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  • Thumbnail showing bacterial growth from one cell to 10²¹ cells, illustrating rapid bacteria reproduction with text reading “This fast?” and a red arrow indicating exponential increase.

    Bacteria Fun Facts

    From how much of your body is actually bacterial to how fast microbes can multiply, these facts are designed to stick with you long after the party ends.

  • Thumbnail showing two people shaking hands with text reading “20 Million Bacteria?” highlighting how bacteria transfer through touch

    Cold and Flu Microbiology Facts You Did Not Expect

    In this Bio Break episode, Nick and Nigel explore a surprising and memorable microbiology fact that puts everyday hand hygiene into perspective.

  • Smartwatch displaying heart rate waveform with text reading “5 Sensors, 46 Diagnoses,” illustrating wearable health sensors used for medical diagnosis.

    Wearable Health Sensors and Diagnosis

    Nick and Nigel explore how a surprisingly small set of sensors could be used to identify a wide range of common health conditions.

  • Hands wrapping Teflon tape onto a threaded fitting with overlay text asking if it breaks rigs.

    A Simple Teflon Tape Lesson

    Nick walks through a practical Teflon tape lesson that came from real work supporting a mechanical test rig.

  • Grocery store aisle with red arrows highlighting items that reveal hidden health data, illustrating how consumer shopping behavior can signal medical information.

    Consumer Health Prediction in Everyday Shopping

    Consumer health prediction shapes more of daily life than most people realize. In this episode of Bio Break, Nick and Nigel explore how retail data can reveal health information without a person ever speaking to a clinician.

  • Nick showing a biofilm conference book while Nigel listens, with overlay text reading FDA Asked For It and a red arrow pointing to the book.

    Biofilm Referencing Lesson

    When reviewing evidence for a medical device, a single citation can shape an entire submission. In this Bio Break episode, Nick shares a biofilm referencing lesson that has stayed with him since the early 2000s.

  • A fluorescent protein assay sample glows under UV light as part of medical device cleaning validation testing.

    Fluorescent Protein Assay Testing in Medical Devices

    Nick Allan and Nigel Syrotuck explain how a fluorescent protein assay helps engineers measure contamination and cleaning performance in medical devices.

  • Gloved hand holds fluorescent liquid over a UV-lit surface with green glow and red arrow pointing to the light, captioned ‘See the Clean?

    Fluorescent Soil Load Test

    Nick Allan and Nigel Syrotuck explore a creative approach to visualizing cleaning validation using a fluorescent soil load.

  • Gloved hands insert a swab into a sealed vial beside a crossed-out O₂ symbol with the text “No Oxygen Allowed?” illustrating anaerobic sample collection.

    Anaerobic Sample Collection Explained

    Nick Allan joins Nigel Syrotuck to explore how anaerobic sample collection works and why it’s vital for studying bacteria that cannot survive in oxygen.