Julian’s Bug Blog

Bacteria As Art Biophysicists Grow Pretty Bacteria In Petri Dishes To Find Antibiotics The daily science news article can be found at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/1211-bacteria_as_art.htm. But the real interesting stuff is at the arcane Dr. Eshel Ben-Jacob’s homepage: http://star.tau.ac.il/~eshel/index.html.  This website displays both his artwork and a selection of his academic writing.  One particularly interesting paper, from [...]

CBC News Glowing methane has been detected in the upper atmosphere of a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting very closely to its star. This artist’s drawing shows the Jupiter-sized planet HD 189733b orbiting very closely to its star. (ESA, NASA and G. Tinetti/University College London) The planet, called HD 189733b, is orbiting a star about 63 light-years [...]

Global Update Microbes: Fighting Mosquito-Transmitted Viruses With Bacteria That Infect Many Insects By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: January 4, 2010 A type of bacteria that infects many insects may make mosquitoes more resistant to viruses that can be dangerous to humans, researchers have found. Andy Klevorn/Ludington Daily News, via Associated Press The discovery could [...]