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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In case you missed it ... we're back! In the latest episode of Life Unculturable, Julia and Sam chat about FMTs, butterflies, the mentality of a peer reviewer, and why 'happy' is better than 'perfect'. 🎧 Put down your surfboard and go give it a listen wherever you get your podcasts!

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Some of us ... may have become a little too attached to the Zymo giveaway supplies 👀 @microbemiller.bsky.social

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This Microbial Mission is easy: just interact with this post and the four other Zymo giveaway posts that came before it. That’s it! Go rack up those entries. And don’t forget: our MVP, the person who racks up the most total entries across the giveaway, also gets a FREE Life Unculturable shirt. 👀

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗭𝗬𝗠𝗢 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧! 🧬🎉 @pymig.bsky.social and @hexamergraphics.bsky.social would like to clarify that nobody was authorized to take any of this home. The giveaway closes September 17th, so this is your last chance to join the microbial madness.

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ASM @asm.org · 11/09/2026

The 2026 #AgarArt Contest is open! The theme, "Microbial Postcards," invites agar art pieces inspired by a favorite place, highlighting its visible features with the invisible microbes that shape it. Submit your masterpiece by Oct. 21, 11:59 p.m. ET. 🔗 asm.social/34N

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Also, if you’ve missed one of the first three giveaway posts … this is your sign to go hunting. 👀 The Zymo giveaway is open worldwide, and there’s still time to get your entries in before September 17th!

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🦠 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟰: 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦! Invent the worst possible name for a microorganism. Bonus points for something that sounds scientifically legitimate.

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧! 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 will earn you entries: ❤️ 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 = 2 entries 💬 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 = 4 entries 📤 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 = 4 entries Do all three? 𝟭𝟬 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🎙️ 𝗭𝗘𝗥𝗢 𝗢𝗫𝗬𝗚𝗘𝗡. 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗢𝗦. We’re 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻. Some VERY interesting guests stopping by the podcast chamber. 👀 @gilbertjacka.bsky.social Dave Westenberg Paul Lawson Joan Edwards … and more

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟳 🎃🔬 For Part 7 of the series, we're taking a closer look at our novel 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 sp. that we isolated from a pumpkin. Here is some 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 we recently did for Orange1. 🧫

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 will earn you entries: ❤️ 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 = 2 entries 💬 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 = 4 entries 📤 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 = 4 entries Do all three? 𝟭𝟬 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Maybe it's a deep-sea explorer. 🌊 Maybe it's a cave-dweller. 🦇 Maybe it's a myxobacteriologist. 🧫 Maybe it's a completely sleep-deprived graduate student. ☕ 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘅𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄!

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🦠 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟯: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗫𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗧! Give them a personality. Give them a profession. Give them a questionable accessory. Give them whatever weird microbial characteristics you think they deserve. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘅𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲?

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Make your microbial dreams come true! Head to our first two giveaway posts, then like, share, and complete the microbial missions to rack up entries for a chance to win these goodies. Don't miss out!

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🦠 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟮: 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚? You've just won the giveaway. You now have access to the DNA extraction kits. And you can collect one sample from anywhere in the world to extract DNA from. 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄!

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🎁 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗫 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗! 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 will earn you entries: ❤️ 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 = 2 entries 💬 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 = 4 entries 📤 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 = 4 entries 🗓️ 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳 ... 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝘆 🌎 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲.

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🎁 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗫 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗗. 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗦. We’ve been talking about it. We’ve been teasing it. We’ve been wondering if Zymo actually meant it when they said they were sending us a giveaway ... 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁. 😂 And now it’s time for the 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧!

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🎉 𝗜𝗧’𝗦 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘!🧪👕 We've teamed up with Zymo for a Life Unculturable giveaway 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! ❤️ 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 = 2 entries 💬 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻” by answering the question in the comments = 4 entries 📤 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 = 4 entries

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“𝗣𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲.” 🎧 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 ... because sometimes surviving the lab means knowing when to 'trust' your equipment. 😂 We're pretty sure that if 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗴𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 ... his 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗿𝘂𝘅 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲.

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … a working autoclave?! In the lab, it really is the little things. Here’s to sterile media, steamy biohazard waste bags, and equipment that works when we ask it to! #LabLife #Microbiology #Autoclave #LifeUnculturable

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Whether you’re diving headfirst into a new project or desperately trying to finish your current one, you can always procrastinate productively with an episode of #LifeUnculturable. Also ... BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING NEXT WEEK ... so stay tuned!

