If you’re a microbiologist, the acronym HGT may have you thinking about horizontal gene transfer, the transfer of genes between microbes. But during the months of November and December, HGT takes on a different meaning: holiday gift transfer. As part of the annual #SecretSerratia holiday gift exchange, pairs of microbiologists exchange gifts, usually science and microbiology related.
I eagerly signed up to participate and my Secret Serratia and I swapped gifts and shared photos of our microbial gifts on Twitter, along with ~70 other microbiologists. (more…)