Quantal Bioscience is a small company doing big things with tiny microbes. We love bringing the amazing world of microbiology and science research to all.
North Parramatta, Sydney
Joined May 2017
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Stage 6 Biology Ts - our new Microbiology in Depth program is ready. Focus on Antimicrobial Resistance provides you with a framework for Depth Studies that contribute to and extend the outcomes of Module 7: Infectious Diseases. Tues 31st July. [email protected].
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Just another reason to love microbiology! 😍 #microbe #art #agarart @ASMicrobiology teapawt.net/ABCscience/status/1002…
Looking forward to #conasta coming up next month in Sydney. Join us to build 'em, blast 'em and shine a light on biofilms in your classroom. #microbiologyinschools teapawt.net/ASMicrobiology/status/…
Bacteria were once thought to be lonely, independent unicellular organisms. This, of course, was a gross oversimplification. Bacteria aggregate to form multicellular communities that behave as a single organism & cooperate to keep this "self" alive. schaechter.asmblog.org/schae…
Hooray! We've just been awarded a WISE Grant to increase female participation in science in Greater Western Sydney. Ts, we're looking for three GWS schools with commercial kitchen facilities and female Ss to partner with us. Pls get in contact. Details - business.gov.au/Assistance/W…
Welcome back Ts to Term 2. Want to try something fresh in your classroom this term? Our next Microbiology in Schools: Skill UP, Fear NOT 1-day workshop for Stage 3 - 6 Ts and technicians is on next Tuesday 8th May. For details [email protected] #microinschools
Primary school teachers, let us bring the microbiology adventures to you! New for 2018, our Build & Blast a Biofilm microADVENTURE is a whole-of-school incursion that tailors to Ss across K – 6, with workshop times to suit you. Email [email protected] for details.
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Just one more sleep until Santa!
And then, the answer to the big question...have you been naughty or nice this year?
(With microbes, it's not always so easy to tell...)
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Films of Bacteria at Interfaces (FBI): Remodeling of Fluid Interfaces by P. aeruginosa | Scientific Reports nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
This study rings true with our observations in teaching science research to primary and high school students over the past year...it wasn't at what we expected but it really does seem that 'stretching' teaching makes the biggest difference in the younger students, & it's a joy. teapawt.net/gregwhitby/status/9434…
Another argument for why we need to take the early years of schooling seriously via @forbes forbes.com/sites/nickmorriso…
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@UTS_Science PhD student @d_bouzo and his mentors @nural_c and @ProfLizHarry are investigating the use of honey to combat the ever rising antibiotic resistant bacteria we are now facing, such as MRSA. Listen to Dans insightful interview on 2SER here: 2ser.com/using-manuka-honey-…
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Common yet crucial misunderstanding: Bacteria under threat from antibiotics don’t change by acquiring the trait of antibiotic resistance, thereby “outsmarting” us. Instead, what happens is that →→→ ow.ly/IHVA30h7vEv #superbugs
And almost every time we watch a child look down our awesome fluorescence microscope for the first time we hear them exclaim a variation of "Wow! It's like looking at the stars!" It's the amazement of recognising the scale (on either side) of the world around you. teapawt.net/SfAMtweets/status/9408…
'Nature composes some of her loveliest poems for the microscope and the telescope.' ~Theodore Roszak, Where the Wasteland Ends, 1972 #WednesdayWisdom
The complexity of biological interactions among the kingdoms of life...and beyond...are just stunning! teapawt.net/NatureRevMicro/status/…
An Aedes aegypti-associated fungus increases susceptibility to dengue virus by modulating gut trypsin activity @eLife elifesciences.org/articles/2…
Thanks to all the wonderful Ts we have met over the last three weeks through our Microbiology in Schools workshop - such enthusiasm for your science! That's it for our 2017 run but we'll be back in 2018 with more workshops starting in Feb, incl. Depth Studies. Happy holidays ☺
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New antibiotic found, only produced when two species are co-cultured.
Slava Epstein was right, we have to rethink the idea that there are no more antibiotics to find, and instead change the way we search for them. teapawt.net/currie_lab/status/9290…
Our new collaborative paper with the Bugni lab is out! Co-culture experiments helped us to find keyicin, a novel compound that selects agains Gram-positive bacteria. @wildtypeMC @ChemicalBiology pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021…
Want to be as Skilled UP in Microbiology in Schools as these teachers? Fear NOT, we have just 2 spots left for our last teacher professional development training session for 2017, on Wed 6th Dec. $250+GST. To book email [email protected]
Celebrating 200 @QuantalBio tweets. Microbiology...we're not just lichen it...we're lovin' it! :-)
