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Tag: Jane Brody

Wanted – building scientists input on Jane Brody in the @nytimes on “Sick” Houses and Mold

By Jonathan Eisen   Posted in News
Posted on September 4, 2014March 30, 2015

Well, I guess I do not really know what to think about this article by Jane Brody in the New York Times: Don’t Catch What Ails Your House Why do I not know what to think about this?  Well I guess here are some of the things I am pondering: 1. The article gives the impression …

Getting people interested in “microbiology of the built environment” via Norovirus

By Jonathan Eisen   Posted in Buildings News
Posted on March 25, 2014March 25, 2014

Well, Jane Brody in “The Well” in the New York Times has a story that is a good example of microbiology of the built environment: A Viral Misery That Loves Company. In it she details her own experiences with Norovirus.  And she also discusses how this virus spreads readily in the built environment – day care …

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