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

𝘖𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬, and 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 ... need I say more? Is there a microbiologically inclined cinematic installment that you would like to hear us discuss on the podcast? Let us know ... we are always happy to disappear down another fictional microbiological rabbit hole!

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

If you've ever written a rebuttal letter ... this one's for you. 😅 Enjoy the latest bit of academic chaos from #LifeUnculturable. 🎙️🦠 Before anyone asks ... the pipettes featured in this skit had already retired from active laboratory service.

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🎙️ 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆! This time, we're asking a simple question: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲? Once more, we're running the gambit: 🎶 Unexpectedly breaks into musical numbers. ⚰️ Putting a nail in the coffin of the 'nicest' podcast host. What's the coolest microscope image? 👇

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🎙️ Behind the scenes at Life Unculturable: two interviews recorded this week! 🌍 Julia and Michael (Austria), Sam (United States), and guests joining us from around the world. Science knows no borders ... or reasonable recording hours. 😅 Tag (or DM us) your dream guest!

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LifeUnculturable @lifeunculturable.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Just a friendly reminder from your favorite anoxic advocates: hard drives fail, files disappear, and "final_version_FINAL_v7.1_use_THIS1" deserves a better fate. Go check out: 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸*𝘂𝗽*𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿*𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, give it a listen, and then go make a backup of your own data. Your future self will thank you.

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I'm excited to share a new publication! Here we used genome-based analyses, including ANI, dDDH, and phylogenomics, ultimately, leading us to propose 𝘒𝘶𝘵𝘻𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘢 as a later heterotypic synonym of 𝘒𝘶𝘵𝘻𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢.

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Genome-based reclassification of Kutzneria albida (Furumai et al. 1968) Stackebrandt et al. 1994 as a later heterotypic synonym of Kutzneria viridogrisea (Okuda et al. 1966) Stackebrandt et al. 1994

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I'm still not sure that anaerobes are responsible enough to have phones 🫣

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

#ASMMicrobe 2026 was a blast! What an absolute pleasure it was to talk about anaerobes, microbiomics, culturomics, and all things@lifeunculturable.bsky.social.

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

If you enjoy @lifeunculturable.bsky.social, or you just want to grab a cool shirt, check the link in the comments! @pymig.bsky.social wants to see selfies of you out in the wild … lab … field … airport … anywhere in some LU swag. Shoutout to @hexamergraphics.bsky.social for the amazing artwork!

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

On beach or at the bench … @lifeunculturable.bsky.social is here to keep your ears company.

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Loyal and True … Janet is an absolute treasure at Oklahoma State University. We’re proud of this one, go give it a listen if you haven’t already. Bonus scuba diving content for you extremophiles out there.

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

If you’re in need of slightly more @lifeunculturable.bsky.social content, head on over to our instagram and check out what we’ve been doing. It’s been ‘reely’ fun.

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Hands down protesting the fact that mine wasn’t rounded down … 🤣

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

If microbes run on volatile fatty acids ... what about postdocs?

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Come for the boom lift content, stay for the lemon posset recipe, and figure out why @pymig.bsky.social was standing in a corner in Winslow, Arizona.

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Not every conversation @pymig.bsky.social and I have on @lifeunculturable.bsky.social ends up being about anaerobic microbes. Tune in for Lemon Posset content ... 🍋

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Thank you all for tuning in to the podcast!We are looking forward to continuing our decent into the anoxic abyss that is @lifeunculturable.bsky.social! If there’s someone whose story/science you’d love to hear on the show, tag them below and we’ll see what we can do to make that happen.

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

If you haven't already, go check out our latest @lifeuniverse42.bsky.social episode ... all about those anoxic enrichments.

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Back in December 2025, we shared our very first piece of content. At the time, @pymig.bsky.social, @hexamergraphics.bsky.social, and I wanted to pull back the curtain on our lab lives. Since then, we've grown beyond anything we originally anticipated. We owe that growth to you all, thank you!

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Truly terrific tuber takes, tune to (I ran out of T-Words) @lifeunculturable.bsky.social and check out episode 4!

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

🤔 Those mystery guests ... tune in to find out!

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

9.875/10 - can recommend hairless cats as pets.

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

In my defense... if your bacteria survive for six months in the fridge, they deserve a second chance. #peskyprokaryotes #survivalofthefittest

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Samuel Miller, Ph.D. @microbemiller.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Since the “snowpocalypse” has everyone glued to their phones … Might as well trade doomscrolling for something a little more educationally unhinged. Catch up on the first two episodes of @lifeunculturable.bsky.social 🎧 Link in the comments Episode 3 drops on Thursday (Jan 29th).

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