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Nov 28, 2020

Literature Findings: Delftia as a Pathogen

We challenged our annotators to find information on infections involving Delftia acidovorans. Thanks to you, here is what we found.  Learn more about the Delftia Hypothes.is Group — Join us on Hypothes.is *You must join the Delftia Hypothes.is Group to see Annotation links Disclaimer: This information should not be used as medical advice. Volunteers have…
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Oct 27, 2020

Annotation Focus: Delftia as a Pathogen

Delftia has been of keen interest to those interested in biotechnology as of late, due to its ability to recover gold from solution. However, it has also been of some concern to those in medicine. Although Delftia is a rare opportunistic pathogen, it can be hard to identify and effectively treat. Some scientific literature has been published…
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Oct 7, 2020

Delftia and E-Waste: Literature Findings

Our community of annotators had an interesting challenge these last few weeks. We asked you to scour scientific literature and discuss how Delftia and its ability to biomineralize gold could be applied to recover gold from e-waste. Thanks to our volunteer annotators, light has been shed on Delftia‘s ability to improve e-waste recycling. Here’s what we…

Sep 16, 2020

Live Annotation: E-Waste

Join us on Wednesday, 9/16 from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM (EST). Zoom link Meeting ID: 970-0610-6944 To delve deeper into Delftia topics and foster our growing community of annotators, we will be presenting live annotation sessions! Take part in this event (and those in the future) to meet your peers, practice reading scientific literature, and learn about…

Sep 1, 2020

Annotation Focus: Recovering E-Waste

Every year up to 50 million tons of electronics are discarded. Only 12% are properly recycled (source). Although recycling is feasible, current methods are costly and energy-intensive. Lacking a proper way to dispose of electronics, we face an ever-growing mountain of e-waste associated problems.   The difficulty with recycling e-waste originates in the myriad of…

Aug 20, 2020

Findings: Iron Interactions

Join our discussions and help us discover more about Delftia! Instructions and invitation are available here. Iron is essential for bacterial survival–it is the most common redox active metal found in proteins. These proteins are needed for essential processes such as respiration, central metabolism, and DNA repair (Frawley 2015). This week, we investigated how iron affects…