Cliffprf Mintz

As I noted in a post a couple of days ago, the media frenzy surrounding the identification of a new beta lactamase and erythromycin inactivating enzyme in strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli was neither noteworthy nor anything to get all worked up about.For whatever reason, the med...
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Because I was traveling for the past couple of weeks, I missed an article entitled Unnatural Science by Virginia Heffernan that originally appeared in the July 31 edition of the New York Times Magazine. After returning home this past Sunday, I had the opportunity to read it and what a read it was It...
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Despite assertions by its CEO that there isnt enough scientific talent in the US, Eli Lilly announced that it will lay off a couple of thousand employees within the next 90 days.Most of the cuts will take place in Indianapolis at four different sites where the company currently employees about 13,00...
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I read a post today on Yahoo News entitled Warning on New Superbugs from S. Asia. While I initially thought that this article may contain some important news on the real and growing of multiple drug resistant bacterial pathogens, I sadly learned that it was nothing more than an sensationalistic atte...
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A recent study conducted by University of California San Diego Extension ranks careers in the health and life sciences fields at the top for recent college graduates. Sandy Bloom of GreatDegree.comrecently wrote an article see below that provides insights and tips on how recent college graduate may ...
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