by Elio
Figure 1. Recombinant DNA technology. Source. Frontispiece. Source
In a world beset by worries about using CRISPR and such technologies for potentially wicked purposes (e.g., cloning potentially dangerous foreign genes into b...
CRISPRs reveal unknown dispersal mechanism
by Jaime E. Zlamal
Ancestors of our cousins, the chimpanzees and bonobos, were once one single primate species which split into two when the Congo River formed about 2 million years ago. Not...
As is our custom at this time of year, we go over the material that has appeared in this blog over the last six months. Seems like a lot of stuff, but it’s the result of the work of quite a number of dedicated people, all of whom deserve...
We’ve prepared this quick tour for you, with brief visits to all the major articles we posted since our May, 2011, retrospective.
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Microbial Behavior
Are You Me or Am I You? Proteus mirabilis is one sentient bug: it can disti...
by Ananya Sen
Figure 1. Phage meeting at the shore of Lake Mendota, Madison, WI. Source
The "Phage Meetings" have a long tradition. The first one was organized by Max Delbrück and held at Cold Spring Harbor in 1950. The meetings slo...
by Elio
Would you like to read a concise and well-written review about how genomics has influenced our understanding of infectious diseases? Click here for a satisfying account by David Relman, one of the leading contributors to this fi...
We continue our semi-annual ritual and post this quick tour of featured blog postings since our December, 2011, Retrospective.
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Viruses
It’s Raining Viruses! (Merry) Metabolic genes acquired from their hosts are one strateg...
Bill Gates interviewed at ASM Microbe 2016 by ABC News' Chief Health and Medical Editor, Dr. Richard Besser. Photo by Profvrr
by Elio
This year’s annual ASM meeting was different in that it combined the usual General Meeting with the a...
The purpose of this blog is to share our appreciation for the width and depth of the microbial activities on this planet. We will emphasize the unusual and the unexpected phenomena for which we have a special fascination... (more)
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