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
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