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Kevin Blake, PhD

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The Quantastic Journal

Top7 — The First Protein Designed from Scratch: The Science Behind the 2024 Nobel Prize in…

On Baker’s 2003 work designing a new protein-cited by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in announcing the award

Oct 10

Ribbon diagram of the structure of Top7 protein.

Oct 10

Fungus helps carnivorous plant digest its prey

The sundew plant’s “gut” microbiome aids insect prey capture and digestion

Sep 23

Green leaf, covered in pink tentacles tipped with dew drop-like secretions, wraps around a fly.

Sep 23

Published in
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New Species of Plant Bacteria Reshapes Our Views on DNA Organization

The unorthodox way one bacterium organizes its genome blurs the line between “essential” chromosomes and “accessory” plasmids.

Sep 3

Schematic of A. ureilytica’s genome, with nine circular replicons shown at the same relative size. The plasmid pAU20rrn, the smallest replicon, encodes its sole copy of the 16S rRNA operon. Source

Sep 3

What is L. monocytogenes, the bacteria that causes listeria?

Everything you need to know about the foodborne pathogen behind the ongoing Boar’s Head listeria outbreak.

Aug 15

What is L. monocytogenes, the bacteria that causes listeria?

Aug 15

Outpaced in the Evolutionary Arms Race

A fatal case of MDR E. coli bacteremia which twice adapted to evade antibiotic treatment in ~1 month.

Aug 12

Outpaced in the Evolutionary Arms Race

Aug 12

The Gender Gap in Bacteria Named After Scientists

Study finds that less than 15% of Bacteria and Archaea named after people were named after women.

Aug 9

The Gender Gap in Bacteria Named After Scientists

Aug 9

Kevin Blake, PhD

Kevin Blake, PhD

Scientist + Writer. PhD microbiology. Articles about bacteria, genomics, computational biology, and evolution.

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