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"...a veritable expert on tawdry cosmetic procedures gone horribly awry..."--Kevin Beck

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 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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Better news from the art world

An artist who used harmless bacteria as part of an exhibit had his day in court.

Sacrificing health for art

A Yale student has purposely gotten pregnant and induced abortions multiple times for her senior art project.

Atlanta conference posts soon, I promise...

It's been a busy 3 days here in Atlanta. My talk Tuesday was well-received, I have lots of new ideas for future projects, and I'll have posts on the conference itself starting, hopefully, this afternoon (last night was family time,...

A note of thanks

Scienceblogs readers rock.

Bora grills me

As part of his ongoing series of interviews following the 2007 Science blogging conference, Bora today has his Q&A with yours truly....

Introducing...

...my grad students. My spring semester course is on infectious causes of chronic disease, looking at the role various infections play in cancer, autoimmune disease, mental illness, and other chronic conditions. Since I've often discussed the importance of having scientists...

Progeria researchers, anyone?

Help out a HS student/budding scientist!

Orgasmic reading

2 new LA Times articles look into the mysteries of the orgasm.

Medblog awards open for voting

Every year, the folks over at Medgadget.com host the Medical Weblog Awards. I've been nominated a few times, and even did OK in the best new blog category a few years back. This year, I'm apparently nominated in the Best...

Revamping funding via powerpoint and IM?

It's easy to complain about the system of grant review; it's more difficult to propose a workable fix. Is Michael on to something with his suggestion?

Ever wanted to host a science TV show?

Ziya Tong of PBS' WIRED Science gives a 101 introduction to hosting a science show.

The futile quest for the "perfect" breast

Perfect breasts are to die for, apparently.

My hometown...

...is underwater. FINDLAY, Ohio - Hundreds of Ohio residents remained flooded out of their homes Thursday as some rivers continued to rise, while forecasters had bad news for the state and other parts of the Midwest: expect more storms and...

Phew, I'm tired

Too much travel...

Well, this doesn't happen every day...

Just a quick post from the "weird happenings in Iowa" file: Mysterious chunks of ice pelt Iowa town. DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) -- Large chunks of ice, one of them reportedly about 50 pounds, fell from the sky in this northeast...

Tagged!

Blogging will probably be light this week; while I was in Ohio a week ago for a happy event, this weekend was much the opposite, and I'll be out of town part of the week at a memorial service. In...

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