Germs....in.....SPACE!
Category: General biology
Last year's space shuttle Atlantis mission brought back a dose of extra-virulent Salmonella--as part of an on-board experiment.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 9:30 AM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Aetiology
Discussing causes, origins, evolution, and implications of disease and other phenomena.
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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.
"...a veritable expert on tawdry cosmetic procedures gone horribly awry..."--Kevin Beck
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October 31, 2007
October 30, 2007
Pediatric Grand Rounds--call for submissions!
Category: Blog carnivals
I'll be hosting the latest edition of Pediatric Grand Rounds here this coming Sunday. Send along submissions dealing with any aspect of children's health to me by Saturday evening for inclusion....
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 11:20 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 29, 2007
DonorsChoose 2007--final call!
Category: Science education
Getting close to meeting our blog challenge...only a few days left!
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 11:30 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 25, 2007
BBC apologizes for promotion of misleading HIV denial film, "Guinea Pig Kids"
Category: AIDS/HIV
HIV denialists caught lying again. Shocking.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 3:10 PM • 49 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 23, 2007
Newly discovered Ebola viruses: filling in gaps in viral ecology
Category: Ecology
Ebola marches on...but just how has it spread across Africa?
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 4:45 PM • 36 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 18, 2007
A perfect winter storm developing?
Category: Antibiotic resistance
Influenza, staph and resistance to vaccination: not a good combination.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 11:35 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 17, 2007
DonorsChoose: over the halfway mark
Category: Academia
A few more challenges in need of funding...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 8:00 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 16, 2007
MRSA: from hospital pathogen to community scourge
Category: Antibiotic resistance
Busy day here, but I do have a brief post up on MRSA over at Correlations if you're looking for some reading material. [Edited to add: Mike has a lot more new MRSA stuff here; well worth reading!]...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 10:00 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Revere weighs in
Category: Infectious disease
Revere weighs in regarding the Ferrell case. He also mentions one ironic point regarding bioterrorism history and one of the bacteria used, Serretia marcescens, that I hadn't thought to mention....
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 8:35 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 15, 2007
Mail harmless bacteria, go to jail
Category: Academia
More professors prosecuted on trivialities after bioterrorism charges don't stick.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 1:30 PM • 73 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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