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26/06/2021
Back after a long time... last week, I taught antibiotic resistance topic to our brilliant First year BTech students under the Microbiology course. To make some lemonade from lemons (provided by Corona shut-down), I announced a small competition to send me memes/funny cartoons/serious cartoons etc. I liked these so much that I am posting here. Your comments are welcome... Power to you all R-Land gems!! (Lot-1)
20/10/2019
Lurking danger
Overuse and misuse of antibiotics are the leading causes of antimicrobial resistance. Without effective antibiotics💊 and other antimicrobials, we will lose our ability to treat common infections like pneumonia.
27/09/2019
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-microbiomes-could-save-the-planet/
How Microbiomes Could Save the Planet Communities of microorganisms play a key role in human health. Can they also help provide solutions for a sustainable future?
07/09/2019
18 Postdoctoral positions: ETH Zurich - DolPages 18 postdoctoral positions: ETH Zurich Position 1: Postdoctoral Research Scientists in Superconducting Quantum Computing Quantum Device Lab Position 2: Postdoctoral
30/10/2018
Agree?
Don't try to be perfect, just be you.
Why I love Microbiology and microbes!
>Microbes first appeared on earth about 3.5 billion years ago. They
are critically important in sustaining life on our planet.
>Microbes outnumber all other species and make up most living
matter.
>Less than .5% of the estimated 2 to 3 billion microbial species have
been identified.
>Microbes comprise ~60% of the earths biomass.
>Microbes drive the chemistry of life and affect the global climate.
>Microbial cycling of such critical chemical elements as carbon and
nitrogen helps keep the world inhabitable for all life forms.
>Microbes generate at least half the oxygen we breathe.
>Microbes thrive in an amazing diversity of habitats in extremes of
heat, cold, radiation, pressure, salinity, acidity, and darkness, and
often where no other life forms could exist and where nutrients come
only from inorganic matter.
>Microbes offer unusual capabilities reflecting the diversity of their
environmental niches. These may prove useful as a source of new
genes and organisms of value in addressing bioremediation, global
change, biotechnology, and energy production.
Microbial studies will help us define the entire repertoire of organisms
in specialized niches and, ultimately, the mechanisms by which they
interact in the biosphere.
Diversity patterns of microorganisms can be used for monitoring and
predicting environmental change.
>Microbes are roots of life's family tree. An understanding of their
genomes will help us understand how more complex genomes
developed.
>Microbial genomes are modest in size and relatively easy to study
(usually no more than 10 million DNA bases, compared with some 3
billion in the human and mouse genomes).
>Microbial communities are excellent models for understanding
biological interactions and evolution.
>Most microbes do not cause disease.
10/09/2018
Invisible bugs and us
The HIDDEN World of Microbiomes **ORDER our new book: http://WeHaveNoIdea.com Did you know there are over 1000 different kinds of bacteria and other microorganisms living in your body? Biol...
26/04/2018
https://biotechtimes.org/2018/04/24/enzyme-yak-cheese-boost-nutritional-value-cereals/
Enzyme From Yak Cheese Can Boost Nutritional Value of Cereals Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, have identified a new enzyme from yak cheese which promises to help improve the nutritional value of cereals by improving the bioavailability of vital minerals.
31/01/2018
A game of chicken: how India’s poultry farms are spawning global superbugs The Hindu and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism unravel how the use of a last-hope antibiotic like colistin is leading to worldwide drug resistance