Microbiome Explorer Gifts

"He's very proud of his stomach's 'good bacteria'."

Want to hear a secret? Every time they put a nut in my mouth, I give it a little lick.

"Its not going to be easy t game the microbes in your intestines for the need to embezzle large sums of money."

Randall couldn't wait to see what else the 'Magic Trash Can' could make disappear.

"Can you tell the oak tree to tell the birch tree to tell the elm tree I said hi?"

"We mustn't interfere, Larry. Just let nature take its course."

"Where do you think we are in the food chain right now?"

'Waiter, there's a Fly-Agaric in my soup.'

Biodiversity

'A geneticist laid bare my genetic blueprint, and I feel violated.'

Lyme Disease Research Lab

"Ever killed a man?"

Friendly bacteria

'Walking your pet amoeba again, Henry?'

Genetically Altered Salmon (and other foods) Research

Just what is it that amoebas really want.

"We're using genetic engineering to modify the molecular structure of a plant's natural cellulose. We convert selected parts of the plant into plastic!"

'This is quite a thrill. I've never been on electron microscope before.'

"Killer? Is that what they call us? Eh don't say killer tiger or killer charm or killer wolf."

Frank & Ernest Nucri-Cops. Any luck cracking the conspiracy case? Not yet. There's no DNA evidence to implicate the guilty parties. We couldn't charge the neutron, so we had to let him go. The shyness gene won't talk, and the cholesterol molecule is sticking to his story. The vaccine molecule is our last hope -- he might agree to testify. But first he wants to talk about immunity.

Biodiversity in the Antarctic

Being the gentleman he was, Brian insisted on paying in restaurants even though he suddenly realised that dating a bacterium was going to be more expensive than he first thought.

Adios Amoebas

Scientist to scientist looking in microscope: 'Be careful - they sense fear.'

"Thanks Mum, but I prefer to use twitter to enlarge the microcosms of daily life."

A flower beats up another flower - Genetically Engineered plants tend to be more aggressive than naturally grown ones.

'What do you want to be when you grow up?'

"What I really hate is preventive medicine. They go after us before we even do anything."

Home Sweet Ecosystem

"The doctor will see you now."

"Shake it and climate change occurs."

Tetracycline: Bicycle built for 4 organisms.'

"These grapes are a bit funny."

"You've heard of that new virus that's been going around? It's me!"

'The Amaryllis and the carpenter bee have a symbiotic relationship. That means they're best buddies.'