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Sandra Porter I am a microbiologist and molecular biologist turned tenured biotech faculty turned bioinformatics scientist turned entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Geospiza Education).

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    December 31, 2006

    Beauty and the microscope

    Category: Science Art

    When two different people sent me this link, I realized that it had to be shared. The Eye of Science gallery has all kinds of pictures taken by microscopists. I am a great fan of microscopic crystals. Here are crystals of every shape and kind - with some lovely views of snowflakes. Plus, there are wonderful pictures of bacteria (E....

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    December 30, 2006

    Antibiotic resistance: How do antibiotics kill bacteria?

    Category: Microbiology

    Part III in a multipart series on antibiotic resistance.

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    December 26, 2006

    with visions of Animalcules dancing in their heads

    Category: Microbiology

    In case you missed it, the December edition of Animalcules is posted at Aetiology. Look for lots of enjoyable reading about our invisible friends....

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    December 22, 2006

    Oh sure, blame it on the bacteria!

    Category: Microbiology

    Bacteria can cause other epidemics, why not obesity? Is there a relationship between our body weight and our bacterial inhabitants?...

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    December 21, 2006

    Teachers step right up! Get your free "An Inconvenient Truth" DVD

    Category: Climate change

    Yes, indeed the DVDs are now available on a first-come, first serve basis. The NSTA has a link to the DVD giveaway page. And the NABT (National Association of Biology Teachers) has written about it, too. From the NABT:...

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    Just in time for Christmas: a virgin birth!

    Category: Biology (Macroscopic )

    Her name is Flora and she is a single parent. Born in Miami, Flora moved to Chester, UK, as a toddler. Now, she's almost 8 years old and starting a family, all on her own. Literally....

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    December 11, 2006

    It's cold and flu season: do you cough safely?

    Category: Science education

    Watch "Why don't we do it in our sleeves?" and find out how you rank on the safe coughing scale....

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    December 8, 2006

    A paucity of inconvenient proof

    Category: Miscellany

    Laurie David claims that National Science Teachers' Association (the NSTA) is inconveniently hooked up with big oil because they won't spend the money to send out 50,000 copies of the "An Inconvenient Truth" DVD. If I do the math and estimate that it costs $4 to mail each DVD, that includes packaging, mailing, the costs of hiring a distribution center,...

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    December 7, 2006

    The science behind Benghazi

    Category: Bioinformatics

    Who infected the children with HIV: Using the data to solve the puzzle.

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    December 1, 2006

    There's no place like "ome"

    Category: Bioinformatics

    A quick guide for the omically challenged.

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