ERV is today’s microBEnet microbiology’s Blog of the Day. Blogs are taken from list of Microbiology Blogs we have curated at microBEnet. ERV, though it does not specifically say this anywhere I could find, is short for endogenous retroviruses. Written by Abbie Smith, ERV pretty consistently focuses on issues relating to endogenous retroviruses, HIV and other retroviruses or the …
The Febrile Muse is today’s microBEnet microbiology blog of the day. The blog focuses on the “Portrayal of Infectious Diseases in Literature and the Arts” according to the tagline. The author, who is not named, describes herself as “passionate about science literacy and wishes to inspire people to read and write and learn.” More about the author …
Just found a very interesting, very detailed article about keeping space robots / vehicles clean in terms of microbes: RYOT News » Scientists building robots focused on not contaminating Mars. The article reports: The decontamination of spacecraft, an obscure arm of space science, has grown in importance as NASA turned its attention to places such as …
Well, microbial studies of swimming pools may get a boost from the Abu Dhabi government. In Fines of up to Dh100,000 for breaking pool rules in Abu Dhabi – The National there is a discussion of rules to make sure pools are safe and clean. I particularly like the line: “We do not get the bacteria in the …
End the Neglect is today’s microBEnet microbiology blog of the day. This blog is from the “Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases” which is “an initiative of the Sabin Vaccine Institute dedicated to raising the awareness, political will, and funding necessary to control and eliminate the seven most common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). NTDs are …
Today’s microbiology blog of the day is El buit del temps (Google translation from Catalan: the time gap). Not a microbiology blog per se but there are some micro topics there. Recent Posts: Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909-2012) La vella i la nova biologia sintètica (the old and new synthetic biology) La princesa Letizia i el negoci de la …
After recognition of recent incidents of Legionnaires’ Disease in hospitals, more attention is being paid to Legionella spp by hotels and other travel industry members. In 1986, several European countries formed the European Working Group for Legionella Infections (EWGLI) to share knowledge about monitoring potential sources of Legionella as well as to provide technical guidelines …
Going through the list of Microbiology Blogs we have curated at microBEnet and going to try to feature one of them every day or so. And just going to do this in semi-alphabetic order. Today’s blog: Daniel Wilson’s Blog Author: Daniel Wilson Tagline/Summary: I am an evolutionary biologist and researcher in genetics. I work at the University …
Going through the list of Microbiology Blogs we have curated at microBEnet and going to try to feature one of them every day or so. And just going to do this in semi-alphabetic order. Today’s blog: Daily Parasite Authors: Tommy Leung Susan Perkins Tagline/Summary: “The United Nations declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity. In celebration of …
Going through the list of Microbiology Blogs we have curated at microBEnet and going to try to feature one of them every day or so. And just going to do this in semi-alphabetic order. Today’s blog: Curiosidades de la MicrobiologÃa (Curiosities of Microbiology: English translation) Author: Manuel Sánchez Tagline/Summary: Los seres vivos son a las leyes de la …