What’s my microbe moment – the moment I realized that microbes were going to change my life? A few months ago, the Microbigals blog reached out to me about a podcast episode they were planning, one that celebrates the diverse perspectives amongst microbiology science communicators: our favorite moments with microbes, how we got into microbiology,…
Brie. Goat cheese. Parmesan. Each so very different from one another, and yet, all so tasty. If you’re a cheese lover like me, you’re in the right place. Today’s blog article is all about cheese and the microbes behind it. Here’s the breakdown: Steps of Cheesemaking Microbes Involved in Making Cheese Why Study Cheese Microbiology…
It’s been five whole years since I started The Microbial Menagerie and I’d like to thank each and every one of you for following along! In the past years, you’ve seen 108 blog posts (exactly 54,755 words) covering the many ways microbes touch our lives. The blog has received 142,000 page views, from 105,000 visitors…
One of my intentions when I started this blog is to show that microbes are everywhere. So what better way to do that than to share some of the ways we encounter microbes just by venturing outside? Taking a walk, or digging up some dirt, for example. Here are four of the many ways to…
For the last two decades, I’ve sat in the middle of the clarinet section of orchestras, oblivious to the possibility of microbes swirling around me amidst the melodies and harmonies that fill the air. I didn’t once think about the potential spread of pathogens from another player’s instrument. That is, not until the COVID-19 pandemic…