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Pink is our new purple passion

Pink is our new purple passion

Emile's powerful new cluster detection algorithm is churning genomes

Emile’s powerful new cluster detection algorithm is churning genomes

Pholiota spp. in Clintonville

Pholiota spp. in Clintonville

  I was driving to Whetstone Park of Roses yesterday evening when I spotted this cluster of freshly developed Pholiota spp. fruit bodies.  After some hunting online and in some guides, I believe these likely to be the Pholiota aurivella.  According…

Protoplasmic routes by Axel Cuevas Santamaría

Protoplasmic routes by Axel Cuevas Santamaría

https://axxvjs.wordpress.com/2016/02/22/protoplasmic-routes-by-vj-axx/

Tree Ear Fungus

Tree Ear Fungus

Found today in Glen Echo Park, Auricularia auricula-judae.

Reading older literature

Reading older literature

  Interesting to look back at eradication efforts for environmental pathogens. Figure shows where formalin was applied to treat Histoplasma. Formalin-1967-TOSH-259-65 Formalin2

Artist Axel Cuevas Santamaria making mazes for slime molds

https://axelcuevassantamaria.com/protoplasmicroutes/

Ben's paper asks if ancient human metallurgy left its signature in bacterial genomes

Ben’s paper asks if ancient human metallurgy left its signature in bacterial genomes

Evolution of a heavy metal homeostasis/resistance island reflects increasing copper stress in Enterobacteria

Bryan blows our minds with population level genomic diversity

Bryan blows our minds with population level genomic diversity

Enoki Mushroom

Enoki Mushroom

  Found this little flush of Flammulina velutipes near Olentangy Trail about 8 hours ago.