Cell Cake...

Nicole Williams made this cake for a biology course. Is it tasty? It is biologically accurate? I can provide a confident answer to the first question.Link -via Kitchen Overlord...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/04/28/Cell-Cake/

Painting with Penicillin...

In 1928, British biologist Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic properties of penicillin. That discovery has led to millions of human lives saved. But to Fleming, penicillin was more than a biological wonder. It w...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/11/27/Painting-with-Penicillin/

Art Created From Bacteria...

Over at Neatorama, we have a lot of scientific-minded readers, many of whom aren't particularly impressed with some of the art projects we post here. Hopefully this microbial art will be an exception though as it tak...

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/10/09/art-created-from-bacteria/

Scientists and Their Belly Button Biomes...

Who has more bacteria in their navel -Carl Zimmer... ...s conceived as a device to interest the public in microbiology , and to counter the common view that bacteria are...

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/04/01/scientists-and-their-belly-button-biomes/

Is a Cure for the Common Cold in the Future?...

Until very recently, biologists believed that once a virus enters a cell, a person's immune system cannot combat that virus because antibodies cannot enter cells. But researchers at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology i...

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/02/is-a-cure-for-the-common-cold-in-the-future/

Computer-Controlled Bacteria Build Microscopic Pyramid...

(YouTube Link) Researchers at the École Polytechnique de Montréal used bacteria that follow magnetic pull to build a tiny pyramid: By using a computer-controlled magnetic field, the researchers turned the bacteri...

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/25/computer-controlled-bacteria-build-microscopic-pyramid/

Video: White Blood Cell Hunting, Slaying Bacterium...

(Video Link) This video shows a neutrophil (a type of white blood cell) chasing a staphylococcus aureus bacterium. The video was recorded by biochemistry professor David Rogers of Vanderbilt University in the 1950s....

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/21/video-white-blood-cell-hunting-slaying-bacterium/

8% of Human DNA Comes from a 40 Million Year-Old Virus...

A team of scientists led by Keizo Tomonaga of Osaka University determined that a virus dating from 40 million years ago is embedded in human DNA. This infection, known as the bornavirus, might be the cause of schizophre...

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/09/8-of-human-dna-comes-from-a-40-million-year-old-virus/

Cell Size and Scale...

This is a fun little learning tool, provided by The University of Utah. Use the slider bar to zoom smaller and smaller in scale, from 12 millimeters (coffee bean) to 140 picameters (carbon atom), and track progress wit...

http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/01/cell-size-and-scale/

Glass Microbiology by Luke Jerram

SARS Corona Virus by Luke Jerram Artist Luke Jarram has created glass sculptures of some of the deadliest diseases known to man including HIV, E. Coli and Small Pox. The incredibly intrincate sculptures challenge both...

http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/08/glass-microbiology-by-luke-jerram/

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