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Manny Varela
@mvarel01.bsky.social
Professor, Author, Book Lover
Our latest book chapter is out! 😀🧬⚗ The chapter's title is "Quinolone and Colistin Resistance in Escherichia coli: Occurrence, Mechanisms, and Future Challenges," and the book is "Antibiotic Residue and Resistance in Seafood Safety and Quality."

doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Quinolone and Colistin Resistance in Escherichia coli: Occurrence, Mechanisms, and Future Challenges
Antimicrobial resistance in bacterial microorganisms has emerged as a considerable challenge to human well-being in the twenty-first century. Bacteria resistant to multiple drugs are becoming responsi...
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April 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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March 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Oh, hello!! 😀

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March 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
No. That's not a typo. Yes. You read correctly. I am reading a paper in Nature Communications about BORG! 😵‍💫👽🟦🧬
March 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
February 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🧬 mRNA is naturally found in your cells and helps make the proteins you need to survive. mRNA vaccines use this same process to teach your body how to fight viruses—without using the actual virus, so they can’t cause infection.
February 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I started out with nothing!

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February 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!

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February 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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January 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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You missed our series about unnoticed, but influential female scientists in microbiology that were honoured by naming a bacterium after them?
Here is the basic information about the 26 women and their groundbreaking work 👉 www.dsmz.de/collection/honouring-women-in-science

#herstory #WomenInScience
January 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Be mesmerized as two supermassive black holes, each millions of times heavier than our Sun, warp the universe’s fabric in a gravitational ballet.

This stunning visualization, brought to you by NASA GSFC, Jeremy Schnittman, and Brian P. Powell, showcases the intricate dance of these cosmic giants.
January 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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“Shot in the Arm”

A scientifically informed, yet compassionate Documentary on the curious and costly phenomenon of Vaccine Hesitancy

Now streaming (free) on PBS
[Video; 90 mins]
www.pbs.org/video/shot-i...
January 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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#OnThisDay in 1885 one of the founders of the Microbiology Society was born. Marjory Stephenson was a distinguished pioneer of chemical microbiology and contributed greatly to the development of research in bacterial metabolism. Learn more about Marjory: https://microb.io/3JX3rCL
Marjory Stephenson: a short history
Established in 1953, this award is named after Marjory Stephenson, Co-Founder and second President of the Microbiology Society. Learn more about her here.
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January 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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January 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I've been meaning to post these twilight images for a while. Here they are. 😀
January 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Greetings! For my first post on Bluesky, I'd like to share a favorite of my books.😀

novapublishers.com/shop/the-lif...
The Life and Times of the World’s Most Famous Female Scientists – Nova Science Publishers
novapublishers.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM