🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: American Molecular Biologist Bonnie Bassler Wins Prestigious Copley Medal for Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Bacterial Communication
Her work could pave the way for a new generation of antibacterial treatments by disrupting how bacteria communicate.
Her work could pave the way for a new generation of antibacterial treatments by disrupting how bacteria communicate.
August 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: American Molecular Biologist Bonnie Bassler Wins Prestigious Copley Medal for Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Bacterial Communication
Her work could pave the way for a new generation of antibacterial treatments by disrupting how bacteria communicate.
Her work could pave the way for a new generation of antibacterial treatments by disrupting how bacteria communicate.
I just know he could be our Bolsonaro
May 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I just know he could be our Bolsonaro
Despite being vastly outnumbered by bacteria, fungi in our microbiome still play a significant role in our health. In today’s episode, we learn about the “mycobiome.” Plus, turmoil at the NIH.
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February 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Despite being vastly outnumbered by bacteria, fungi in our microbiome still play a significant role in our health. In today’s episode, we learn about the “mycobiome.” Plus, turmoil at the NIH.
Listen here 🎧: buff.ly/4ii9d2g
Listen here 🎧: buff.ly/4ii9d2g
Lets fix our gut bacteria together !
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Lets fix our gut bacteria together !
Our thoughts are with the pneumonia bacteria during this difficult time.
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maybe opposing properly funding the healthcare sector was a bad idea after all
November 24, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Our thoughts are with the pneumonia bacteria during this difficult time.
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Millions of Bubonic plague bacteria shoved into a gingerbread man mold: Our agenda is to end human life on this planet
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Millions of Bubonic plague bacteria shoved into a gingerbread man mold: Our agenda is to end human life on this planet
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
our recreational water sampling season begins this month to help swimmers know when bacteria levels may be elevated.
May 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
our recreational water sampling season begins this month to help swimmers know when bacteria levels may be elevated.
Can’t have fluoride in our water but we can dunk our heads in a stream of sewage
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
Kennedy Swims in Washington Creek That Flows With Sewage and Bacteria
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Can’t have fluoride in our water but we can dunk our heads in a stream of sewage
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
I feel like this plastic eating bacteria could go a long way towards solving our Rich People problem.
Supposedly they have engineered bacteria that can eat plastic. That would be the most damaging thing you could toss on that scarecrow facsimile of a human.
July 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I feel like this plastic eating bacteria could go a long way towards solving our Rich People problem.
Our lab is proud to present our latest work harnessing Bridge Recombinase for genome-scale editing in diverse bacteria, microbiome editing, and programmable horizontal gene transfer.
Bridge recombinase enables versatile rewriting of bacterial genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.29.721476v1
April 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Our lab is proud to present our latest work harnessing Bridge Recombinase for genome-scale editing in diverse bacteria, microbiome editing, and programmable horizontal gene transfer.
A bacteria called Vibrio Vulnificus is widespread in warm saltwaters like the Gulf Coast.
There has been a recent increase in cases of severe illness from this bacteria and we spotlight what you need to know.
Our commitment is to keep you informed so you can remain vigilant.
There has been a recent increase in cases of severe illness from this bacteria and we spotlight what you need to know.
Our commitment is to keep you informed so you can remain vigilant.
August 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A bacteria called Vibrio Vulnificus is widespread in warm saltwaters like the Gulf Coast.
There has been a recent increase in cases of severe illness from this bacteria and we spotlight what you need to know.
Our commitment is to keep you informed so you can remain vigilant.
There has been a recent increase in cases of severe illness from this bacteria and we spotlight what you need to know.
Our commitment is to keep you informed so you can remain vigilant.
It's never not bonkers that human life expectancy was ~34 in 1870 and then* someone was like "maybe water should be clean" and someone else was like "let's…wash our hands?" and someone else was like "vaccines tho!" and someone else was like "uh, mold kills bacteria?" and now we mostly live past 70.
June 8, 2026 at 12:54 PM
It's never not bonkers that human life expectancy was ~34 in 1870 and then* someone was like "maybe water should be clean" and someone else was like "let's…wash our hands?" and someone else was like "vaccines tho!" and someone else was like "uh, mold kills bacteria?" and now we mostly live past 70.
Incredible set of books. I’m at 5 for the year. Next up will be N Katherine Hayles Bacteria to AI: Human Futures with Our Nonhuman Symbionts
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Incredible set of books. I’m at 5 for the year. Next up will be N Katherine Hayles Bacteria to AI: Human Futures with Our Nonhuman Symbionts
Dear Health Secretary RFK, Jr. :
Carry on. And remember to swallow a lot of the water. Also, no eye goggles or nose clips allowed.
Our sympathies in advance. 😏
Signed,
Not really a concerned citizen.
Carry on. And remember to swallow a lot of the water. Also, no eye goggles or nose clips allowed.
Our sympathies in advance. 😏
Signed,
Not really a concerned citizen.
a cartoon drawing of an e. coli bacteria with a face
Alt: a cartoon drawing of an e. coli bacteria with a face
media.tenor.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Dear Health Secretary RFK, Jr. :
Carry on. And remember to swallow a lot of the water. Also, no eye goggles or nose clips allowed.
Our sympathies in advance. 😏
Signed,
Not really a concerned citizen.
Carry on. And remember to swallow a lot of the water. Also, no eye goggles or nose clips allowed.
Our sympathies in advance. 😏
Signed,
Not really a concerned citizen.
Part of petrichor, the delish earthy smell released when rain hits parched ground, is geosmin,a compound from soil bacteria-human👃s can detect it in lower concentrations than sharks can detect blood in water. Seeking out water on dry plains was essential for our ancestors. Here’s a geosmin molecule:
August 18, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Part of petrichor, the delish earthy smell released when rain hits parched ground, is geosmin,a compound from soil bacteria-human👃s can detect it in lower concentrations than sharks can detect blood in water. Seeking out water on dry plains was essential for our ancestors. Here’s a geosmin molecule:
Raw sewage can contain harmful bacteria + antibiotics - and when it enters our waterways without being treated enough to destroy both, you get perfect conditions for bacteria resistant to treatment with antibiotics to develop.
youtu.be/zQQIrFMO5AU?...
youtu.be/zQQIrFMO5AU?...
September 7, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Raw sewage can contain harmful bacteria + antibiotics - and when it enters our waterways without being treated enough to destroy both, you get perfect conditions for bacteria resistant to treatment with antibiotics to develop.
youtu.be/zQQIrFMO5AU?...
youtu.be/zQQIrFMO5AU?...
Vibrio Vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria has recently broke out in Louisiana, killing 5 of the 9 infected. This deadly bacteria is likely to go untested in seafood due to RFK Jr.'s redesignation of the bacteria in FoodNet. 🧵
August 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Vibrio Vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria has recently broke out in Louisiana, killing 5 of the 9 infected. This deadly bacteria is likely to go untested in seafood due to RFK Jr.'s redesignation of the bacteria in FoodNet. 🧵
ICYMI: CRISPR–Cas therapies targeting bacteria
CRISPR–Cas therapies targeting bacteria
Nature Reviews Bioengineering, Published online: 13 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s44222-025-00311-8CRISPR–Cas tools can be designed to kill or modify specific bacteria. This Review explores the engineering of CRISPR–Cas tools and corresponding delivery strategies for the treatment of bacterial infections and modification of the microbiome.
www.nature.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
#MicroSky Summer read!
Predatory bacteria kill and eat other bacteria. Their deadly actions come in many flavors, often via direct physical contact between predator &
prey 🧛
How do they do it?
Our review 📖 @coralietesseur.bsky.social @ysantin.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Predatory bacteria kill and eat other bacteria. Their deadly actions come in many flavors, often via direct physical contact between predator &
prey 🧛
How do they do it?
Our review 📖 @coralietesseur.bsky.social @ysantin.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Strategies and mechanisms of contact-dependent predation in bacteria
Predatory bacteria kill other bacteria to acquire nutrients. Among diverse strategies to kill and feed on prey, contact-dependent predation stands out…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#MicroSky Summer read!
Predatory bacteria kill and eat other bacteria. Their deadly actions come in many flavors, often via direct physical contact between predator &
prey 🧛
How do they do it?
Our review 📖 @coralietesseur.bsky.social @ysantin.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Predatory bacteria kill and eat other bacteria. Their deadly actions come in many flavors, often via direct physical contact between predator &
prey 🧛
How do they do it?
Our review 📖 @coralietesseur.bsky.social @ysantin.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
aw, it's a happy story:
"From this habitat, bacteria could be influencing air quality, thanklessly sucking up pollutants.
"'If we harvest fog, we are getting rid of our little friends in the air,' Garcia-Pichel said."
"From this habitat, bacteria could be influencing air quality, thanklessly sucking up pollutants.
"'If we harvest fog, we are getting rid of our little friends in the air,' Garcia-Pichel said."
June 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
aw, it's a happy story:
"From this habitat, bacteria could be influencing air quality, thanklessly sucking up pollutants.
"'If we harvest fog, we are getting rid of our little friends in the air,' Garcia-Pichel said."
"From this habitat, bacteria could be influencing air quality, thanklessly sucking up pollutants.
"'If we harvest fog, we are getting rid of our little friends in the air,' Garcia-Pichel said."
Pathogens such as bacteria threaten human health, so we dole out antibiotics. The bacteria then develop resistance to the antibiotics. While bacterial threat remains the same, our treatment arsenal is less effective, if it’s effective at all. In essence, that’s the problem caused
July 24, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Pathogens such as bacteria threaten human health, so we dole out antibiotics. The bacteria then develop resistance to the antibiotics. While bacterial threat remains the same, our treatment arsenal is less effective, if it’s effective at all. In essence, that’s the problem caused
Terrific writeup of our new paper led by @nanamikubota.bsky.social, thanks Pitt media!
www.medschool.pitt.edu/news/bacteri...
www.medschool.pitt.edu/news/bacteri...
Bacteria Can Use Viruses to Kill Other Bacteria, Pitt Researchers Find | School of Medicine | University of Pittsburgh
Many bacteria, including the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, are chronically infected by viruses that can reproduce without killing the cell. These viruses, called filamentous phages, t...
www.medschool.pitt.edu
October 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Terrific writeup of our new paper led by @nanamikubota.bsky.social, thanks Pitt media!
www.medschool.pitt.edu/news/bacteri...
www.medschool.pitt.edu/news/bacteri...
Indeed, when we tested his urine, it was full of sugar, despite normal blood sugar levels. This can attract microbes. I had our lab test the urine for bacteria. Yes, there were bacteria. I also had them remove the urine from the fridge... 6/13
February 8, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Indeed, when we tested his urine, it was full of sugar, despite normal blood sugar levels. This can attract microbes. I had our lab test the urine for bacteria. Yes, there were bacteria. I also had them remove the urine from the fridge... 6/13
people are still going to be yelling "it's a bubble!" as the diamondoid bacteria repurpose our flesh for computronium
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 AM
people are still going to be yelling "it's a bubble!" as the diamondoid bacteria repurpose our flesh for computronium