Small Things Considered

Winter Vacation

By the STC team — We take advantage of this being the season for re­joic­ing, and em­bark on a four-week win­ter vaca­tion. When we re­turn in 2024, on Ja­nua­ry 15th, we will en­ter the 18th year of Small Things Con­sider­ed. Read more →

Retrospective, July to December 2023

by the STC team — Did you miss some of our posts from the past six months? Do you want to re-read your favorites? Just scroll to quickly scan through the list of our posts from the last half year, arranged by categories. Read more →

The Microbes of the Lost World of Cuatro Ciénagas

by Roberto — What makes Cuatro Ciénagas unique is that its phosphorus content has been extremely low for a very very long time. The authors suggest that this chemical feature of extreme nutrient unbalance has created a real life lost world... Read more →

Pictures Considered #62 : A New Twist on Satellite Phages

by Roberto — In the phage universe, there are many examples of so-called satellite phages (or satellite phage-like elements) whose propagation depends on helper phages. Outside the bacterial cell these satellites look like phages, but... Read more →