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December, 1999

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ASM's Efforts To Improve Science Education
Robin Patterson
Professional societies like ASM can play important roles in helping to improve the teaching of science at all levels

Roche Ends Half-Century of Antibiotic Discovery Research

EU Seeking To Validate and Standardize PCR Testing of Food Pathogens

Ontario, Canada Battles Raccoon-Borne Rabies

FDA Approves the Antibiotic Synercid for Limited Clinical Uses

Promising New Antivirals, Antibacterials but No Blockbusters

Getting To Know Helicobacter

Where Does the Trail Lead? [PDF]
Ira L. Baldwin
The 1944 Presidential Address to the Society provides an interesting mid-century perspective on the challenges facing microbiologists

Paradoxes of the Host-Parasite Relationship [PDF]
Joshua Lederberg
Applying the injunction "Thou shalt not kill" to pathogens brings surprising insights about how they adapt to hosts

Deep Space Exploration: Will We Be Ready? [PDF]
Mark T. LaRocco and Duane L. Pierson
Infectious diseases, microgravity, and other forces affecting health pose challenges for humans planning to explore space

Needed: Postdoctoral Training Programs in Clinical Microbiology

Burkholderia cepacia and Bottled Water

UV Light and Antibiotic Resistance

First Isolation of a Thermophilic Amylase from the Medium

UV-Irradiated Microbes "Resuscitated" With Visible Light Spectrum: a Possible Clue

Oral Flora