ASM News Vol 62, Num 10, October 1996, ASM News Table of Contents

October 1996

FORUM

A Simple Approach to a Complex Problem Gail Cassell and Michael Osterholm p.516

Together with Bayer Pharmaceuticals, ASM has launched Operation Clean Hands, an education campaign directed at the general public. Operation Cean Hands is designed to provide easy-to-understand information about the importance of hand washing.

CURRENT TOPICS Acellular Pertussis Primary Vaccine Developed p.518 Infestations Heighten Worries over B. Thuringiensis p.519 Cryptosporidiosis Focus of Safe Drinking Water Act p.520 Probing Chlamydia Connection to Atherosclerosis p.521 Bioremediation Research to Address Social Impacts p.522 NIH Celebrates a Half Century of Peer Review p.523 Bioethics Panel Set, But RAC to Fade p.524 Marine Microbiology Institute Dedicated in Bremen p.524

FEATURES 1779-1996: Alessandro Volta's Combustible Air Ralph S. Wolfe p.529 220 years after Volta's experiments, the microbial formation of methane approaches an understanding Planning for Laboratory Automation and Consolidation: When and How Much? Robert Keaton p.535 Although everyone agrees changes are inevitable, observers envision clinical laboratories adapting in very different ways Martinus Willem Beijerinck (1851-1931) King-Thom Chung and Deam Hunter Ferris p.539

Pioneer of general microbiology

ASM NEWS Focus Groups Explore Member Concerns p.546 During the past year, ASM conducted six focus groups with full and student members to develop insights into reasons for joining the Society ASM Inaugurates Nationwide Public Education Effort p.547

ASM has begun its first extensive nationwide public education effort with a national campaign designed to emphasize the importance of hand washing in preventing the spread of infectious diseases ASM Wins Best Prospectus Award p.548 The Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association awarded its 1995 Best Prospectus Award to the ASM 95th General Meeting Exhibitor Prospectus ASM Report p.549 Education and Training p.553 American Academy of Microbiology p.554 Publications p.554 Membership p.554

DEPARTMENTS Letters p.513 Public Affairs Report p.526 Animacules p.527 Journal Highlights p.544 Reviews and Resources p.556 Application Deadlines p.557 Meetings and Conferences Calendar p.563 Continuing Education Calendar p.563 Employment p.568

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