Pause for station identification
Yup. Another year and a half has gone by since my last station identification. So much has happened and so little has changed since then. MeWho am I? I’m ...
Tag: practical microbes
Pause for station identification
A year and half has gone by since my last station identification. So I thought it might be a good time for me to update things. Me Hello. My name is Charlie Sch...
Pause for station identification
As I am sort of feeling my brain starting to reactivate my writing muscles, I thought now would be a good time for a station identification. No need to panic. I...
Pause for station identification
Time for my periodic pause for station identification. Me Hello, folks. My name is Charlie Schick. I am Director, Business Development, Healthcare, at Atigeo. I...
Looking back on 2012: I am a “fermentos”
At the start of each year, I write down a few things I’d like to accomplish or focus on for the year. Usually, it’s a behavior I’d like to see improve or do mor...
Incorporating microorganisms into polymer layers provides bioinspired functional living materials
“Artificial two-dimensional biological habitats were prepared from porous polymer layers and inoculated with the fungus Penicillium roqueforti to provide ...
Probiotic-prebiotic combination may ease eczema in kids: Study
“Supplements containing a combination of Lactobacillus salivarius and fructo-oligosaccharide for eight weeks were associated with significant reductions i...
Trend: Probiotics, and a commentary
When I lived in the US in the 90s, it was hard to find live-culture yogurt in supermarkets (you could find them in natural food stores, of course). The only one...
Fortify your poop – Transfaunation
As you know, I’m always looking for practical uses of microbes. One that I stumbled upon a long while back was “transfaunation”, or, seeding o...
Waste Water + Bacteria = Clean Energy – ScienceNOW
“For the first time, researchers have sustainably produced hydrogen gas, a potential source of clean energy, using only water and bacteria. The challenge ...