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The Guild of Scientific Troubadours

grant balfour

ex scientia, sono

science & medicine

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A vaccine against salmonella

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2025/02/18

Food Safety Magazine reports on University of Florida researchers who are closing in on a medicine that could prevent potentially lethal, antibiotic-resistant food poisoning …… Read the rest “A vaccine against salmonella” The post A vaccine against salmonella first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: La Esperanza Del Río, Micrasterias...

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2025/02/17

This is a star algae, Micrasterias truncata, as photographed very recently and uploaded to the Flickr Commons collection, “Encyclopedia of Life images.” The description… Read the rest “Science Art: La Esperanza Del Río, Micrasterias Truncata, Turberas De Peñayerre” The post Science Art: La Esperanza Del Río, Micrasterias Truncata, Turberas De Peñayerre first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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NASA Mars rover spots “possibilities for microbial...

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2025/02/16

Mashable carries news from NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has found traces that ancient ripples left on primordial lake beds, which prove that far from being an ice-covered badland,… Read the rest “NASA Mars rover spots “possibilities for microbial habitability.””The post NASA Mars rover spots “possibilities for microbial habitability.” first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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So here’s *why* vaccines don’t cause autism.

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2025/02/06

We are at a point where this had to be published, but Stat has here gathered the actual data into one easy-to-read explainer for why we actually do really, truly know that vaccinations don’t… Read the rest “So here’s *why* vaccines don’t cause autism.”The post So here’s *why* vaccines don’t cause autism. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Get better searches by swearing at Google.

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2025/02/03

How are we teaching the learning-machines to speak? Ars Technica reports on the discovery (or revelation, maybe) that it’s possible to do away with that infuriating, inaccurate… Read the rest “Get better searches by swearing at Google.” The post Get better searches by swearing at Google. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Cystoidea, by Ernst Haeckel

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2025/02/03

This is one of the plates from the 100 illustrations in Kunst-Formen der Natur, or “Art Forms in Nature,” by Ernst Haeckel, a scientist – or philosopher of science –… Read the rest “Science Art: Cystoidea, by Ernst Haeckel” The post Science Art: Cystoidea, by Ernst Haeckel first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Asteroid Bennu rich in ancient life-sustaining stuff.

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2025/01/30

IFL Science reports on the 121-gram sample that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe collected from Asteroid Bennu — a handful of dirt that shows a wealth of chemicals necessary to form… Read the rest “Asteroid Bennu rich in ancient life-sustaining stuff.”The post Asteroid Bennu rich in ancient life-sustaining stuff. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Tuberculosis in Kansas City.

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2025/01/29

Reuters has what seems like a nostalgic headline from the 1800s, but no, it’s happening now. There’s an outbreak of consumption – that is, tuberculosis – underway… Read the rest “Tuberculosis in Kansas City.” The post Tuberculosis in Kansas City. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Boulder ejected from Halemaumau, at...

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2025/01/27

Such was science in 1925. A man in a fedora and tie, pointing at impact craters on the ground, standing next to a large rock, resting one foot on it in fact. He’s probably a geologist …… Read the rest “Science Art: Boulder ejected from Halemaumau, at Kīlauea, May 11, 1925” The post Science Art: Boulder ejected from Halemaumau, at Kīlauea, May 11, 1925 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Bird flu still spreading in cats.

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2025/01/24

Scientific American is still following the progress of the H5N1 flu virus, and finding it’s spreading more than anyone would want — especially if you happen to be a bird: Avian … Read the rest “Bird flu still spreading in cats.” The post Bird flu still spreading in cats. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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SONG: They Can Make It Rain Bombs (a penitential...

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2025/01/24

SONG: “They Can Make It Rain Bombs” . (OGG version here.) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: This isn’t based on any recent research. It’s a penitential cover for being late… Read the rest “SONG: They Can Make It Rain Bombs (a penitential Camper Van Chadbourne cover)” The post SONG: They Can Make It Rain Bombs (a penitential Camper Van Chadbourne cover) first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Reconstrucción de Tuzoia canadensis, con...

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2025/01/20

This is an image from one of the ages before dinosaurs. I found it by looking for Anomalocaris, which was a sort of terrifying sea predator that was something like an armored cuttlefish, or… Read the rest “Science Art: Reconstrucción de Tuzoia canadensis, con Anomalocaris atrás, 2022.” The post Science Art: Reconstrucción de Tuzoia canadensis, con Anomalocaris atrás, 2022. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Tricking the immune system into attacking tumors.

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2025/01/18

Nature reports on Chinese researchers who found a way to make the body get rid of cancer — by disguising tumors as transplanted pig organs, so the body rejects them: Immunologist and … Read the rest “Tricking the immune system into attacking tumors.” The post Tricking the immune system into attacking tumors. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Sustainable superglue.

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2025/01/18

Science Daily has news from Colorado State chemical researchers, who’ve found an adhesive that does the work of superglue, but is “biodegradable, tunable, and reusable”… Read the rest “Sustainable superglue.” The post Sustainable superglue. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Earth’s Shadow and Penumbra in Sections,...

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2025/01/13

This delightful diagram appears on a page of A New Astronomy For Beginners that also has an almanac of “Important Future Eclipses” from 1898 (January 22, East African and India)… Read the rest “Science Art: Earth’s Shadow and Penumbra in Sections, 1898.” The post Science Art: Earth’s Shadow and Penumbra in Sections, 1898. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Thanksgiving Theremin: Cihan Gulbuduk, “Lacrimosa...

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2024/11/29

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Thanksgiving Theremin: Carolina Eyck and Clarice...

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2024/11/28

Cellist Clarice Jensen joins thereminist Carolina Eyck for the songs “Delphic,” “Three Leos,” and “Frequencies.”The post Thanksgiving Theremin: Carolina Eyck and Clarice Jensen, Tiny Desk Concert. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Cute crustacean named after a brewery (with a briny...

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2024/11/28

The Guardian has news from New Zealand, where marine biologists have just discovered a new species of isopod, and decided the publicize the little critter’s [...] The post Cute crustacean named after a brewery (with a briny beer). first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Four people can see clearly thanks to stem-cell...

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2024/11/28

Science Alert reports on a successful experiment that has restored vision to multiple people with cornea damage by using a new stem-cell transplant technique: Four [...] The post Four people can see clearly thanks to stem-cell transplants first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Ophiactis tricolor: a, arboral view; b,...

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2024/11/25

These are brittle stars, photographed in the 1920s for the Records of the South Australia Museum. These specific ones are from “Dr. Verco’s collection in [...] The post Science Art: Ophiactis tricolor: a, arboral view; b, oral view of holotype. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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