How the classic Computer Game Doom became a Tool for Science.

Lauren 'Ren' Ramlan, a biological engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, has integrated the game into her research.

⁉️In 2023, during the first year of her doctoral programme, she used Escherichia coli bacteria to display a few frames of Doom. She attached a fluorescent protein to the bacterial cells that could be turned on or off, making them act like black and white pixels on a screen. She then translated and compressed the first few frames of Doom into black-and-white versions that matched the plate growing the cells.⁉️

https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00813-4

#doom #retro #gaming #bacteria #cells #science #biological #engineering #tech #media #news

Sharing meat this Eid Al-Adha? Keep your family and neighbors safe from foodborne illness.

Safe distribution prevents #bacteria from growing on raw meat. Follow these essential #health steps.

Let’s celebrate a #healthy and safe Eid. Share these tips to protect your loved ones.

#HealthForAll #SafeSlaughter

#FoodSafety #whoafghanistan

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Source: WHO Afghanistan (@WHOAfghanistan)
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Integrated omics reveal a unique antibacterial mechanism of action for the small molecule HSI#6

#OpenAccess #antibacterial #microbiology #bacteria

https://davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/05/integrated-omics-reveal-unique.html

I've got a quick question for the friendly microbiologists of Mastodon.

It's my understanding that it's common for some environmental change to wipe out 90+% of a bacterial colony, only to have the survivors quickly multiply back to their original numbers, this time with a mutation that grants resistance to whatever the threat was.

Is there a name for this phenomenon (not "gene fixation," but the die back and recovery)? Are there canonical papers about it?

EDIT: I think "population bottleneck" is the best way to describe what I mean, though I got a few other very good suggestions for related terms.

Thanks everyone! You guys are the best. ❤️

#microbiology #bacteria

Uncovering the endophytic bacterial diversity and crop improvement potential under salinity stress in the halophyte Halocnemum strobilaceum

#OpenAccess #PGPB #salinity #bacteria #microbiology

https://davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/05/uncovering-endophytic-bacterial.html

This supplement may help stop chemicals from harming your sperm

The secret to stronger swimmers may be living in your gut.  A growing body of research suggests that an industrial chemical found in plastic food containers and other everyday products m…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Nutrition #bacteria #chemicals #Fertility #health #menshealth #nutrition #Plastic #poop #studysays #supplements
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2655268/this-supplement-may-help-stop-chemicals-from-harming-your-sperm/

🐨🍼 Scientists at the University of the #SunshineCoast in #Queensland, #Australia, are milking #koalas to analyze their milk.

They found the liquid contains unique proteins that kill harmful #bacteria and #fungi. The #research helps explain how joeys survive in their mothers’ pouches and offers clues for better koala #conservation.

👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/koala-milk

#koala #biology #marsupials #mammals #wildlife #science #evolution #zoology #biochemistry #nature #microbiology