!

3 6
2022-10-30

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

2 8
2022-10-29

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

6 10
2022-10-25

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

7 9
2022-10-25

Day 24: Connection 🦠❤️💩

4 10
2022-10-24

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

4 7
2022-10-24

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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2022-10-23

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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2022-10-22

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

4 4
2022-10-21

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...

3 5
2022-10-20

Ocean an endless sea of microbes

4 17
2022-10-20

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.

6 15
2022-10-19

18: METAL.
Ugh... Ever since I got here I've just felt so tired and drained. I've tried practicing self care, upping regulons, eating differently... but I think I'm just gonna have to move on.

6 4
2022-10-18

16: SEEN/UNSEEN.
I see it...
I see it too!
Impossible.
It's true!
Well, I see it more than you.
How can you be sure?
I've got more eyes than you.
Have you?

4 2
2022-10-16

Salt Some like is salty, like this red extremophil Salinibacter ruber. Found not so long ago in Spain, they prefer around 20% salt.

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2022-10-16