Kevin Blake, PhDinThe Quantastic JournalTop7 — 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 awardOct 105Oct 105
Kevin Blake, PhDFungus helps carnivorous plant digest its preyThe sundew plant’s “gut” microbiome aids insect prey capture and digestionSep 23Sep 23
Kevin Blake, PhDinThe Quantastic JournalNew Species of Plant Bacteria Reshapes Our Views on DNA OrganizationThe unorthodox way one bacterium organizes its genome blurs the line between “essential” chromosomes and “accessory” plasmids.Sep 39Sep 39
Kevin Blake, PhDWhat 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 15Aug 15
Kevin Blake, PhDOutpaced in the Evolutionary Arms RaceA fatal case of MDR E. coli bacteremia which twice adapted to evade antibiotic treatment in ~1 month.Aug 12Aug 12
Kevin Blake, PhDThe Gender Gap in Bacteria Named After ScientistsStudy finds that less than 15% of Bacteria and Archaea named after people were named after women.Aug 9Aug 9