Young ISDR

Did you know... that there is a list on diatom nerd facts and responses to climate change? See  https://sciencenode.org/feature/Secrets%20of%20the%20diatom%20.php (with comments from the Alverson Lab)

... what diatoms are used for? Diatoms and diatomaceous earth are used for (in no particular order): filtration cosmetic uses (exfoliation) used to be an abrasive in toothpaste (to keep your teeth white and clean) insecticide cat litter and deodorant stabilization of dynamite thermal insulators (https://patents.google.com/patent/US6033591A/en) energy converters (https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/ta/c7ta02045g#!divAbstract) liquid absorbant paint matting agent  plant soil models for car tires medicine! clotting agent (https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/bm/c9bm00099b#!divAbstract) cancer fighting(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5983296/ and video)  You will notice the 20% or more oxygen of the atmosphere due to them are not even listed. ^^ What more uses can you think of? Diatoms rock!

... how to make a diatom mosaic as the victorians did? Beautiful shapes and images by Klaus Kemp. Film from youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxkbSk--EUY

...that diatoms move around thanks to their raphe systems in an eery 5 microns per second? Film from youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYB5529hDPI

... that Ehrenberg called Cocconeis placentula Kuchen Schildchen, literally little cake shields? From: https://diatoms.org/images/14265