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MED SOC BIO SCI

SA Saqsabatool

Why 70% of Medical Decisions Rely on People You’ll Never Meet

Behind the scenes of the medical laboratory, where quiet microscopes make the loudest diagnoses.

Jul 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #science #laboratory #medicine

MED LIF HUM BIO SCI

RE René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH · Microbial Instincts

The Sleeping Sickness Epidemic That Medicine Still Can’t Explain

How encephalitis lethargica disabled a million people in the 1920s, and what it warns us about Long COVID today

Jul 06, 2026 · 6 min read · 1,098 claps paywalled #long-covid #microbiology #history

BIO SCI

TH The Diaries of Quiescent

Everything You Need to Know About Fungi: Structure, Infections, and How We Fight Them

A comprehensive beginner’s guide to mycology — from hyphal morphology and dimorphism to ringworm, candidiasis, and antifungal drugs.

Jul 05, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #microbiology #mycology #infectious-disease

HUM BIO SPR

JA J. Angelika Dark

Give Up on Humanity: Why and How to Stop Betting on Our Species Spiritually

We like to think of ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution — clever, destined, perhaps even sacred. But what if that belief is the very…

Jul 02, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #human-extinction #microbiology #gut-bacteria

TCH BIO MED

NO Nomsu .S. Lolo

The People Standing Between Us and a World Where Antibiotics Stop Working

By Nomsu | Beyond The Microbe

Jul 01, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #amr #microbiology #nigeria

SPT TCH BIO AI

BI BioPatrika

New Strategy Targets Bacterial Master Regulator to Combat drug-Resistant Pneumonia

Research Summary: We identified the bacterial kinase StkP as a druggable target and showed that sorafenib weakens antibiotic-resistant…

Jun 27, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #pneumonia #microbiology #bacteria

HUM BIO MED

RE René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH · Microbial Instincts

Vaccines Have Protected the U.S. Military for 250 Years. We Keep Learning That the Hard Way.

From smallpox in George Washington’s army to flu outbreaks in today’s training camps, U.S. military history has proved that vaccine…

Jun 21, 2026 · 6 min read · 174 claps paywalled #microbiology #vaccines #military

GEN HUM BIO MED SCI

CA C.A. Clements

Hokkaido University Study Reveals Why Some DNA Doubled Cells Refuse to Die

Scientists at Hokkaido University have uncovered new evidence explaining how some cells can persist often undergoing whole genome…

Jun 21, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #science #dna #cancer

BIO LIF MED

SW Swiluva Ma

Beyond the Packaging: What Ultra-Processed Foods Are Really Doing to Your Body

Making daily meals can be tough when life gets busy. Many people feel overwhelmed because cooking takes extra time and effort. That’s why…

Jun 18, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #microbiology #public-health #biology

BIO MDA SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

What Bacteria can teach us about going viral?

Written by Bach Nguyen

Jun 17, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #science #biology #microbiology

BIO TCH SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

When Antibiotics Lose Control of the Chat

Written by Mahathi Chunduru

Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 10 claps #science #biology #microbiology

BIO MED SCI

OL Oluwatimilehin Adedeji

Why One Bacterium Guards the World’s Water

How one unremarkable gut bacterium became the world’s witness for unsafe water.

Jun 14, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #water #public-health #microbiology

BIO MED TCH HUM

RE René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH

Five Parasites That Quietly Shaped Human History

From malaria and schistosomiasis to the parasite living inside one-third of humanity, how these organisms have decided wars, reshaped where…

Jun 14, 2026 · 9 min read · 134 claps paywalled #history #medicine #microbiology

BIO SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

The Hidden World in Your Mouth: How Oral Microbes Shape Your Health

Written by Rabia Kamran

Jun 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #science #biology #microbiology

BIO SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

Why You Should Hug Trees & Touch Grass

Written by Prarthana Anil

Jun 13, 2026 · 3 min read · 25 claps #science #biology #microbiology

BIO SCI

TH The Diaries of Quiescent

Why Some Bacteria Turn Purple and Others Turn Pink: The Science of Gram Staining

A step-by-step look at one of microbiology’s most essential lab techniques — and what it actually reveals about bacterial cell walls.

