Small Things Considered

Retrospective, June 2014

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 our gratitude. Read more →

Retrospective, December 2013

We continue our semi-annual ritual and post this quick tour of our featured blog posts published since June 2013. Read more →

Retrospective, June 2013

We continue our semi-annual ritual and post this quick tour of our blog posts published since December, 2012. Pretty picture. Source. Pictures Considered Our new section dealing with “pictures that made a difference but may be nearly forgotten by now” seems to be off to a good start. Please send... Read more →

Retrospective, December 2012

We continue our semi-annual ritual and offer this quick tour of our blog postings since our June 2012 Retrospective. Read more →

Retrospective, June 2012

We continue our semi-annual ritual and post this quick tour of featured blog postings since our December, 2011, Retrospective. Source. Viruses It’s Raining Viruses! (Merry) Metabolic genes acquired from their hosts are one strategy used by baculoviruses to convert one caterpillar host into more than 109 progeny viruses. The Immunological... Read more →

Retrospective, December 2011

We’ve prepared this quick tour for you, with brief visits to all the major articles we posted since our May, 2011, retrospective. Read more →

Retrospective, May 2011

From December 16, 2010, to May 16, 2011. Another six months, another 50-plus posts, another retrospective. Read more →

Retrospective, December 2010

This blog is now entering its fifth calendar year, surely a respectable age for a blog, perhaps bordering on the venerable. With the passage of time, our blend of posts has included more and more contributions from guest writers, some from young students, others from experienced and distinguished microbiologists. Read more →

Retrospective, May 2010

As is our tradition, we present here a lightly annotated list that includes most of our posts from the past half year. Read more →

Retrospective, December 2009

We present here a lightly annotated list that includes most of our posts from the past half year... Read more →