Week 3

Week 3 - Fermentation and Microbiome

      During this week’s lecture, we talked about kombucha, fermentation, and microbiome. It is interesting to learn that while some microbiomes may be harmful to our body, many are useful to the body and some may “help break down an array of sugars” (Davis). Microbiomes consist of mostly symbiotic and some pathogenic and both microbiota coexist without any clash in our body.

W3: Using data from microbiomes.

Something that interests me is the growing knowledge of microbial biomes that allow scientists to translate conceptual understandings of them into clinical, applicable methods that can potentially feed into patient care.  Because every microbiome is unique to its host, being able to decipher it will allow medical practitioners to gather much more information about the subject since it is related to every part of the body.  This can eventually lead to personalized c

Week 3 Assignment

    In this week's lecture, we talked about our research on microbiology, and then we look into the ocean. The topic really draws my attention is noise pollution in the ocean. I only know the term "noise pollution" but I never understand what is noise pollution. Professor has shown the whole class a video clip that let me realize how bad it is if I live under the ocean. The noise is very annoying, I cannot stand it for a minute. However, creatures that live under the sea are dealing with it every second.

Kombucha and the possibility to replace plastic

The process of making kombucha is more simple than I thought and it was so fun that I finally made one on my own. I used two English Breakfast tea bags and added dark Muscovado sugar instead of white sugar, therefore, the color of my kombucha is pretty dark. I left some space in my mason jar but not sure if that’s enough for my kombucha to breathe. I am pretty worried if mine will explode. I will definitely check it every week and upload its picture to my blog.

Kombucha and SCOBY Leather BioCouture

I started making kombucha! I ended up using one green tea bag and one black tea, but the color seemed to take on the normal black tea brown shade. I used a glass jar after reading that metal and plastic containers might interfere with the process. The SCOBY looked really strange pouring it into the tea and was very slimy. My cousins made their own kombucha once, and it exploded on them, so I read online to not put a sealed lid on the jar.

Earth Day app, Fungi, horseman and the bible apocalypse

I really appreciated the work of Finnish artists Pekka Niittyvirta and Timo Aho that Group 1 had presented. The installation titled Lines is a visual representation of potential elevated sea levels should we continue down this trajectory. It manages to convey complex ideas in a simple, effective and beautiful way.

Currently, especially given the limitations of the digital platform, there is a heavy emphasis on data visualization that is dependent on graphs, or charts or maps. How do we spread awareness in a way that is alarming but not overwhelming?

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