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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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December 30, 2007
Category: General Epidemiology
Ever wondered what it was like to step into (and try to end) an Ebola outbreak? I interviewed Zoe Young and Armand Sprecher of Médecins Sans Frontières, who helped out in the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak this fall.
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December 21, 2007
Category: General Epidemiology
Avian influenza is still around, but don't overlook the swine!
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December 17, 2007
Category: Antibiotic resistance
How much "ick factor" could you take to relieve yourself of a painful infection?
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December 10, 2007
Category: Politics
Just a P.S.--if ignorance like Mike Huckabee's comments on HIV/AIDS drives you nuts, check out what Chris and Sheril (among others) have put together, calling for real debate on science and technology issues by the presidential candidates: Given the many...
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Category: AIDS/HIV
"Isolate carriers of the AIDS plague," said Huckabee in 1992. And he's still not distancing himself from these words.
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December 4, 2007
Category: Intelligent design/creationism
The DI spouts off in Iowa, alleging a conspiracy against Iowa State astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez.
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