Jun 13, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #microbiology #science #biology

BIO AI SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

Microbial Fuel Cells: Turning Waste into Watts

Written by Ryan Kumar

Jun 12, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #science #biology #microbiology

BIO TCH

TR Treasure Samede

Microbial Succession: How Invisible Communities Build, Change, and Replace Themselves

A step-by-step look at colonization, succession, and how microbes reshape environments after disturbance.

Jun 12, 2026 · 3 min read · 1 claps #microbiology #biotechnology #health

BIO GEN SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

Trading Cards Inside The Body

Written by Riya Chhaya

Jun 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #science #biology #microbiology

BIO TCH LIF SCI SOC

MO Morgan Severn

A love letter to ASM Microbe 2026

TLDR: Attend your society meetings, support science, and call your representatives to oppose the new OMB rules that will decimate American…

Jun 11, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #science #microbiology #science-communication

BIO SCI

HA Harshavardhini · Write A Catalyst

A Virus With a Virus Problem

The microscopic battle I never knew existed

Jun 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 85 claps paywalled #virus #microbiology #science

BIO GEN SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

Epigenetics: How Cells With the Same DNA Differentiate

Written by Eliana Fuchs

Jun 10, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #science #microbiology #biology

HUM BIO SCI

SA Santhoshivalli G S · No Time

A Drop of Sanitizer vs. Millions of Germs

The Science Behind Hand Sanitizers

Jun 10, 2026 · 4 min read · 50 claps #science #microbiology #learning

BIO SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

The Bacterium that ‘Played Dead’ to Survive

Written by Blain Melaku

Jun 09, 2026 · 2 min read · 11 claps #science #biology #microbiology

BIO

SO Society for Biological Engineering-VIT

Mirror Life and its Implications

-Riya Venkat

Jun 09, 2026 · 3 min read · 1 claps #mirror-life #biology #bacteriophages

BIO TCH SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

Gut microbiome: An Essential for the Human Body

Have you ever had indigestion and felt it’s just a part of life, like you just overate?

Jun 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #science #biology #gut-health

BIO SCI

TR Treasure Samede

Understanding Microbial Ecology: How Invisible Life Shapes Every Environment Around Us

Discover the hidden world of microbes and the vital roles they play in maintaining balance across natural and human-made environments.

Jun 08, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #microbiology #biology #ecosystem

BIO MED

TR Treasure Samede

Flukes and Schistosomiasis: Understanding the Hidden Threat of Trematode Infections

Exploring the life cycle, transmission, disease mechanisms, and global impact of parasitic flatworms that continue to affect millions of…

Jun 08, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #public-health #health #healthcare

BIO

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

The Microbiome of the Mouth

Written by Ethan Prabhu

Jun 07, 2026 · 3 min read · 1 claps #oral-health #microbiology

BIO MED

TR Treasure Samede

The Hidden Parasite in Contaminated Water: Giardia lamblia

Why this microscopic organism remains a global challenge for public health and sanitation.

Jun 07, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #public-health #health #healthcare

BIO MDA MED

TR Treasure Samede

Trichomonas vaginalis: The Overlooked Parasite Behind the World’s Most Common Non-Viral STI

Why millions are infected worldwide and why many cases go unnoticed.

Jun 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #public-health #health #healthcare

BIO

DR Dr. Asiia Vinograd

Staphylococcus Aureus USMLE Step 1 — High-Yield Guide for IMGs

By Dr. Asiia Vinograd, MD, PhD | USMLE Educator for IMGs

Jun 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #microbiology #usmle #medical-education

BIO SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

Scrub Typhus: A Hidden but Dangerous Infectious Disease

Written by Sarvagney Pandey

Jun 04, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #science #biology #microbiology

BIO SCI HUM

BO Botany Breakdown

How Legumes Recruit Bacteria to Make Fertilizer

Why peas and beans form an underground partnership with soil microbes.

Jun 04, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #botany #biochemistry #agriculture

BIO SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

Life in Deep Freeze: Ancient Microbes Preserved in Ice

Written by Aditi Kuthanoor

Jun 03, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #science #biology #microbiology

BIO SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

Are Plant-Based Vaccines the Future of Medicine?

Written by Yahya Usman

Jun 02, 2026 · 3 min read · 21 claps #science #biology #microbiology

BIO SCI TCH MED

TO Tokyo University of Science

Redesigning an Elusive Bacterial Enzyme into an Efficient Green Catalyst

Scientists engineer the CYP107J1 enzyme from Bacillus subtilis into a more practical tool for selective oxidation chemistry

Jun 02, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #biotechnology #biochemistry #chemical-engineering

BIO MKT SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

When Microbes Aren’t So Micro

Written by Nicole Shteynberg

Jun 01, 2026 · 3 min read · 1 claps #science #biology #microbiology

BIO GEN HUM SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

The Cell that Never Dies

Written by Esha Cheedella

May 31, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #science #biology #microbiology

SCI BIO TCH MDA

ZA Zahra Ailia

Space Microbiology: How Microgravity Alters Bacterial Growth, Survival, and Virulence

Outline & Essay

May 31, 2026 · 4 min read · 2 claps #microbiology #space #microorganisms

AI BIO HUM SCI

MI Microbioai Official

I Built an AI Specifically for Microbiology Students — Here’s Why: If you have ever sat the night…

"Meet MicrobioAI, the AI built exclusively for microbiology students and researchers."

May 31, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #ai-agent #ai #microbiology

BIO TCH GEN AI SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

Privacy of Home DNA Testing

Written by Sarvesh Raghuraman

May 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 4 claps #science #biology #microbiology

ART SCI BIO DSN

PR Pradeep Krishna Rao

The Biological Kernel: Why Planetary Survival Depends on Invisible Micro-Architectures

Beyond bees and earthworms, mapping the subterranean mycelial networks, the maternal microbiome, and bacterial decomposition to low-level…

May 29, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #systems-engineering #microbiology #ecology

AI BIO ECO GEN SCI

HA Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society

Shotgun Repurposing in Microbiology: How Metagenomics and AI-Driven Drug Reuse Are Redefining…

Written by Kundana Kommini

May 26, 2026 · 2 min read · 8 claps #microbiology #biology #science

BIO HUM SCI

VI Viraj Bandsode

The Memory of Microbes: What Resistance Teaches Us About Forgetting

On antimicrobial resistance, bacterial memory, and survival as the oldest philosophy

May 25, 2026 · 2 min read · 2 claps #science-writing #philosophy #microbiology

SOC HUM BIO SCI MDA

TH The Lab

From Lab to Growth: Belajar dari Kegagalan Pertama Membuat Media Mueller Hinton (MH)

Sebuah perjalanan dalam belajar, mencoba, gagal, dan terus bertumbuh di dunia laboratorium. Kiranya setiap proses yang tertuang dalam…

May 25, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #microbiology #laboratory #self-growth-journey

ART GEN HUM BIO SCI

MI Microbe Curious | Sam W

Sex and Mad Kings

The surprising reach of syphilis in fashion, madness, and empires

May 25, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #science #history #health

MED BIO SCI

MI Microbe Curious | Sam W

Sponging off mom

Bacteria shared between generations of marine sponges

May 23, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #science #microbiology #ecology

SCI ECO BIO

MI Microbe Curious | Sam W

Neon Skies and Marine Snow

Antarctic Life Aboard the Akademik Tryoshnikov

May 22, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #science #microbiology #climate-change

BIO SOC HUM TCH LIF SCI

BI BioTrace Lab

A Student’s First Day in an Analytical Lab: What to Expect

Walking into an analytical laboratory for the first time can feel exciting, intimidating, and slightly overwhelming all at once. For many…

May 22, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #training-lab #laboratory-internship #microbiology