Winnie Lee

Jan 26, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Jordan E. Sealey |Winnie Lee |Carlos Reding |Punyawee Dulayangkul

AbstractNitrofurantoin resistance in Escherichia coli is primarily caused by mutations damaging two enzymes, NfsA and NfsB. Studies based on small isolate collections with defined nitrofurantoin MICs have found significant random genetic drift in nfsA and nfsB making it extremely difficult to predict nitrofurantoin resistance from whole genome sequence (WGS) where both genes are not obviously disrupted by nonsense or frameshift mutations or insertional inactivation.

Oct 27, 2023 | atlasobscura.com | Winnie Lee

Earlier this month, we asked readers to help us celebrate Halloween by sharing photos of places they encountered that gave them the chills. At Atlas Obscura, we have always been fascinated by the histories and science that infuse mysterious locations—and some that aren’t so mysterious at first glance, like a haunted grocery store. So we wanted to know: What places haunt you?

Oct 6, 2023 | atlasobscura.com | Winnie Lee

The light is fading and your eyes instinctively squint. You stop, and a bone-chilling shiver crawls up your spine. Are you roaming through an old graveyard? Exploring an abandoned tunnel? Getting hopelessly lost in a forest veiled in fog? Perhaps you are wondering how the hell to get out of there. Or … perhaps, though your heart is pounding and your hands are clammy, you plunge deeper into the darkness.

Sep 12, 2023 | atlasobscura.com | Winnie Lee

In August we invited animal lovers to send us their favorite images of creatures they’ve encountered in their explorations. We at Atlas Obscura have always been fascinated by critters big and small—their secret lives, what they tell us about the world and ourselves—so we wanted to know: What in the animal kingdom catches your eye? You showed us horses galloping through fields, lionesses with cubs, and bees on colorful flowers.

Aug 22, 2023 | atlasobscura.com | Winnie Lee

We share this Earth with so many incredible animals, and they live, work, and play like we do. Take the white pelicans with impressive nine foot wingspans who hang out in Florida for the winter; or the hyenas, crocodiles, and hippo who feasted unexpectedly together in Kenya; or the dolphins who frolicked with one of our scuba diving readers in the Red Sea in Egypt.