Jennifer Tsang
Jennifer Tsang is a postdoctoral research fellow studying antimicrobial resistance in the lab of James Kirby at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She blogs at The Microbial Menagerie. You can follower her on Twitter or on LinkedIn.
Website URL: http://microbialmenagerie.com
Friday, 16 June 2017 19:05
Paintings are a canvas for microbial life
As paintings age, they accumulate volatile hydrocarbons, dead or living cells, dust that breed fungal spores, and bacteria. This agglomeration of material serves as a nutrient source for a number of microbes and leads to biodeterioration.
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Friday, 12 May 2017 13:42
Out of sight, but not out of mind: the microbial world of caves
How did life as we know it come to be and how can caves help us understand the microbial world? Here, we take a look at how cave microbes give us clues into the evolution of aerobic life, extremophiles, and antimicrobial resistance.
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