Dit fascineert mij mateloos: “Meer dan 25.000 van de naar schatting 10 miljoen bestaande soorten zijn beschreven.” #nematoden Bij #micropia in Amsterdam hoorde ik voor het eerst van deze soort.

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Kijk nu eens: mooi artikel in @trouw.nl over #beerdiertjes. Ik ben nu al fan van deze super overlevers. Nadat ik eerder dit jaar in #micropia over #nematoden had geleerd….dacht ik: dit is mijn diertje van 2025. Maar nu weet ik het niet meer. De natuur blijft mij verrassen 😀🌿

Rethinking Global Health in Africa: learning from history, human rights, and microbes | African Studies Centre Leiden When people talk about ‘global health’, Africa often becomes the focus. This is not new. For over 100 years, the world has treated Africa as a place full of health problems that need fixing, whether…

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#GlobalHealth #AfricanStudies #StudentVoices #Micropia #InclusiveHealth

Photo taken by Christiana Banja at Micropia-Artis, Amsterdam.

Research Master student Christiana Banja calls for a new way of thinking about health on the continent, one that is just, inclusive, and rooted in respect. Drawing on course insights and a visit to #Micropia museum, she explores how science and lived experience can shape a fairer future.

Even when on holiday, I find the microbes. Great outreach for all things microbial #micropia #amsterdam

Visited Micropia Museum—a stunning dive into the unseen world of microbes! 🦠✨ From the good to the bad, they’re everywhere and essential to life. Science meets art in such creative ways—kids loved it too! If you’re in Amsterdam, don’t miss this gem #Microbes #Micropia #Science

My latest blogpost about Museums "The Best and Worst Museum in Amsterdam" is now published on my blog:
https://buff.ly/3Zv958S

Who's being shamed? Who's being praised? And... more importantly, Why?

Note that with this being Amsterdam, reader discretion is advised

#Amsterdam #Museums #Micropia

Petri dishes! Jars of poop of various spp.! Tardigrades to observe through a microscope & to sit on! #Micropia 4/4

A display of leaf-cutter ants, showing off the fungi they farm. #Micropia #🐜3/n

Bubbling flasks of microbes abound, here e.g. displaying a range of multicellular & unicellular algae #Micropia 2/n

#Micropia, the microbe museum in Amsterdam, is a fantastic science museum. Starts with a phylogeny! (1/n)