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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. She 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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October 31, 2006
Category: Blog carnivals
Today's Halloween edition of Grand Rounds is up over at Doctor Hébert's Medical Gumbo. Poe fans, rejoice! (Or, wince, I suppose, if you don't like people ripping off Poe...)...
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October 30, 2006
Category: Misc.
Busy again today, and we're hosting a talk by Darrell Trampel, an expert on poultry diseases. (He'll be talking about avian influenza). Still have a few stories to get to in the queue but may be short on time for...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 10:05 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 27, 2006
Category: Intelligent design/creationism
Yesterday's Ames Tribune, the paper that originally carried Republican lieutenant governor candidate Bob Vander Plaats' comments supporting the teaching of intelligent design in schools contained an article noting Republican governor candidate Jim Nussle's dismissal of Vander Plaats' position:...
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October 26, 2006
Category: Intelligent design/creationism
I mentioned the situation with Lieutenant Governor candidate Bob Vander Plaats and his support of intelligent design last week (posts here and here). A group of us have put together an editorial discussing Vander Plaats' position and why it matters...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 11:00 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blog carnivals
At least, that's the setting for the latest Skeptics' Circle hosted by Left Brain/Right Brain....
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October 25, 2006
Category: General Epidemiology
I previously blogged an editorial by NBC medical correspondent Robert Bazell, where he told scientists to "quit whining" about intelligent design and instead work on teaching "values." While I agreed with him there on the science (he made it clear...
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Category: Blog carnivals
This week's Grand Rounds can be found over at Health Care Law Blog....
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October 24, 2006
Category: General Epidemiology
Orac has an excellent post discussing the rise in pertussis ("whooping cough") in many areas, and its correlation with easier exemption from mandatory vaccination (using a "personal belief" exemption in addition to a religious exemption, for example). I've written about...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 4:00 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: General biology
Regular readers know an interest of mine are infections that cause more than just the typical acute spectrum of disease. For example, I've written on the role microbes might play in obesity, or the role of viruses in chronic...
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October 23, 2006
Category: Blog carnivals
Apologies for the radio silence, so to speak. October has been a killer month for me and November won't be that much better, but I'll work on getting back to posting on a regular basis, including a new post for...
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