MicrobeWorld

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson consid... Read More

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Read More

There have been 131 confirmed human infections with avian influenza H7N9 virus in China, but so far there is little evidence for human to human transmission. Three out of four patients report exposure to animals, ‘mostly chickens‘, suggesting that most of the infections are zoonoses. Whether or ... Read More

Tommy writes:

Hi Vincent and Dickson,

I was listening to the new episode of TWiP (episode 52) and one of your listeners wrote in asking about tree parasites. While plant parasite is not my main field of research, I have written about one such pa... Read More

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and  Read More

Microbiology is poised to make significant inroads towards reducing dependence on crude oil and petroleum-based products.

Join us at ASM headquarters to learn how we can harness the immense metabolic diversity of microbes to generate biofuels and other commodity chemicals from digesti... Read More