One of the great things about the App Store is that there’s an app for everybody. Like farts? Got you covered. Like cheaply rendered 3D babes in schoolgirl outfits? You know where to look. Bacteria make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Well pardner, mosey on up to the App Store.
Every time I touch this app it reminds me of all the microbes living in my skin. Crawling all over me. Right now. Ew.
Before going any further, um, is that logo just an image of the Earth made up of different color pathogens?
Wash your hands, kids.
Gross. Of course, that’s not to suggest this whole app (priced at an affordable $4.99) is gross, or something. After all, it’s a glorified podcast with some scientists talking about microorganisms. I can hardly contain my excitement as it is. Scientists! Talking about microorganisms! In fact, I might get so worked up by this app that I start using it while driving, even though that is illegal in my state and patently dangerous.
“If keeping up to date in microbiology news and information is important to you, the MicrobeWorld app offers the most convenient way for you to do so on the go, in your car, at the gym or even in the lab,” says Stanley Maloy of San Diego State University who is Chair of the ASM Communications Committee. [press release here.]
Do they really think that the supersmart science people who work in labs don’t have computers in those labs? “Hey, let me look up that advanced microbial information on the Google here.” “No need, Dr. Nobelprize. I have an app.”
“Oh, it’s okay, officer, the press release said I could use this app in my car.”
“Is that so? What app is that, anyway?”
“Why, it’s MicrobeWorld. It’s how I stay on top of all the latest microbe-related news.”
“Really? That’s amazing! I should download that for my iPhone, too. Well, carry on, citizen.”
