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On Stories and Science, Plus Fish

by Janie  
It's probably fair to say that people, when afraid, turn to stories and to science for solace. The last year and a half has solidified that: the yarns spun range from conspiracy theories to escapist novels that transport the reader far, far away from bleaker realities (The Midnight Library phenomenon, anyone?)... Read more →

Posted on September 02, 2021 at 01:00 AM in Book Reviews, Odds & Ends | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Riddle of Life

by Daniel  
Book Review: How Molecular Forces and Rotating Planets Create Life: The Emergence and Evolution of Prokaryotic Cells by Jan Spitzer   Read more →

Posted on May 24, 2021 at 04:00 AM in Book Reviews | Permalink | Comments (0)

Thankfully We Aren't Facing Ebolenza

by Daniel  
If you haven't had your fill of pandemic related media yet, there is one recent novel that you may want to add to the Spring/Sum­mer reading list. Even if you're tired of hearing about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, The End of October... Read more →

Posted on April 19, 2021 at 02:00 AM in Book Reviews | Permalink | Comments (0)

Book Review: The Genesis Quest

by Janie  
The Genesis Quest is a tour-de-force recount of the eclectic effort to understand the origins of life on Earth, authored by science writer Michael Marshall. Here is a tale that spans from prebiotic chemistry to protocells, interlaced with tales of the idiosyncrasies of the scientists involved... Read more →

Posted on February 15, 2021 at 01:00 AM in Book Reviews | Permalink | Comments (0)

Microbiology for All Ages: More Small Friends Considered

by Daniel  
The purpose of this blog is "to share our appreciation for the width and depth of the microbial activities on this planet." Isn’t it fantastic when that sense of microbiological wonder can also be shared with a child? Read more →

Posted on January 21, 2021 at 04:00 AM in Book Reviews | Permalink | Comments (0)

Microbes Aren't Mooks: The Abiding
Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

by Daniel  
The phrase 'mook chivalry' might not be recognized by many of our readers, but the situation it describes will certainly be familiar: A hero faces a crowd of villains who are ready to attack. Read more →

Posted on January 11, 2021 at 04:00 AM in Book Reviews | Permalink | Comments (0)

Pandemic Readings Considered

by Daniel | As we all hunker down in quarantine from the global spread of SARS-CoV-2 and associated COVID19, some may have extra time available, perhaps to pick up a good book. We therefore thought we’d help out by offering a list of suggested pandemic-related readings. Read more →

Posted on April 27, 2020 at 01:00 AM in Book Reviews | Permalink | Comments (0)

A Little More Than Kin, Less Than Kind

by Daniel | The paradoxes surrounding the concept of 'kin' are not only an aspect of human familial relationships, but also central components of biology through evolution. As far as we know, all of the astounding variety of life we observe on Earth descends from a single cell, a primordial, universal common ancestor that gave rise to all current cells. In metaphor, a seed growing into all of the branches on the Tree of Life. Read more →

Posted on February 24, 2020 at 04:00 AM in Book Reviews | Permalink | Comments (0)

Membranes to Molecular Machines:
A Mechanical Vision of Life

by Janie | In his new book, Mathias Gro­te delves into our mo­le­cu­lar ma­chines with a fo­cus on mem­branes and their com­po­nents, es­pe­cial­ly pumps. He gives struc­tu­ral bio­lo­gy time in the lime­light – a break from the genetics and ge­no­mics frenzy of the modern era. Read more →

Posted on October 07, 2019 at 01:00 AM in Book Reviews | Permalink | Comments (0)

Book Review: The Power of Plagues

by Daniel | Microbiology nonfiction books tend to fall into the acade­mic category, basically as curated collections of review articles that detail a relatively specialized niche of the field. At the other end of the spectrum lie those books written purely for a general audience that might bring in microbiological themes within a larger scope, usually human health. Read more →

Posted on February 25, 2019 at 04:00 AM in Book Reviews | Permalink | Comments (0)

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