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Twitter chat on “Microbiology of Built Environments” AAM report Thu May 19 10-11 AM EST

By Jonathan Eisen   Posted in .Featured Buildings Sloan MoBE Program
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There will be a Twitter chat on Thursday of relevance. Thursday May 19 10-11 AM EST Run by @ASMicrobiology. Follow this hashtag #ASMChats   Twitter chat Thu 10-11 AM EST run by @ASMicrobiology re: AAM report on Microbes & Built Environment https://t.co/UgzrheJcWM #ASMChats – Jonathan Eisen (@phylogenomics) May 17, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js And an upcoming twitter …

FAQ on Microbiology of Built Environments from the American Academy of Microbiology

By Jonathan Eisen   Posted in .Featured Buildings Built Environment Topics Chemistry of BE Meetings and Talks Scholarly Literature (Journals, Books, Reports)
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There is a report out from the American Academy of Microbiology that is based on the “Microbiology of the Built Environment” colloquium they hosted in September 2015.  The report summary is below: Built environments are the structures that humans create to shelter from the outdoors and provide spaces for living, working, playing, and getting places. …

Viruses – and why you should love them – really love them – really

By Jonathan Eisen   Posted in Scholarly Literature (Journals, Books, Reports)
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There is a new report from the American Academy of Microbiology out that may be of interest: Viruses Throughout Life & Time: Friends, Foes, Change Agents.  In a way this could be seen as a formal declaration of viral love by a collection of eminent scientists.  Mostly I agree with what is in the report, through …