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Eliza_coli
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Microbiologist now #Illustrator; Give #Science clarity, impact & pictures; Portfolio lizawolfson.co.uk ⭐commissions open from JAN 2026⭐ #SciArt #Microbiology #scicomm she/they 🏳️‍🌈

Bristol, England · https://campsite.bio/eliza_coli
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Eliza_coli @eliza-coli.bsky.social · Sep 17
Hello everyone - count me in for a #SciArt #ArtShare. I'm a microbiologist turned scientific illustrator. I like to draw and paint and print all things microbes - not technically invertebrates, but they've got no backbone... 😉
Vector illustration of brightly coloured microbes in a purple sea of ideas, processes and environments. The microbes are bold and orange, yellow, green, red-purple and blue purple. There are hints of light bulbs, ribosomes, DNA bases, farming, root systems, specimen tubes, petri dishes, water treatment, intestines, pills, cogs... A purple tube - the gastrointestinal tract, covered with purple villi and red bacteria. In the foreground, there is a yellow scientist wielding a cyclopeptide bow, firing a cyclopeptide arrow upwards at a red bacterium, which breaks its shell, with orangey red contents spilling out and shards of cell wall falling everywhere. Cartoon of Jekyll (blue, worried, on the left side) turning into Hyde (red, scary bloodshot eyes and pointy teeth on the right side) as a rod shaped bacterium. It is holding a green bubbling test tube. Bacterial ghosts are in the background, which is blue/purple Orange/pink star on a black background. The star is made of orange bacteria of different shapes with purple phage mixed in.
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mostlymicrobes.bsky.social
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
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biodivlibrary.bsky.social
🐠 Help #GiveBHLWings. After nearly two decades under the Smithsonian, BHL must become independent by 1 Jan. Your donation helps us take flight and keep 500 years of biodiversity knowledge accessible. 🧪 📖 #GivingTuesday #ILoveBHL #BHLTransition 💚 Give today: ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/GiveBHL...
An historic illustration of a brown flying lizard
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
eliza-coli.bsky.social
Such a beautiful comic about failing beautifully @crucialcomix.bsky.social here:
www.crucialcomix.com/comic/failin...
Failing Beautifully
Pole dance taught me to embrace myself—even what I’d seen as my failures.
www.crucialcomix.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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planetdr.bsky.social
So a while ago we got a department goose and wellllll things have been escalating

I do wonder what they are plotting
A bunch of large stuffed animals sitting around a table. From left to rightish- a giant teddy bear, the teddy bear’s teddy bear, the teddy bear’s teddy bear’s teddy bear, the teddy bear’s teddy bear’s teddy bear’s tardigrade, a goose (Huge Goose), an axolotl (Lottie) and a flamingo (Duchess)
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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who.int
To keep antibiotics effective for everyone, here’s what NOT to do:

❌ Do not use antibiotics for colds, flu or sore throats. Antibiotics do not treat viruses.
❌ Do not share your antibiotics with others.
❌ Do not save leftover antibiotics for use later.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4otAEcV
A bright red WHO graphic with the title “Don’t” in a white speech bubble. Below it are text bubbles: • “Don’t use antibiotics for common cold, flu and sore throats. They don’t treat viruses.” • “Don’t share it with others.” • "Don’t save antibiotics for later.” At the bottom, bold text reads: “Make smart choices.” and “Protect life-saving medicines for everyone.”
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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smartalyk.bsky.social
DAY 170
SPECIES 170 - Thermotoga petrophila
STAGE: Bacteria
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, HWC & DS Watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow Pencil

T. petrophila is a hyperthermophilic, anaerobic, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped, fermentative heterotroph

#sciart #watercolor #bacteria #painting #art #paint
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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origamiorganelles.bsky.social
Learn about the #protist amoeba by making our paper model! Find out more here: origamiorganelles.com/collections/...

#EduSky #amoeba #eukaryote #eukaryoticcell #iteachbio #biologyteacher
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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markowenmartin.bsky.social
This amazed me at #ASMCUE. I need things like this!!!
November 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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jensorensen.bsky.social
Latest comic: Climate Silence
AS THE COP3O CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE IN BRAZIL, WE SEEM TO BE TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE LESS AND LESS IN THE US. WHY? SCREAMING CROX NEWS ANCHOR: HOAX! SCAM! AGENDA! PLOY! PUNDIT: FOR SOME REASON, VOTERS DON'T CARE ABOUT IT, SO CANDIDATES SHOULDN'T BRING IT UP. METEOROLOGIST: I GET DEATH THREATS WHEN I MENTION IT, SO NOW I JUST TALK ABOUT CLOUDS. BIG MEDIA CO. EXECUTIVE: DOESN'T GET CLICKS! GOTTA GET CLICKS AND EYEBALLS! WOMAN AT KITCHEN SINK: I JUST PREFER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. HEY, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WATER? BILLIONAIRE: I HAVE MY LUXURY DOOMSDAY BUNKERS, SO HUMANITY WILL SURVIVE. IF BY "HUMANITY" YOU MEAN ME.
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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quantamagazine.bsky.social
“Decay” is a word that shows up often in science. 🧵

