Collaborate Disseminate
When we think of bacteria, we think of simple single-celled organisms that basically exist to consume resources and reproduce. They don’t think, feel, or remember… or do they? Bacteria don’t …read more Continue reading Some Bacteria Could Have A Rudimentary Form Of Memory
Well, whaddya know? It seems that E. coli, the bane of Romaine and spinach everywhere, has at least one practical use. Researchers at Harvard have created a kind of 3D-printable …read more Continue reading It’s Printable, It’s Programmable, It’s E. coli
When you’ve got a diabetic in your life, there are few moments in any day that are free from thoughts about insulin. Insulin is literally the first coherent thought I …read more Continue reading Open-Source Insulin: Biohackers Aiming for Distributed Production
Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario have developed a plastic wrap that repels viruses and bacteria, including some of the scariest antibiotic-resistant superbugs known to science. With the help of a scanning electron microscope, the researchers were able to watch superbugs like MRSA and Pseudomonas bounce right off the surface. …read more
Continue reading Anti-Bacterial Plastic Wrap Clings to Hope of Stopping Superbugs’ Spread
Please, for the love of god, be smart with your antibiotics. Continue reading Antibiotic-Resistant E. Coli Have Infected Giraffes
Many people who read Hackaday hold the title of “Webmaster” but [The Thought Emporium] is after slightly different credentials with the same title. He aims to modify a strain of yeast to produce spider silk. Charlotte’s Web didn’t go into great detail about the different types of silk that a spider can produce, but the video and screencap after the break give a rundown of how spiders make different types of silk, and that each species of spider makes a unique silk. For this experiment, the desired silk is “beta sheets” which the video explains are hard and strong.
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Continue reading Arachnid Ale Uses Yeast to Make Spider Silk
Sandra McLellan, and the School of Freshwater Sciences, are cleaning up local beaches. Continue reading This Microbiologist Is Saving Wisconsin’s Poopy Beaches With DNA Sequencing
Astronauts eat irradiated beef. Why shouldn’t the rest of us? Continue reading Why Health Canada’s Move to Sell ‘Irradiated Beef’ Is a Great Idea