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September, 2002

Table of Contents

2002 Election Nominees

Overall view of candidates for national offices, division offices, and amendments to the ASM Bylaws.  

Unfinished Business p.416
Bernard Dixon
The International Union of Microbiological Societies' recent Congress in Paris provided graphic evidence of unceasing viral innovation and the resulting challenges to human endeavor

Microbial Genomics Moves Outside the Base Paths p.418

Bacterial Lung Infections May Be Common in Asthmatics p.419

Shear Forces Might Aid Pathogens in Quest for Vulnerable Sites p.420

NIH Panel Calls for Expanded Hepatitis C Treatments, Studies p.421

Wine Kills Several Types of Foodborne Pathogens p.422

B Cell-Based Sensor Serves as a "Canary" for Detecting Pathogens p.423

AAM Sees Bright Prospects for Microbial Ecology Research in the Genomic Era p.427 [PDF]
Bill Check
Technologies such as genomics and microarrays allow microbial ecologists to address questions that until recently were out of reach

Microanalysis of DNA Microarrays p.432 [PDF]
James C. Liao and Chiara Sabatti
Researchers doing microarray experiments soon will not be satisfied merely probing which genes are differentially regulated

Viruses for Treating Cancer p.438 [PDF]
Matthias Gromeier
Making viruses into safe and effective agents for treating cancer patients remains a formidable but tantalizing challenge

New Online Resource p.415

Poliovirus Results No Cause for Alarm p.415