Short Stories of Bacteria

So why are we supposed to save our eggshells again? We'll talk about this in today's episode! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240501100751.htm https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.00242-24 https://gardenpals.com/gardening-statistics/...

Could we use bacteria to help with blood transfusions? Find out today on today's episode! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.sciencealert.com/enzymes-discovered-in-gut-bacteria-can-change-a-donors-blood-groups https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01663-4

Time to solve a murder! Only this time, we'll be using bacteria to catch the killer! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240304135902.htm https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01580-y

Could you get the benefits of fasting just from sipping some kombucha? We’ll talk all about this today on short stories of bacteria.  Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.sciencealert.com/kombucha-could-trigger-similar-benefits-to-fasting-study-finds https://www.hindawi.com/journals/dm...

"What on earth is a Death Vesicle, Dr. K?" you ask. We'll learn all about this, about biofilms and so much more in today's episode. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240305134236.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/...

A microwaved bacteria? But why? For what purpose, Dr. K? All this an more on today's episode. Don't forget to check out the YouTube Channel!! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240228115413.htm https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c...

In this first episode of Stories from the Ivory Guesthouse, we speak with my good friend Dr. Jordan Iratishe, who briefly shares her story to science, her work in graduate school, and suggestions for those starting their scientific journey. Hope you enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/official_drjc/ https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/

Did you know that tea quality is dependent on bacteria? Learn all about this and so much more on today's episode of short stories of bacteria. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240215113554.htm https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00079-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsev...

In a world that is overrun with plastics, a team of worms and bacteria could be all the difference. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240208122029.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023006220?via%3Dihub https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/09/24/plastic...

Kamikaze (or divine wind, in Japanese), was a way that Japanese fighter pilots would try to attack Allied ships in WWII. Could they possible have something in common with bacteria? Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.mpi-dortmund.mpg.de/news/soldier-cells https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01571-z

Stress is awful for so many reasons, but one that you may not have known was that it damages our microbiome! Listen to SSB for more info! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550413123004771?via%3Dihub https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00188-4

Does your table infect you?? Can you make your table a little less infectious? All this and more in this episode of Short Stories of Bacteria. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765723000741?via%3Dihub#sec0016 https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/public-health/even-treated-wood-prevents-bacterial-transmi...

We all know babies rely on moms as they develop, but did you know that this happens in part through the mom's microbiome? Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-023-01709-9 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231101134810.htm

How does a poor wounded ant survive a termite bite when the threat of infection is so high? All this and more on today's episode! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/004724849290081J https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/naked-mole-rat  https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-events/news/detail/new...

One of the most fascinating area of research goes into how pathogenic microorganisms and their hosts fight it out in the battlefield of life. Here we discuss a new weapon that plants use to tackle their miniature enemies! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(23)00470-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flin...

So it turns out that what determines the colour of our urine is bacteria! Find out more in this episode of SSB. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/anatomy-of-the-urinary-system https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01549-x

With a bunch of keys in its paws, this bacteria targets a bunch of different prey.. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01552-2

How does one achieve immortality? Does bacteria play a role in said immortality? Welcome back for a New Year of Bacterial Stories!! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/new-years-resolutions-statistics/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783610/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/inside-earth-m...

Happy Christmas and Holiday season from SSB! In this episode, we'll be looking at the charming reindeer and its adaptations to the frigid climes of the North. [ Correction : After consulting with a zoologist, it turns out that reindeer and caribou are the same thing! Please excuse the typo.] Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://reindeerowners...

Today we shall explore the oozy-goozy goo of the slug and the snail. Surely there's no connexion between that and bacteria, is there? Tune in to another episode of SSB! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/insects-invertebrates/what-is-snail-slime https://journals.physiology.org/doi/epdf/10.1152/ajpregu.1...

The most famous bacteria in history is no doubt the bacteria that caused the Plague. Today, on another episode focused on disease history, we'll identify this bacteria, how it works, and how it presented itself through history.  Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.cdc.gov/plague/faq/index.html#:~:text=Top%20of%20Page-,What%20is%20the%20b...

In this spicy episode of SSB, we address more of your questions regarding the impact of the microbiome on flavor, as well as different ways that the oral microbiome is influenced.  Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2049-2618-2-41 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221479932300...

It's very rare that we see bacteria as being the heroes of a story. Don't they typically act as pathogens? In this episode of SSB, we see how bacteria could possibly shield us from some of the deadliest diseases in the world.  Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/en/work/wolbachia-method/how-it-works https://...

Have you ever wondered if bacteria contribute to taste at all? Today on SSB, we'll investigate this curious question, using onions, grapes, even chocolate as our starting point! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4266855/ https://theconversation.com/chocolates-secret-ingredient-is-the-fermenting-microbes...

How do bacteria and other microbes influence our food and how we experience our food? It turns out in very obvious and not-so-obvious ways. In this episode of SSB, we'll explore one of the common ways we eat bacteria.