Monthly Archives: January 2012

HGT between pathogenic and commensal gut bacteria

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Happy New Year! We’re getting the HMBJC up and running again this year with a presentation by Graduate student Julie Kaiser on horizontal gene transfer between pathogenic and commensal bacteria in the gut microbiome.  Come on out to HSC 3N50 … Continue reading →

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A different way of thinking about the gut microbiota

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

The more we study the human microbiome, the more it appears to be a moving target.  Recently, a story in Scientific American suggests that that target may be even more elusive then we think.  It speaks of a scientist named … Continue reading →

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2011 in review

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,900 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading →

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