I& #39;m TAing for @tjsharpton& #39;s Human Microbiome course this term. I& #39;m grading an assignment where the students found "an artistic medium that represents - even if in a very abstract or remote way - some aspect of microbiome". This was the most fun assignment to grade! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦠" title="Microbe" aria-label="Emoji: Microbe">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖌️" title="Lower left paintbrush" aria-label="Emoji: Lower left paintbrush">
I thought I would share some of their incredible finds:

Every work of art has its own microbiome. Most could use a probiotic.
Italian scientists analyzed the microbial colonization on a historic easel painting. https://www.popsci.com/art-microbiome-decay-probiotic/">https://www.popsci.com/art-micro...
Microbial Me is an on-going art and science project made up of a series of sculptures in agar, and swabs from the surface of skin, to make the invisible world visible. https://www.mellissafisher.com/ ">https://www.mellissafisher.com/">...
Antoine Dore, "The Hunt for a Healthy Microbiome."

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00193-3">https://www.nature.com/articles/...
Gaby D& #39;allesandro, "The Garden in Your Gut"

http://www.gabydalessandro.com/gardeninyourgut/">https://www.gabydalessandro.com/gardeniny...
François-Joseph Lapointe: microbiome "selfies" using sample data sequenced from his own microbiome.
Balbusso twins, "A gut feeling"

https://balbussotwins.myportfolio.com/graphic-style-a-gut-feeling-medical-article">https://balbussotwins.myportfolio.com/graphic-s...
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