From board games to bacteria leggings, our list of holiday gift ideas has something for every microbiologist on your list.

Healing Blade Defenders of Soma: Infectious Disease Card Battle

Two player card game that increases familiarity with antibiotic misuse. The game takes place in the world of Soma where the Apothecary Healers must defend innocent citizens from invading Lords of Pestilence like Anthrax, Cholera and the Black Death.

Bacterionomicon: The Creatures of the Healing Blade

Take the game to the next level by purchasing the companion book which includes elaborate illustrations and descriptions of the Lords of Pestilence and Apothecary Warriors.

Peptide: A Protein Building Game

Players build a protein chain by using Organelle Cards to link Amino Acid cards side-by-side. This competitive game can be a great addition to game night with friends or a fun educational tool in science classrooms.

Microbiology gifts on Etsy

Etsy is the ultimate destination for beautiful and unique microbiology gifts. Here are just a few of our favorites:

–  Set of 3 Bacteriophage, Virus and E. coli Watercolor Prints

–  I Play with Bacteria T-shirt

–  DNA Cookie Cutter

–  Bacteria Cookie Cutter

–  Set of 4 Microbe Coasters

–  Microorganism Bow Tie

–  Copper C. diff Earrings

–  See all microbiology gifts from Etsy

Molecular Jewelry

Jewelry can be a tricky gift to buy, but every molecular microbiologist would love receiving a piece from the Molecule Store. We especially like the DNA Double Helix Ring.

Microbe Gifts from Zazzle

Zazzle has tons of fun apparel and accessories that celebrate microbiologists including:

– Deadly Diseases Tie

– Steampunk Phage vs. Bacteria Leggings and T-Shirts

– Bacteria Wristwatch

– View all microbiology gifts from Zazzle

Giant Microbes Christmas Ornament 12-Pack

Give this festive set of Giant Microbe ornaments to one special microbiologist or split the set among your lab mates.

Smartphone Microscope Lite from Giant Microbes

This Low-Mag Lens smartphone or tablet attachment is similar to a conventional optical microscope with 40x magnification. A perfect stocking-stuffer for all the kids on your list.

The Microbiology Coloring Book

This detailed coloring book is packed with educational illustrations about viruses, bacteria, fungi and more.

Apparel and more from Beatrice the Biologist

Beatrice the Biologist is the creator of witty science comics and apparel that support science education. 10% of the proceeds from her shop go directly toward funding science and math projects.

Happy Holidays from the Microbiologics Team!

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