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Restoring Maternal Microbes to Babies Born by C-Section
Researchers swabbed babies born through C-section with birth-canal bacteria to see if they could restore their microbiomes.
12:04
Human Embryo Gene Editing Gets Go-Ahead in U.K.
Scientists will not be using the method for any direct therapeutic purpose, but instead will investigate the genes that guide human development.
4:28
Something’s in the Air—It’s Your Microbial Cloud
Even sitting quietly in a room can generate a personalized cloud of microbes.
Make A Home For Microbes To Understand Their Behavior
Build a home for microbes as you create a Winogradsky column, a simple ecosystem for bacteria and other microorganisms.
Your Very Special Microbial Cloud
At the Biology and the Built Environment Center at the University of Oregon, researchers have revealed that not only can they detect and catalog the microbial cloud of someone in a room, but each person’s cloud is unique.
17:21
Archaeological Find Points to Ancient Human Violence
Archaeologists report the discovery of evidence for a 10,000-year-old massacre.
6:00
An Artist Swabs the NYC Subway
An artist creates unconventional “portraits” of NYC commuters with bacteria gathered on the subway.
Subvisual Subway: The Art of New York City’s Bacterial World
Typographer and illustrator Craig Ward sampled the bacteria on subway lines around New York City and photographed his findings.
15:26
A Microbiome Is Born
Researchers are trying to sort out what effect factors like an infant’s delivery method and early diet have on its community of microorganisms.
6:11
Jump In Jerboas!
What can the long hindlimb of the jerboa (“a fuzzy rodent ‘T-Rex'”) tell us about the evolution of human bones?