tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.comments2024-02-08T12:10:38.282+00:00Life of a Lab RatLab Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962574174521597312noreply@blogger.comBlogger639125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-7404260628506248322013-06-15T19:56:01.465+01:002013-06-15T19:56:01.465+01:00Nice News... Thanks....<a href="http://freemicrobiologybooks.com/" rel="nofollow"></a><br />Nice News... Thanks....Sagarhttp://freemicrobiologybooks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-27922073343479338292013-04-16T20:35:22.173+01:002013-04-16T20:35:22.173+01:00Hi, i was wondering if you could give me the paper...Hi, i was wondering if you could give me the paper or where that diagram is from?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796143648813583848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-26889059718327284752013-02-23T04:44:06.333+00:002013-02-23T04:44:06.333+00:00Hello there, thank you so much for writing this ar...Hello there, thank you so much for writing this article. This topic is so fascinating! It also helps my research for my Cell Biology course at The Master's College in California. I know that we will never fully understand the complexity until we can ask God, the creator, face to face but have you come across any more information regarding Nephroselmis not being digested by the Hatena? ...Considering that this was written about three years ago. Thanks!Kelly Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001857763822950139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-280514640111001242013-01-10T00:29:29.377+00:002013-01-10T00:29:29.377+00:00Actually Saint Albertus Magnus was a pretty cool g...Actually Saint Albertus Magnus was a pretty cool guy. He was a prolific writer and observer of zoology, botany, chemistry, and geology among others. He was noted amongst the early Catholic church for encouraging scientific theory and the teachings of Aristotle,Arabian scientists such as Averoes, etc. at a time when this was considered very controversial. He was also Thomas Aquinus' teacher. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833182551665190468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-69268721823199470772011-10-21T21:50:33.694+01:002011-10-21T21:50:33.694+01:00Is there any evidence from other technique such as...Is there any evidence from other technique such as EM for this kind of mitochondrial network? My curious is whether the confocal microscopy provides resolution high enough to distinguish individual mitochondria which are close to each other?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-3972128274362694682011-09-26T00:05:38.519+01:002011-09-26T00:05:38.519+01:00This is amazing! It's like exposing the "...This is amazing! It's like exposing the "illetrate" interms of exposure to the world of microbiology to the world of microbes of which they are presently in association with but which they are ignorant of. Can i get a card for P. aeruginosa?flygerianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147498552858534043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-81891584751393615542011-09-23T14:19:03.794+01:002011-09-23T14:19:03.794+01:00Forget kids. I want to play with the bacteria car...Forget kids. I want to play with the bacteria cards! It's a cool idea, that I will definitely pass on to my friends that are elementary teachers.iMatter2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15194964583772388058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-52653170575650595002011-08-30T02:15:58.938+01:002011-08-30T02:15:58.938+01:00You're right, special powers definitely make y...You're right, special powers definitely make your name worth learning. Kids love scary creatures, and I think the microbes would beat the birds on that one.Arwen from Chameleon's Tonguehttp://thechameleonstongue.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-50254053622548878642011-07-12T13:41:10.839+01:002011-07-12T13:41:10.839+01:00That's great!
Looking forward to getting CoE ...That's great!<br /><br />Looking forward to getting CoE promoted in SciAm... ;)Bjørn Østmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-31092680586602692542011-07-11T14:58:33.601+01:002011-07-11T14:58:33.601+01:00Fantastic news! Congratulations!Fantastic news! Congratulations!John Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280296574996987228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-59779073178283118382011-07-06T05:29:43.384+01:002011-07-06T05:29:43.384+01:00Grats to you LR!Grats to you LR!The Loraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361004494346338824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-33220476510259458122011-07-04T21:36:35.305+01:002011-07-04T21:36:35.305+01:00does this mean if we just drink soapy water, maybe...does this mean if we just drink soapy water, maybe it will kill off any e. coli in the gut?<br /><br />it will certainly flush the systemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-71263693614414156242011-06-23T08:15:12.144+01:002011-06-23T08:15:12.144+01:00Interesting but sad story..
