Secret Science Club Presents: “Microscopic City” with Christopher Mason

Dr. Christopher Mason from the Physiology and Biophysics departments at Weill Cornell Medical College led a team that swabbed New York City’s subway stations and trains to uncover the microbes among us. The subway samples (from turnstiles, poles, seats, ticket machines and more) were sequenced for DNA, revealing 637 known species of bacteria, viruses, fungi and microscopic animals. Eek! No worries though, most of these microscopic citizens are actually benign or even beneficial. Dr. Mason is using the data to create baseline “PathoMaps” of the Big Microbial Apple.

Before & After
–Sway to teeny-tiny grooves
–Imbibe our cocktail of the night, the Third Rail
–Stick around for the itty-bitty Q&A

Image: stephen boisvert — Flickr

Image: stephen boisvert — Flickr











When: Tue., Mar. 24, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Where: The Bell House
149 7th St., Brooklyn
718-643-6510
Price: Free
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Dr. Christopher Mason from the Physiology and Biophysics departments at Weill Cornell Medical College led a team that swabbed New York City’s subway stations and trains to uncover the microbes among us. The subway samples (from turnstiles, poles, seats, ticket machines and more) were sequenced for DNA, revealing 637 known species of bacteria, viruses, fungi and microscopic animals. Eek! No worries though, most of these microscopic citizens are actually benign or even beneficial. Dr. Mason is using the data to create baseline “PathoMaps” of the Big Microbial Apple.

Before & After
–Sway to teeny-tiny grooves
–Imbibe our cocktail of the night, the Third Rail
–Stick around for the itty-bitty Q&A

Image: stephen boisvert — Flickr

Image: stephen boisvert — Flickr

Buy tickets/get more info now