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The Human Microbiome

February 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I’m liveblogging a paper that should have been read a long time ago…. An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective on human-microbe mutualisms and disease from the October 18 issue of Nature. 1st, the abstract:
The microbial communities of humans are characteristic and complex mixtures of microorganisms that have co-evolved with their human hosts. The species that make [...]

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Tags: biology · environment · just science

Just Science 2008

February 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Are you as pumped about Just Science 2008 as I am?? I hope so, cause I expect to see some really nice, well thought out posts on science i the next few days…
I’ll have to admit that my effors will be severely hampered by Jury Duty (I’m on a jury), but we’ll see what I [...]

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Tags: Behavioral Ecology · biology · just science