Tag: insects

Invisible roommates (OK, not microbes, but nobody’s perfect)

By Jonathan Eisen   Posted in Animals and the Built Environment
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This is just really really cool and even though it is not about microbes, since it is about the built environment I thought I would share it here: Meet your invisible roommates by Thom Patterson on CNN.Com. The article is about the work of Daniel Kariko at East Carolina University.  Kariko refers to the work as Suburban …

Postdoc opportunity at NC State University: Insect-Microbe interactions in homes

By Holly Bik   Posted in Job postings
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Just got an e-mail about a new postdoc opportunity at NC State – contact details are listed below for anyone interested in applying: DATE: Position available immediately (November, 2013). SALARY: Commensurate with training and experience. APPOINTMENT: 100% research RESPONSIBILITIES: To conduct research on the relationships between cockroach and bed bug infestations and the microbial communities in infested homes. This …