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Microbial Farming by Alex G.
When I was a kid I loved magic, the mixing of potions and the endless combinations of spells fascinated me, so it was not a surprise...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Apr 162 min read
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Tiny Earth: Minecraft Version by Audrey D.
For my #SciComm project, I chose to recreate several of the tests that we performed in the lab in the game Minecraft. I chose to use...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Apr 161 min read
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A Photo Montage by Maddy B.
From day one in the Tiny Earth Project, I decided I was going to take as many photos as possible. One reason I did this was because when...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Apr 162 min read
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Read the Signs by Samantha S. and Lorence R
We chose to focus our #SciComm project on the antibiotic resistance crisis portrayed through a cartoon we made using BioRender. We chose...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Apr 161 min read
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Original Artwork by Ryder H.
Our project has been looking at the natural antibiotic discovery pipeline and how environmental microbes are a large contributor to...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Apr 161 min read
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Tiny but Mighty: My Journey into Microbial Discovery with the Tiny Earth Project by Sarah
Sarah's safe ESKAPE testing! When most people think of bacteria, they probably imagine illness or dirty surfaces. But through the Tiny...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Apr 162 min read
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From Soil to Spotlight: The Streptomycete That Shined by Alexis L.P.
As a student enrolled in BIO 145, I have had the privilege to participate in the Tiny Earth Project. Tiny Earth is an organization that...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Apr 163 min read
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Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Apr 160 min read
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Bacteria Are Plotting… and We’re the Drama! Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance and Why Stewardship Matters by Citlalli G.
Have you ever been prescribed an oral antibiotic from your doctor and never finished the entire bottle? I can attest that I, like many,...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Apr 162 min read
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THE ESKAPE by Natalie F
My #SciComm project is a parody/redrawing of a poster for John Carpenter’s 1982 film, The Thing. Instead of the titular ‘Thing’, however,...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Apr 161 min read
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My Experiences as a Tiny Earthling by Monica E.
Potential Antibiotic Producers Isolates in Week 6 of the Tiny Earth Project in Spring 2025 BIO 145 The overuse of broad-spectrum...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Apr 161 min read
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The Positives and Gram Negatives of Potato Dextrose Agar by Noah N.
Selecting the right type of growth media is an essential decision to the process of culturing any bacterial samples. Various media have...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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A Painting by Evelyn M.
Microbes are the first living organism to have arose on Earth, providing the biological foundation for Earth’s massive biodiversity. In...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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Humanity Always Finds a Way by Natalie W
I created this piece (done in colored pencil, graphite, and permanent marker) as a way to show all of the different streams of research...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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Self-Embodiment of Antibiotic Detection by Mark V.
The picture illustrated above is a water-based marker and watercolor on paper entitled "Self-embodiment of Antibiotic Detection." I chose...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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A #SciComm Project by Caitlin T.
There are many microbes out in the world that many scientists have not tested or discovered which is why studying microbial diversity...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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Small World, Big Threat by Alex S.
A shrinking world connects us all more each passing day, and likely in ways we seldom consider. Products reach us from afar, and in no...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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#SciComm: Screening for Antibiotic Production by Banoo R.
The topic of my #SciComm project was about my own personal experience within the Tiny Earth Project.More specifically, I wanted to showca...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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A Blog Post by Adrian M.
As a senior biology student at Sacramento State taking Dr. Gonzalez-Orta's Diversity of Microorganisms class, I have come to the...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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Inspiring Others to Join the Battle by Jenny L.
Did you know there are more than 2.8 million infections that occur annually in the U.S. caused by germs (bacteria, not viruses)...

Enid Gonzalez-Orta
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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