A little known issue in indoor microbiology: degradation of paper & risks to...
Though much of the work on microbiology of the built environment focuses on health in some way, there are other reasons to be interested in “Who are the microbes in your neighborhood.” One of them is...
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Using bacteria to help restore works of art
Next in my ongoing series of posts related to beneficial microbes in the built environment… using Pseudomonas to restore 17th century Italian frescoes. Apparently these particular frescoes were...
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More on microbes and art: Mold attack on frescoes and stone walls of Gradac...
For those interested in microbes and art, here is an article for you: Mold attack on frescoes and stone walls of Gradac monastery The PDF of the article is available here. Basically they looked at...
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“The Febrile Muse” focusing on “Portrayal of Infectious Diseases in...
The Febrile Muse is today’s microBEnet microbiology blog of the day. The blog focuses on the “Portrayal of Infectious Diseases in Literature and the Arts” according to the tagline. The author, who is...
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Microbiology of the built environment project meets art: moldy city of bread
I just love this. Saw a post on twitter from Glyn Moody Mouldering city built of bread is a metaphor for Earth without humans – bit.ly/19vEkjT striking — Glyn Moody (@glynmoody) June 1, 2013 So I...
View ArticleArt and microbiology meet again but not in the way you might have expected
Well, I have always told people that we need more mixing of art and science. In recent years we have seen lots of attempts to do some sort of art inspired by – or even incorporating – microbes. But...
View ArticleAdvice wanted: how to hire an artist for “open” work but best support the artist
So – we are hoping to hire an artist to do some contract work for “Gut Check” the microbiome game. And we need some help and advice. We would like the game and all the art associated it to be...
View ArticleLooking back at 2014 under the microscope
For those folks who spend most of our time looking at code, charts and graphs, it’s always fun to look at what folks are doing with imaging and microscopy. Advances in sequencing technology have...
View ArticleWarning: gigantic microbes on the wall of the Colosseum starting Sept 17
OK, so they are not actually gigantic bacteria. But this is just really a great idea: The Colosseum becomes a living artwork – powered by its own bacteria | Art and design | The Guardian Now the arena...
View ArticleArtist creates solid block of Beijing smog
As Beijing experiences its first “Red Alert” smog emergency, an aptly-timed bit of quirky performance art is making the round on Chinese social media and the English-language press today. A artist from...
View ArticleMicrobiology and Nature in Video Games
Amanita Design is a company that draws from nature in its game design. Here is a news article from The Guardian that goes in depth on their game design features and how microbiology, insects, and...
View ArticleMicrobiome Art by Joana Ricou
We’ve written about Joana Ricou before on this blog, and here she is again. This time with an exhibit featuring oil paintings representing human bodies and their microbiomes. The linked article also...
View ArticleEveryone needs their microbe art fix: 10 Ways To Boost Your Microbiota On Etsy
Worth a look – everyone should get their Art and Microbes fix on: 10 Ways To Boost Your Microbiota On Etsy | the vexed muddler
View ArticleNew papers on Microbiology of the Built Environment, August 27, 2016
Microbes found in ambulances Not surprisingly, bacteria could be detected after swabbing surfaces in ambulances. Detection and characterization of surface microbial contamination in emergency...
View ArticleLove the #AgarArt contest from ASM …
Made a little Storify highlighting some posts people have made about the AgarArt contest from ASM [View the story “#AgarArt contest from @asmicrobiology” on Storify]
View ArticleDo microbes hate art?
There is a very interesting article by Kate Baggaley in Popular Science from a few weeks ago that is definitely worth a look. “Bacteria and fungi are a menace to paintings, sculptures, and ancient...
View ArticleInteresting #bioart; “Bacteria from 300-year-old Ovid poetry volume inspires...
Came across this pretty interesting story today, an article in the Guardian entitled “Bacteria from 300-year-old Ovid poetry volume inspires ‘bio-artist'”. Basically the artist found an old book, and...
View ArticleCool exhibit at Harvard: “Microbial Life: A Universe at the Edge of Sight.”
Neat article in the Harvard Gazette about an awesome-sounding exhibit, “Microbial Life: A Universe at the Edge of Sight.”. Put together by Roberto Kolter and Scott Chimileski, the exhibit highlights...
View ArticleMicrobes damaging your artwork – is it time for ArtProbiotics?
Scientists found an army of microbes feeding on a 17th-century canvas. Then they declared war. Source: Bacteria spores can kill painting-eating bacteria Interesting applied use of bacteria discussed in...
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