Anne Estes
@mostlymicrobes.bsky.social
#scimom #scicomm sharing stories of our #microbe world. Associate Professor @TowsonU! @microbialTowson @craftymicrobiology #microbiome #microbiology #GirlScoutAlum www.mostlymicrobes.com
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Anne Estes
@mostlymicrobes.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Challenged my students to create "Thank a Microbe" flyers. Here's the example I made, we'll see what they come up with.
Today's student Thank a Microbe post features Pseudomonas putida! Need to clean up oil spills and other toxic hydrocarbons? Call in P. putida.
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Today's student Thank a Microbe post features Pseudomonas putida! Need to clean up oil spills and other toxic hydrocarbons? Call in P. putida.
For the Thank a Microbe project, Lactobacillus sp. were a favorite genera of bacteria to thank.
Lactobacillus acidophilus is what digests milk sugars into acetic acid, which gives yogurt its tangy taste!
Lactobacillus acidophilus is what digests milk sugars into acetic acid, which gives yogurt its tangy taste!
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
For the Thank a Microbe project, Lactobacillus sp. were a favorite genera of bacteria to thank.
Lactobacillus acidophilus is what digests milk sugars into acetic acid, which gives yogurt its tangy taste!
Lactobacillus acidophilus is what digests milk sugars into acetic acid, which gives yogurt its tangy taste!
It's the season for being thankful - THANK A MICROBE returns! Here's the first of several student flyers appreciating the wonders of our microbial world!
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It's the season for being thankful - THANK A MICROBE returns! Here's the first of several student flyers appreciating the wonders of our microbial world!
that time of year when as soon as you finish writing 2 letters of recommendation, 2 more requests come in....
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
that time of year when as soon as you finish writing 2 letters of recommendation, 2 more requests come in....
#WomenInScience inspired Halloween costume this year is Fanny Hess! In Koch's lab in the hot German summers, the gelatin used for bacterial cultures would melt. Fanny learned of agar - used to stiffen gelatin desserts - and brought that into the lab. Her ingenuity changed #microbiology forever! 🧪🔬🦠
October 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#WomenInScience inspired Halloween costume this year is Fanny Hess! In Koch's lab in the hot German summers, the gelatin used for bacterial cultures would melt. Fanny learned of agar - used to stiffen gelatin desserts - and brought that into the lab. Her ingenuity changed #microbiology forever! 🧪🔬🦠
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Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.”
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
August 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.”
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
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BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
August 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
I just supported Toni Harmon's/Alto Films latest documentary about #microbiome of #birth and first foods. Please join me in supporting this important film. 🤱🤰👶🧪 #microbiome
igg.me/at/themicrob...
igg.me/at/themicrob...
The Microbirth Plan - Documentary
More than a documentary. It’s a plan to protect the future of our species. | Check out 'The Microbirth Plan - Documentary' on Indiegogo.
igg.me
August 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I just supported Toni Harmon's/Alto Films latest documentary about #microbiome of #birth and first foods. Please join me in supporting this important film. 🤱🤰👶🧪 #microbiome
igg.me/at/themicrob...
igg.me/at/themicrob...
Using this resource on AI vs human capable Bloom's Taxonomy from @oregonstate.edu as I write learning objectives! #STEMEdu 🍎🧪
ecampus.oregonstate.edu/faculty/arti...
ecampus.oregonstate.edu/faculty/arti...
August 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Using this resource on AI vs human capable Bloom's Taxonomy from @oregonstate.edu as I write learning objectives! #STEMEdu 🍎🧪
ecampus.oregonstate.edu/faculty/arti...
ecampus.oregonstate.edu/faculty/arti...
How to write a Symbiosis class syllabus. 😆 Loving working at Ovenbird coffee shop these last few weeks while our youngest is at a synthetic biology camp. #Baltimore
August 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
How to write a Symbiosis class syllabus. 😆 Loving working at Ovenbird coffee shop these last few weeks while our youngest is at a synthetic biology camp. #Baltimore
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A new study shows that vaccinating pregnant women against RSV led to a 72% drop in hospitalizations for babies with the virus in the UK, highlighting the real-world effectiveness of the vaccine in protecting infants.
www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/resp...
www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/resp...
Respiratory Virus Vaccine Reduced Number of Babies Hospitalized by 72%
The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, introduced across the UK in late summer 2024, led to a 72% reduction in babies hospitalised with the virus if mothers were vaccinated, a new study has…
www.technologynetworks.com
July 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A new study shows that vaccinating pregnant women against RSV led to a 72% drop in hospitalizations for babies with the virus in the UK, highlighting the real-world effectiveness of the vaccine in protecting infants.
www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/resp...
www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/resp...
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My team and I at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@[email protected], Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) have a new piece out: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer.... In it, we show that through May 2025, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests have dwarfed those in 2017. 🧵
June 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
My team and I at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@[email protected], Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) have a new piece out: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer.... In it, we show that through May 2025, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests have dwarfed those in 2017. 🧵
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Whooping cough (pertussis) is also known as “100 day cough” bc it can cause 100 days of coughing so severe that rib fractures are common. It also makes small children stop breathing without warning, often fatally.
Vaccination can prevent up to 89% of infections but requires boosting every few years
Vaccination can prevent up to 89% of infections but requires boosting every few years
Whooping cough cases rise in Iowa.
Statewide, there were 114 cases of whooping cough from January through April this year, compared to just 14 at this same time in 2024.
www.axios.com/local/des-mo...
Statewide, there were 114 cases of whooping cough from January through April this year, compared to just 14 at this same time in 2024.
www.axios.com/local/des-mo...
