Another thematic week

This week (Monday to Friday), at least in terms of reposting stuff from my old blogs (but hopefully also a couple of new posts), the theme will be Microorganisms.

In preparation for this, you may want to check my recent posts on biological clocks in Protista, sex life of Paramecium, a virus that made you smart and the ecology of Lyme Disease (oh, I forgot - I also hosted Animalcules #4). I hope you enjoy the series.

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