The study of memes, which by spreading in mass culture become famous, describes in a “light” way how they are similar to viruses and bacteria. They pass, they upset, they leave behind the aftermath.
Cellular autofluorescence tells stories beyond expected when we learn how to look. Cytometry techniques used nowadays allow us to estimate microbial abundances and asses community composition. But could autofluorescence give us more?
Three weeks in, I am starting to get a great grip of the dynamics created on board of the Sarmiento de Gamboa, an oceanographic cruise that is currently travelling through the southern part of the Canary Islands, in search of eddies.