1/12
November 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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markowenmartin.bsky.social
I am going to have my #Bio350 #Micronauts sign this pillowcase soon as a memento of my last microbiology course at the University of Puget Sound. #Memories. @univpugetsound @ASMicrobiology @microbe.tv MicrobialCentrism
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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socialinfluenza.bsky.social
On the fifth day of Christmas, a virus gave to me…
A paper design for cutting out some sort of snowflake
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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socialinfluenza.bsky.social
Four vaccine platforms…
A snowflake-like picture of the four major vaccine platforms developed and used in response to SARS-CoV-2 (clockwise from top L): a protein subunit vaccine, an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus particle, a lipid nanoparticle mRNA vaccine (the design in the previous post) and an adenoviral vector-based vaccine. The box is approximately 240 nm on each side, less than a four thousandth of a millimetre.
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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socialinfluenza.bsky.social
Three genome segments…
A snowflake-like picture of Heartland virus, with its three genome segments slightly whimsically shown as hearts. The box is approximately 150 nm on each side, less than a six thousandth of a millimetre.
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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socialinfluenza.bsky.social
Two twinned capsids, and…
A snowflake-like picture of a geminivirus, a plant virus with a particularly beautiful double-capsid structure. Shown in a box which is approximately 50 nm on each side, or a twenty-thousandth of a millimetre.
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
eliza-coli.bsky.social
Follow Ed's days of viral Christmas and get a new virus snowflake pattern every day! #sciart #microsky
socialinfluenza.bsky.social Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 10d
On the first day of Christmas, a virus gave to me...
A paper design for cutting out some sort of snowflake
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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socialinfluenza.bsky.social
... a world that is too small to see
A snowflake-like picture of an adenovirus, in a box that is approximately 200 nm (a five thousanth of a millimetre) on each side.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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socialinfluenza.bsky.social
On the first day of Christmas, a virus gave to me...
A paper design for cutting out some sort of snowflake
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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socialinfluenza.bsky.social
FIIIIVE TIIINY RIIIIIIINGS…
A snowflake-like picture of five anelloviruses (named for their ring shaped circular genomes) - extremely common blood-borne viruses which, despite infecting almost everyone alive, do not appear to cause any disease and so went entirely unnoticed for decades. The box is approximately 200 nm on each side, or a five thousandth of a millimetre.
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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microbiologysociety.org
We are delighted to announce Microbiology Horizons, the new title connecting microbiology with data science, engineering, social science and other disciplines to address global challenges. Read the full announcement: microb.io/4o8FyuX
Visual description: Invitation for people to discover the Microbiology Society's new journal: Microbiology Horizons. In the image, the cover design of Microbiology Horizons is also visible, emphasising cutting-edge microbiology research and solutions.
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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who.int
Follow these steps to help keep antibiotics effective for everyone:

✅ Only take antibiotics prescribed for you
✅ Ask if the prescribed antibiotics are the preferred first-line treatment
✅ Prevent infections by washing your hands and getting vaccinated

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4otAEcV
Infographic titled “Do” with a check mark. It lists actions for responsible antibiotic use: – “Only take antibiotics prescribed for you.” – “Ask if your prescribed antibiotics are the preferred first-line treatment.” – “Prevent infections by washing your hands, and getting vaccinated.” Additional text bubbles read: “Use antibiotics wisely.” and “Handle with care.”
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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contamclub.bsky.social
Look out for an exciting announcement later…. 👀 #ContamCalendar
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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rachelignotofsky.bsky.social
Prehistoric Art Prints: All 9 Prints featuring scenes from the Cambrian Period all the way to the Cretaceous!

Grab all 9 art prints in my shop here:

www.etsy.com/listing/4405...

#prehistoric #iceage #fossiladdict #evolution #fossil #sciart
November 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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odedrechavi.bsky.social
People in the audience looking at the y-axis labels
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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bernoid.bsky.social
Bulgaria inquinans - Black Bulgar. Shiny little tree buttons. #FungiFriends #FungiFriday
Bulgaria inquinans - Black Bulgar.
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM