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Using lessons from Facebook and fence-building to understand the evolution of deadly bacteria
This blog post is by University of Idaho graduate student Clinton Elg. Evolution of a Deadly Bacteria Vibrio cholerae is bacteria that resides in water and causes deadly cholera disease. While areas of the world with functional sewage and potable … Continue reading
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Teeny tiny creepy crawlies: the phage in your backyard
This post is written by MSU postdoc Sarah Doore When I was little, my dad would often take me around the backyard to hunt for bugs. Spiders—which are not bugs, but little me didn’t care about taxonomy at the time—were my … Continue reading
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BEACON Researchers at Work: The Age of Phage
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU faculty member Kristin Parent, with John Dover. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of viruses that infect bacteria—the bacteriophages. One may think (as many do) that … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: The social lives of bacteria
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU graduate student Eric Bruger. Why play well with others when you can get away with just looking out for your own self-interest? This is a sentiment not only left to … Continue reading