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Tara C. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology. Her research involves a number of pathogens at the animal-human nexus. Additionally, she is the founder of Iowa Citizens for Science and also writes for The Panda's Thumb and previously for WIRED SCIENCE's Correlations. Please note the views expressed on this site are Dr. Smith's alone and may not be representative of the groups mentioned above.
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January 31, 2006
Category: Iowa/area news
I've mentioned previously that not only do I live in Iowa, I live waaaay out in rural Iowa--gravel road, mile-away neighbors, the whole shebang. I realize that's the worst nightmare of many people--living in the boonies in a "red state,"...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 2:50 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Housekeeping
...Orac's headin' over to Scienceblogs....
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 1:16 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics
As mentioned over on Gene Expression, Radio Open Source has called for Blogs of the Union (BOTU), in preparation for tonight's State of the Union address. I thought about it quite a bit last night, but couldn't get anything down...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 11:43 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Humor
Oh man, Answers in Genesis shills to the most amusing people. I subscribe to their newsletter--partly to keep tabs on what they're up to, partly for the entertainment value. They must sell their mailing list, because yesterday in the mail...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 11:20 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 30, 2006
Category: Various bacteria
Okay, not to overwhelm with Streptococcus biology, but I mentioned this new paper in the comments to this post, and had to share a bit of the results, because 1) it's just cool, and 2) it directly stems from some...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 2:15 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Influenza
Well, it's official. H5N1 has killed humans in Iraq. As usual, EffectMeasure has the scoop....
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 11:43 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Intelligent design/creationism
I wrote up a critique of an article DI mouthpiece Casey Luskin wrote regarding avian influenza back in October. I don't know whether Luskin ever read my post; at the time, trackbacks to the DI site weren't working. But I'd...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 11:30 AM • 23 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 29, 2006
Category: Housekeeping
I meant to get online yesterday, but hubby had to work all day so it was just me and the kiddos--so we just played all day and I didn't bother to get to a computer. Anyhoo, I've missed a few...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 4:30 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 27, 2006
Category: Iowa/area news
Just a reminder about this upcoming event at Iowa State University: Why Intelligent Design Is Not Science Robert M. Hazen is the Clarence Robinson Professor of Earth Science at George Mason University, and a scientist at the Carnegie Institution of...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 2:20 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Infectious disease
Speaking of chronic diseases caused by microbial agents, one of the earliest characterized of these is the group A streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes). In addition to causing acute diseases such as strep throat and scarlet fever, a wide range of...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 1:05 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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