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Resources for Safe Food Preparation this Thanksgiving
Check out ASM's Safety Tips for a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving
Joanna Urban
ABRCMS Brings World-Class Science and a Strong Community to Tampa, FL
“Welcome to Tampa, where diverse voices, diverse science at ABRCMS awaits you!” This was the message from Avery August, Ph.D., Professor of Immunology and Chair at Cornell University College of...
Education
Stefano Bertuzzi
You don’t win friends with (precut) salad
Given that the holidays are right around the corner, many of us will be trying to eat healthy outside of celebratory meals, and that includes many people who turn to...
Julie Wolf
WiSci 2016 Beyond the Microscope: Challenges of being a Female Scientist in…
This past July I traveled to Lima, Peru, to participate in the APEC Women in Science (WiSci) S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Design, Mathematics) Camp as part of the...
Paola Scavone
Microbes Found on New York City ATM Keypads Mostly from Human Skin, Food
Automated teller machine keypads in New York City have plenty of microbes on them from normal human skin, household surfaces or traces of food, according to a new study in...
Joanna Urban
Legislative Alert: Urge Congress to Increase NIH Funding
Contact your congressional representatives to urge them to support $34.1 billion for the National Institutes of Health and to pass the Cures Act
Heather Garvey
Lipid A Modifications: The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Modificatio…
All cellular microbes thus far investigated release vesicles to their extracellular environment. These formations remain incompletely understood and are in many ways mysterious, but a recent flurry of research focused...
Julie Wolf
Scattered seeds dormant - TWiV 416
This Week in Virology brings you the entries in the haiku/limerick contest, and explains how a giant virus infects a host within another host (it has to do with predators!).
Vincent Racaniello Virology
Sailor Cells Store Selenium - BacterioFiles 277
Bacteria with their own magnetic compass can also clean up and recover toxic but valuable elements.
Jesse Noar Environmental Microbiology, Bioremediation
No Democracy for Tardigrades
Are you worried about the presidential election? Here's one way of putting it all in perspective—look into the beauty and biodiversity of the microbial world.
Scott Chimileski Microbiology, tardigrade, dark field microscopy, microbial ecology, microscopy
Frackibacter and sticky fingers - TWiM 139
Microbial DNA found on ATM machines in New York City, and how hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, alters microbial ecosystems deep in the Earth.
Vincent Racaniello Microbiology, urban microbiome, microbial ecology, built environment, fracking
Bacteria in Space Express Genes Related to Starvation and Acid Resistance
Microgravity makes bacteria behave differently
Patrick Lacey
Pre-cut Salad May Encourage Growth of Salmonella
A new study from the University of Leicester shows that small amounts of damage to salad leaves in bagged salads encourage the presence of Salmonella.
Joanna Urban
Zika Critique
In the last column I wrote of our first unsuccessful attempt to secure funding for our work on Zika virus. Since then we have received the reviewers' comments and now we...
Vincent Racaniello zika, Zika Virus, virus, Zika Diaries
A parasite without borders - TWiP 121
The TWiP docs solve the case of the Mali man with profuse diarrhea and review the presence of Trypanosoma cruzi in vectors, canids, and humans along the Texas-Mexico border.
Vincent Racaniello Parasites
Microbes Found on New York City ATM Keypads Mostly from Human Skin, Food
In a study published this week in mSphere researchers investigated ATM keypads across the city.The researchers did find plenty of microbes – mostly from normal human skin, household surfaces or...
Karen Blum
Gut Microbiota May Be Involved in Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is a major cause of sight loss, and gut bacteria may indicate the risk of developing a blinding type of it
Patrick Lacey
Online Course Gives Overview of Scientific Writing & Publishing Process
Led by ASM journal editors, Scientific Writing and Publishing Online Course provides participants with didactic training in the writing, publishing, and review process. Deadline: December 1.
Leah Gibbons
5 Ways to Get Your Students Involved in Citizen Science
A great way to get started with active learning is to get your students involved in citizen science. Active learning and citizen science go hand in hand—through crowdsourced data gathering...
Education
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