“ERV” blog by Abbie Smith focusing on endogenous retroviruses (microBEnet microbiology blog of the day)

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” focusing on “Portrayal of Infectious Diseases in Literature & the Arts” (microBEnet microbiology blog of the day)

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 …

“End the Neglect” blog from the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (microBEnet microbiology blog of the day)

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 …

El buit del temps: Blog in Catalan by Juli Peretó (microBEnet Microbiology blog of the day)

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 …

microBEnet Microbiology blog of the day: Daniel Wilson’s Blog

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 …

microBEnet Microbiology blog of the day: Daily Parasite from Susan Perkins and Tommy Leung

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 …

microBEnet Microbiology blog of the day: Curiosidades de la Microbiología from Mánuel Sanchez

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 Microbiología  (Curiosities of Microbiology: English translation) Author:  Manuel Sánchez Tagline/Summary: Los seres vivos son a las leyes de la …

microBEnet Microbiology blog of the day: Crof’s H5N1 from Crawford Kilian

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:  Crof’s H5N1 Author:  Crawford Kilian Tagline/Summary: “Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing else but medicine on a large …

microBEnet Microbiology blog of the day: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

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: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites Author:  Parasite Gal Tagline/Summary: A parasitologist’s view of the world.  Every week there is a post with …

microBEnet Microbiology blog of the day: Controversies in Hospital Infection Prevention

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: Controversies in Hospital Infection Prevention Authors: Eli Perencevich Mike Edmund Dan Diekema Tagline/Summary: Wherein we ponder vexing issues in infection prevention and control, …