What if there was an antibiotic that doesn't disrupt the gut microbiome? There is now. A discovery published nature today nature.com/articles/s4158… Paul Hergenrother and colleagues University of Illinois justsaysinmice

New in JB: Amelia Schmidt in the Patrick R. Secor lab describes a quick & easy method to cure P. aeruginosa clinical isolates of filamentous Pf prophage infections, which affects bacterial quorum sensing & virulence phenotypes. journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10.11… ASM JBacteriology Eds

I am delighted to share that I have been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure! I would like to thank everyone (lab members, students, colleagues, mentors, family, friends) who helped make this happen. I’m grateful to be able to keep doing science for years to come!

Editor's Choice: The newest addition to our History of Microbial Model Systems collection comes from Karen Visck and Alecia Septer and focuses on Vibrio fischeri. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jb… ASM JBacteriology Eds

Historian and award winning documentarian Ken Burns succinctly outlines the stakes of the 2024 election.

Go Xochitl!!!!!

Authors eligible for Active Contributor Track can now submit Minireviews to JB via this mechanism. Learn more here: journals.asm.org/journal/jb/act… (when you log into eJP to submit, there will be a note if you are ACT eligible - and we have emailed you!) ASM JBacteriology Eds

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Ancient Genomes Reveal Which Children the Maya Selected for Sacrifice nytimes.com/2024/06/12/sci…

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Molecular cloning: a ubiquitous and essential molecular biology technique. It's also the reason many scientists become superstitious, some equating cloning to witchcraft. But why, and does it have to be this way?

12-hour timelapse of American Airlines, Delta, and United plane traffic after what was likely the biggest IT outage in history forced a nationwide ground stop of the three airlines.

Every PI

Nothing but respect for my future president

Nobody.. Protein embedded in phospolipid bilayer ⬇️

How on earth did Scientific Reports approve this figure as an "uncropped" blot? #imageForensics

The timing of a panda..😅

Science Magazine - A ubiquitous mobile genetic element changes the antagonistic weaponry of a human gut symbiont sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagazin… Super cool findings from Laurie Comstock's lab. I had the honor to work with her.

A person’s character should be the most important decision on who should lead the nation. Donald Trump has proven his character through the fraud, the documented sexual assault and the evil he perpetuated on January 6th to overturn our democracy.