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[The traveling bacteria] Brewing Sake

Sake is probably one of the most iconic Japanese alcohols. It is referred to as rice wine, but unlike wine where the sugar present in the grapes is fermented into alcohols, sake is produced in a process closer to beer brewing where the starch present in the rice is transformed…
Adrien
January 25, 2018
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Microbial Advent Calendar – A review

Now that I can move my neck properly again it's time to have a look back on my Microbial Advent Calendar attempt. The exercise was to produce a small blog post a day, for 24 days, about a cool microbiology fact/paper related anywhere from close to pretty far from the…
Adrien
January 3, 2018
Fun

Microbial Advent Calendar – 21 Cheesy Bacteria

Yes! I made that pun! As a Frenchmen abroad I wonder why it took me so long to come up with today's theme for the Microbial Advent Calendar. For day 21 we look at the rightfully placed fascination of scientists with cheese and their associated microorganisms. There is so much…
Adrien
December 21, 2017
Fun

Microbial Advent Calendar – 20 From to Pole to Pole

So yes I am trying to catch up with my Microbial advent Calendar and No, I am not redoing the same as day 06 of the Microbial Advent Calendar... NO WAIT!! COME BACK!! I swear, it different and it's linked in a nice way! (At least I think it is...)…
Adrien
December 21, 2017
Fun

Microbial Advent Calendar – Missing days ?

For those who followed the Microbial Advent Calendar, I apologize for the missing few days, I was on a visit in Lausanne, Switzerland. Please accept this beautiful picture of the Lac Lémant. I will try to catch up, but I promise nothing.
Adrien
December 20, 2017
Fun

Microbial Advent Calendar – 14 Ice Worms

On the planet of Arrakis, in Frank Herbert's novel Dune, giant desert worms roam around the planet leaving the very precious spice behind them. On a scale closer than fiction, earth as its very own the ice worms! And we are going to have a glance at their microbiota in…
Adrien
December 14, 2017
Fun

Microbial Advent Calendar – 13 the forgotten day

Folks, you took the time to come on my website instead of checking twittter, I am verry touch, but I am also very very sorry.... Due to poorly managed life scheduling, I have to skip day 13 of the Microbial Advent Calendar I will be back tomorrow with some new…
Adrien
December 13, 2017
Fun

Microbial Advent Calendar – 12 Past in Ice

Day 12 of the Microbial Advent Calendar is a story looking into Alaska's past by looking into its permafrost. The permafrost is soil, rock or sediment that is frozen for more than two consecutive years. It generally occurs in regions where the climate average is zero degrees Celsius for most…
Adrien
December 12, 2017