Does the reduced effic...Interesting but sad story..<br />Does the reduced efficacy of the vaccine to kill the virus have anything to do with the type of vaccine used? Is it a whole-agent vaccine, or just part of the virus?Lucashttp://www.lucasbrouwers.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-86507073778151923072011-06-22T19:43:12.264+01:002011-06-22T19:43:12.264+01:00"This is not normal behaviour. Virus's re..."This is not normal behaviour. Virus's rely on their hosts, they can't replicate, survive or do anything without a host cell, which means they have a vested interest in keeping the host alive. If anything, viral strains should evolve to become less virulent; a virus that kills the host will be a virus without a host and is therefore less likely to survive and propagate than a virus with a host."<br /><br />This always depends on the mode of transmission for a pathogen and the population density of the host. Even without a vaccine, closely-packed housing conditions could lead to the evolution of more virulent strains if that increases propagation.Kevinhttp://scienceblogs.com/webeastiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-31684200682187840362011-06-22T19:03:33.733+01:002011-06-22T19:03:33.733+01:00The new virus's are "more virulent" ...The new virus's are "more virulent" in that they cause a much more deadly disease, and kill a lot more animals. <br /><br />The new virus's do spread better, as they are competing against virus's that are being suppressed by the vaccines.Lab Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962574174521597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-13486949539115848532011-06-22T18:24:48.856+01:002011-06-22T18:24:48.856+01:00In what way are the new viruses "more virulen...In what way are the new viruses "more virulent"?<br />The original virus killed chickens, right?<br />If the new viruses can't spread as well, how are they more virulent?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05632153432963329365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-54716469913813899912011-06-21T14:19:01.745+01:002011-06-21T14:19:01.745+01:00I remember seeing it go out at a time I was very b...I remember seeing it go out at a time I was very busy and making a note to get back to it at some time. I should definately get around to reading it!Lab Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962574174521597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-82483852501756910592011-06-21T14:18:21.230+01:002011-06-21T14:18:21.230+01:00Thanks for the link, I'll check it out! Commen...Thanks for the link, I'll check it out! Commensal bacteria in plants would not surprise me one bit. "In a plant" is just another niche for bacteria to exploit after all.Lab Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962574174521597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-30466749640625387442011-06-19T01:34:22.513+01:002011-06-19T01:34:22.513+01:00I definitely recommend Kevin's primer series. ...I definitely recommend Kevin's primer series. I hand out copies and the url to my undergraduate science and med students :)Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364150752002154942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-83386085572870522672011-06-17T20:16:53.963+01:002011-06-17T20:16:53.963+01:00Actually, it's a research highlight of a paper...Actually, it's a research highlight of a paper in Science... my badKevinhttp://scienceblogs.com/webeastiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-87677169306981551932011-06-17T20:15:38.726+01:002011-06-17T20:15:38.726+01:00Did you see this recent review in Nature?:http://w...Did you see this recent review in Nature?:http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/journal/v9/n7/full/nrmicro2598.html<br /><br />Looks like plants have commensal microbes too!Kevinhttp://scienceblogs.com/webeastiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-49546901501449039442011-06-14T18:37:28.139+01:002011-06-14T18:37:28.139+01:00oops - misformatted that it seems:
If you want a ...oops - misformatted that it seems:<br /><br />If you want a primmer, I <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/webeasties/2010/11/immune_response_from_start_to_1.php" rel="nofollow">a series of posts</a> a while back that might be useful.Kevinhttp://scienceblogs.com/webeastiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-60363428634438244052011-06-14T18:35:14.132+01:002011-06-14T18:35:14.132+01:00If you want a primmer, I wrote <a href="ht...If you want a primmer, I wrote <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/webeasties/2010/11/immune_response_from_start_to_1.php>a series of posts</a> a while back that might be useful.Kevinhttp://scienceblogs.com/webeastiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-33525127067789068192011-06-14T13:23:14.920+01:002011-06-14T13:23:14.920+01:00Thanks for the corrections. For some reason I reme...Thanks for the corrections. For some reason I remember it being the T-cells that picked up bits of stuff - forgotten about dendritic cells!<br /><br />I'll have to do an immune system post at some point, just to get it sorted out properly in my head...Lab Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962574174521597312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341686541622227200.post-7386469721310505782011-06-13T13:41:55.971+01:002011-06-13T13:41:55.971+01:00Just to take Kevin's thought full circle. Ther...Just to take Kevin's thought full circle. There are resident memory T-cells (at least CD8 T-cells) in the mucosa that seem to stay there forever.The Loraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361004494346338824noreply@blogger.com