The microbiology of double-dipping
Category: General biology
The science of Seinfeld: does double-dipping a chip really contaminate the chip dip?
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 8:30 AM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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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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January 29, 2008
Texas: still bass-ackwards on public health
Category: Infectious disease
Just when you think they can't sink any farther....they do.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 9:15 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 28, 2008
Turtles: not a kid's best friend
Category: General Epidemiology
Turtles: not so adorable when they're carrying Salmonella.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 11:30 AM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Administration: overdose antidote not good public health policy
Category: Public health
Why would anyone be opposed to an effective, cheap treatment for heroin overdose?
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 10:30 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 25, 2008
What would it take to wipe out human rabies?
Category: General Epidemiology
The rabies vaccine was one of the early public health success stories. Why, then, are millions of people still infected with the rabies virus every year--with a death from the virus occurring every ten minutes?
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 11:00 AM • 72 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 23, 2008
Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 4: Plague in modern times
Category: General biology
Though there still may be some lingering doubt about the cause of the Black Death and subsequent outbreaks of plague, the pathogen behind the outbreaks that have taken place in the last 150 years or so is much less ambiguous. What is the current state of plague epidemiology, and what does the future hold?
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 10:24 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 21, 2008
Back (barely) from the NC Science Blogging Conference
Category: Blogging news
As I mentioned previously, I spent the weekend in North Carolina discussing blogging, science, medicine, and other sundry topics with about 200 other bloggers and interested folks at the 2008 Science Blogging Conference. The sessions were excellent, and I loved...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 3:50 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 18, 2008
Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 3: Paleomicrobiology and the detection of Y. pestis in corpses
Category: General Epidemiology
When looking for the cause of historical outbreaks, symptoms only get us so far. How can we use DNA analysis to help confirm (or reject) a hypothesis about causation?
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 9:00 AM • 21 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 17, 2008
Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 2: Examination of the criticisms
Category: General biology
I discussed yesterday an "alternative" hypothesis for causation of the Black Death and subsequent plague outbreaks. How robust are those claims?
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 8:30 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 16, 2008
MDR CA-MRSA in MSM*
Category: Antibiotic resistance
*Multi-drug resistant community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in men who have sex with men: aka, MRSA hits another new risk group.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 4:00 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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