(he/him) Father & science writer. Fungi enthusiast. Writing a graphic novel. 🧫🦠🧪 Support me on Patreon! 👇🙏
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A forgotten woman changed *your* life with a dessert🍮🧫🦠 You have (likely) never heard of her.
That's why this story is important. That's why we *need* your help.
We are creating a graphic novel! Please support us on Patreon, if you can 👇🏽
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“Call them “Hesse agar plates” after the discoverer, Fanny Angelina Hesse!” - Sign the petition now! Jetzt unterschreiben! c.org/pdcgpPbp2P via @ChangeGER
The Dessert From Java (trailer), Chapter 3 of the graphic novel Agar: The Dessert that Changed the World youtu.be/mChVONAfxI8?si=jx92… via @YouTube
Original music and cutting of trailer by Carlos Bricio | Art by sHoG | Story by yours truly 😊
Thank you, @GermJuggler!
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Agar: The Dessert that Changed the World 🍮🧫🦠
An important update! medium.com/p/agar-the-desser…
None of this would have been possible without crowdfunding. Thank you!
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It is really that simple... That's why agar is a staple in the lab since almost 150 years!
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We are releasing an edvanced preview of 25 consecutive pages of our graphic novel "The Dessert that Changed the World"
This is a central chapter in the book, Ch. 3: The Dessert from Java
It's about how agar was introduced to the lab & why it matters.
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Today is our heroine 176th birthday!
Until the end of June, get 50% off everything to celebrate her *and* support our story.
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Corrado Nai retweeted
Friends and colleagues. If you are at #ASMicrobe come by the #ASMStudio at 11:30 today for my talk about some microbiology history. @ASM
May 2026 digest. First bit is free for all to see. Join any tier to see a new page preview 🤩
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So grateful for Dave Westenberg a.k.a. @GermJuggler for this amazing recognition!
"The Dessert that Changed the World" is a graphic novel that pays tribute to the invisible.
We have produced ~15% so far and going ahead strong!
All this wouldn't be possible w/o our supporters!
Agar art & Fanny Angelina Hesse! Thank you Dave Westenberg a.k.a. @GermJuggler!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by #SpaceOnPine for #TheAgarArtProject exhibit. Huge thank you to Kevin, Chad, and Kimber for letting me infect their space for a few days! Missed the exhibit? Check out what you missed on my website: sites.mst.edu/djwesten/agar-…
This will be an important page in our graphic novel.
Here's a preview in exlcusive for Patreon supporters.
We want readers to stop, and soak in what they see.
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A short story based on overheard dialogue only.
Can you guess the song I was inspired from?
Read "Not Tom’s Diner" here 👉 medium.com/p/not-toms-diner-…
Did you hear that scientist find out how to pronounce "fungi"?
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Corrado Nai retweeted
A gigantic beast is running below your feet RIGHT NOW.
If you’d stare at it, you'd be staring into the abyss.
No, it’s not a sandworm from #Dune. But it comes darn close.
If you're fascinating by #fungus, keep reading—and buckle up!
I AM ABOUT TO BRING YOU ON A WILD RIDE 🧵
ALT Two persons running away from the mouth of a giant sandworm, the beast from Frank Herbert’s novel Dune (1965), now in Denis Villeneuve’s movie adaptation (Credit: Kamen Anev)
Elated that my science poem has been published in Consilience Journal:
"The Grand Hotel Infini is Closed Tonight" about Georg Cantor: consilience-journal.com/issu…
Thank you for the highlight, @TheScientistLLC and Laura Tran!
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Thanks a lot for sharing, @MicrobioSoc!
Happy Women's History Month! To mark the occasion, Society champion, @jan_corro gives us insights into his upcoming graphic novel about microbiology’s forgotten woman, Fanny Angelina Hesse. Read more about the project: microb.io/40FlGpQ 🦠👩🔬 #WomensHistoryMonth
ALT Fanny Angelina Hesse’s great-grandson, Frank Hesse, with Dr Benjamin Kuntz. © Frank Hesse
More sketches! Follow to see how they'll develop--
--support if you can't wait for the book to get published!
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