Whooping cough cases rise in Iowa
It's a highly contagious bacterial infection that can leave people coughing for two to three weeks.
www.axios.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Whooping cough (pertussis) is also known as “100 day cough” bc it can cause 100 days of coughing so severe that rib fractures are common. It also makes small children stop breathing without warning, often fatally.
Vaccination can prevent up to 89% of infections but requires boosting every few years
Vaccination can prevent up to 89% of infections but requires boosting every few years
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Excited to give a virtual seminar in the NASA LIFE RCN series next Tuesday June 10th, at 8am PST/11am EST.
I'll be talking about the Chitin Raft Hypothesis and the rise of planktonic marine cyanobacteria.
🧪🦠⚒️🌐 #Paleobio #MEvoSky #MicroSky
www.lifercn.org/events/2025-...
I'll be talking about the Chitin Raft Hypothesis and the rise of planktonic marine cyanobacteria.
🧪🦠⚒️🌐 #Paleobio #MEvoSky #MicroSky
www.lifercn.org/events/2025-...
2025 LIFE RCN Seminar Series Episode 1: Dr. Rogier Braakman — LIFE Research Coordination Network
On June 10th, 2025, at 8AM PDT/11AM EDT, the LIFE RCN will be excited to introduce Dr. Rogier Braakman, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an adjunct scientist at Th...
www.lifercn.org
June 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Excited to give a virtual seminar in the NASA LIFE RCN series next Tuesday June 10th, at 8am PST/11am EST.
I'll be talking about the Chitin Raft Hypothesis and the rise of planktonic marine cyanobacteria.
🧪🦠⚒️🌐 #Paleobio #MEvoSky #MicroSky
www.lifercn.org/events/2025-...
I'll be talking about the Chitin Raft Hypothesis and the rise of planktonic marine cyanobacteria.
🧪🦠⚒️🌐 #Paleobio #MEvoSky #MicroSky
www.lifercn.org/events/2025-...
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The Truth Of The Matter And They Are Not Bringing Jobs Back….
May 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Truth Of The Matter And They Are Not Bringing Jobs Back….
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If signed, Indiana bill will require faculty at public colleges and universities to post their syllabi online and undergo “productivity” reviews.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Indiana Budget Bill Contains Sweeping Higher Ed Changes
When Republicans revealed the legislation last week, new provisions requiring faculty to post syllabi and face “productivity” reviews had appeared. The bill quickly passed.
www.insidehighered.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
If signed, Indiana bill will require faculty at public colleges and universities to post their syllabi online and undergo “productivity” reviews.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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This is such a cool tool and exactly how we should have framed NIH research all along: Taxpayers fund scientists to understand disease and discover new treatments—and we deliver. It’s public investment that saves lives and improves health for everyone. Direct ROI. 🧪🧫 #IDsky #GastroySky
Ever wonder how many lives have been saved by NIH-funded research - including your own? Enter any medical condition and instantly see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival.
www.ourhealthroi.com
www.ourhealthroi.com
Our Health ROI
Explore how your tax dollars fund life‑saving medical research.
www.ourhealthroi.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is such a cool tool and exactly how we should have framed NIH research all along: Taxpayers fund scientists to understand disease and discover new treatments—and we deliver. It’s public investment that saves lives and improves health for everyone. Direct ROI. 🧪🧫 #IDsky #GastroySky
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🙏 We need your help 🙏
The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like.
We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants:
NIH:
forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP...
NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
w/ @noamross.net
The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like.
We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants:
NIH:
forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP...
NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
w/ @noamross.net
April 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
🙏 We need your help 🙏
The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like.
We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants:
NIH:
forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP...
NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
w/ @noamross.net
The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like.
We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants:
NIH:
forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP...
NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
w/ @noamross.net
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So some good news: recruitment has resumed for postbac and postdoc programs at NIH www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
www.training.nih.gov
April 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
So some good news: recruitment has resumed for postbac and postdoc programs at NIH www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
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Here in Princeton, NJ, a town of about 30,000 people, the crowd at the #HandsOff protest. Appeared to be about 1300-1500 people, as high as 5% of the population. It's the largest event I have seen in this public space.
April 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Here in Princeton, NJ, a town of about 30,000 people, the crowd at the #HandsOff protest. Appeared to be about 1300-1500 people, as high as 5% of the population. It's the largest event I have seen in this public space.
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One reason to try super hard not to get measles as an adult is that it can, for a period of years, cause your body's cells to "forget" your other immunities 😬
It's HIGHLY contagious; some people need regular boosters; some people can't get one at all.
Pls talk to your health care provider!
3/3
It's HIGHLY contagious; some people need regular boosters; some people can't get one at all.
Pls talk to your health care provider!
3/3
Measles Can Have Lasting Health Effects on Adults and Children (Gift Article)
An infection can cause health problems that linger for years.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
One reason to try super hard not to get measles as an adult is that it can, for a period of years, cause your body's cells to "forget" your other immunities 😬
It's HIGHLY contagious; some people need regular boosters; some people can't get one at all.
Pls talk to your health care provider!
3/3
It's HIGHLY contagious; some people need regular boosters; some people can't get one at all.
Pls talk to your health care provider!
3/3
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Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
April 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
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New pancoronavirus antiviral targets the main protease (Mpro) of the two different coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and COVID-19. Via @laurahowes.bsky.social @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs...
Antiviral unveiled that goes after multiple coronaviruses
Open-science consortium discloses its lead candidate to fight SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV
cen.acs.org
March 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
New pancoronavirus antiviral targets the main protease (Mpro) of the two different coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and COVID-19. Via @laurahowes.bsky.social @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs...
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