ASM News Vol 61, Num 11, November, 1995

November, 1995

FORUM


Unity under Adversity: Guidelines

for Action         							p564

William G. Wells Jr.

In today's climate of political change and budget cuts, two basic choices lie before science and technology organizations; each organization can continue with its individual approach in working with government and making its case to the public for support of science and engineering, or organizations can complement and coordinate their indvidual efforts with a broad integrated cooperative effort.

CURRENT TOPICS




Public Health Officials Cite Renewed Rabies Fears			p566

Cultured Insect Cells are Protein Production Resource			p567

Survey Leads to Recommendations for Reforming

FDA									p568

EPA Licenses but Restricts Transgenic Corn				p568

Vaccines against Several Infections Mark Progress			p570

Researchers, Officials Confront HIV Drug				p571

Resistance Questions

FEATURES


Pasteur: High Priest of Microbiology					p575

Robert I. Krasner

Wherever he turned, Pasteur brought great insight to benefit humanity


Microbes in Food Webs							p580

Thomas L. Bott

Assessing the impact of grazing microconsumers on bacteria is a complex undertaking .


Signal Peptidases: Intracellular Proteases in the

Export Pathway								p586

Ross E. Dalbey

Peptidases that process proteins at specific cellular locations have several specific properties

ASM NEWS




BET Undertakes Initiatives in Support of the Strategic Plan 		p593

The Board of Education and Training will focus its activites on four strategic goals, two that address the ASM goal of communicating the breadth, scope and relevance of the microbiological sciences, and two that address the goal of professional opportunities for microbiologists at all educational and career levels


URF Encourages Careers in Microbiology					p594

The Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program encourages students to seriously consider careers or graduate training in microbiology


ASM Offers Students Full Range of Benefits				p596

More than 3000 students members have a wide range of benefits, including low membership fees of $15 per year, which includes a subscription to ASM News


Education and Training							p598

American Academy of Microbiology					p598

Membership								p598

Branch Activities							p599

DEPARTMENTS




Letters									p563

Public Affairs Report							p573

Journal Highlights							p591

Reviews and Resources							p600

Application Deadlines							p602

Meetings and Conferences and  Continuing Education

Calendar								p604

Employment								p609

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