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Research News – 10 – Microbiome
What happens after we die. What is the microbiome signature of a human being ?
1. Internally derived microbes are the major control on internal preservation
Gut microbes are the main driver of tissue decay when animals die, and were probably important for preserving soft-tissue anatomy in fossil animals.
Philip Donoghue at the University of Bristol, UK, and his colleagues studied the brine shrimp and monitored its decay (pictured, middle and right) under various conditions. They found that soon after death, the shrimp’s gut wall breaks open and bacteria spill out into the body cavity. The bacteria form sticky aggregates, or biofilms, that gradually replace shrimp tissue and contain mineral deposits, as revealed by microscopy. This mineralization is a key step in tissue preservation in fossils. Evolution of the gut led to an explosion in both animal diversity and the abundance of fossils, the authors say. Royal Society Publishing Proceedings B. 13 May 2015. Open access.
Because I could not stop for death
My dear friend Shaku, who had taught English for 30 years, read her favourite poem for me, for this video. The staircase shot in the video was shot using Hague Mini Motion Cam MMC, and iPhone4. Continue reading Because I could not stop for death
Various faces of Death
A poem by John Donne Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee … Continue reading Various faces of Death
Top five regrets of the dying
There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps. A palliative nurse who has counselled the dying in their last days has revealed the most common regrets we have at the end of our lives. And among the top, from men in particular, is ‘I wish I hadn’t worked so hard’. Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative … Continue reading Top five regrets of the dying
Perpetual Motion of Thought 