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Bacteria lover. Good, bad, or other wise. Beneficial, commensal, or pathogenic alike. Authorized GMB (Genetically Modified Bacteria) researcher

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Joined May 2018
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Smart microbes are rapidly emerging as potential therapeutic interventions. Srivastava and Lesser in MBT discuss the potential of engineered bacteria for ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all ages, aligning with UN SDG 3. Read: doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.70…
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MY YEAR IN REVIEW: Hi, if you've been following my work, a heartfelt thank you for reading. 2024 has been a very fulfilling year and one of my busiest. I'm a science journalist based in Madurai, India and writing for the international press for the last 20 years. My work 👇
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🚨New paper alert🚨 So happy to finally share this! now out @CellReports ✨ We explored the hierarchical structure that controls virulence in Pseudomonas🦠, finding a mutational hotspot that acts as a genetic switch for hypervirulence💀 and AMR💊 cell.com/cell-reports/fullte…
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Harnessing microbial heterogeneity for improved biosynthesis fueled by synthetic biology "the origins of microbial heterogeneity and tools to increase/decrease heterogeneity" sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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If the structural similarity between hemoglobin and chlorophyll doesn't fascinate you, then I'm not sure we can be friends.
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1) sustainable funding of pathogen WGS surveillance 2) proving that "sequencing (surveillance of) X number of genomes can prevent Y number of deaths/HAIs"
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Bacterial peptidoglycan recycling Review by Michael C. Gilmore (@GilmoreMichaelC) & Felipe Cava (@CavaLab_MIMS) dlvr.it/TGVPnc
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.Our new article in @Cheme1972. This study provides insights into the prevalence of chlorine resistant, pathogenic #bacteria in cooling water systems & highlights the application of #phages to mitigate chlorine resistant bacteria & their #biofilms. @Hiren_M_Joshi @phagedirectory
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Gram stain showing gram-positive rods arranged in long chains, characteristic of Bacillus species. These rods are large, uniform in size, and may exhibit a bamboo-stick or boxcar-like appearance.
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Do you need an intro to analyzing (prote)omics data? This series of lectures may be helpful. We aimed to make them short & accessible. Enjoy watching & learning! youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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Today in @Nature we share our work describing • how to achieve resistance to natural viruses, • a technology that prevents the escape of engineered genetic information, • how viruses overcome genetic-code-based resistance. nature.com/articles/s41586-0… – at Boston, MA
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What if, instead of sampling hundreds of phages, we could just make the right ones glow? Enter Phage Discovery by Co-culture (Phage DisCo) which combines two strains: a WT and a modified strain, each fluorescently tagged. Now, fluorescent signal will mark plaques of interest. 3/
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New Research: Bacillus coagulans MF-06 alleviates intestinal mucosal barrier from damage in chicks infected with Salmonella pullorum via activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway frontiersin.org/articles/10.… #FrontiersIn #Microbiology
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Here's the UVC project if you want to follow along. Work in progress so expect code and STL files to change. I'll make a nicer standalone system soon. binomicalabs.notion.site/UVC…
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I had an amazing time reporting this story, chatting with bright-eyed children about what they saw through their Foldscopes, a low-cost microscope that's changing the study of science at a grassroots level in rural India. Thanks @MMopatnsf @karthickbala npr.org/sections/goats-and-s…
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What a wonderful article that shows the joy of discovery students can experience when given the tools of science! Thank you @Kamal_t for writing about and sharing the incredible work of @MMopatnsf !
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