Word: microbiologists
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...Leading British Microbiologist Hugh Pennington said both Pirbright and Plum Island face similar problems. "Both are housed in old buildings, and the aging infrastructure presents challenges. The biosecurity at both centers is known to be very good, but that's not to say it's perfect, and with research into such dangerous diseases you really need to be state-of-the-art," he told TIME...
...opposite sides of the globe, are like lightweight, loose, hooded wet suits and hide everything but the face, hands and feet. Australian retailer Aheda Zanetti, 38, says she was inspired to design her Burqini after watching young Muslim girls struggle to play netball in bulky layers. Her competitor, California microbiologist Shereen Sabet, 36, came up with her full-coverage Splashgear suits after searching in vain for Islam-appropriate scuba gear. The UV-resistant, stretchy swimsuits start at $90 and have found upwards of 6,000 buyers--most of them online--in locations as varied as Malaysia, South Africa, Mexico, Ireland...
...bypass the CDC's efforts to find care and transport for him and instead returned to the U.S,. via Prague and Montreal. He came back, he said, so he could get the best treatment for his condition. According to new reports, Speaker's father-in-law is himself a microbiologist...
Much progress has been made in controlling the disease—it was eradicated from the U.S. shortly after World War II. But three major factors, according to microbiologist Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, have hindered eradication efforts in many regions: drug-resistant parasites, pesticide-resistant mosquitoes, and the lack of a malaria vaccine...
...Outbreaks Re your review of Steven Johnson's book Ghost Map, about a cholera outbreak in Victorian London [Dec. 18]: In a world of emerging infectious diseases, fear of pandemics and a growing threat of biological terrorism, it was interesting to read about the 1854 cholera epidemic. As a microbiologist and historian of cholera epidemics in the Middle East, I believe that a multinational effort and huge budgets are essential to improve the medical care and public-health infrastructure in the Third World. The developed countries are immune to cholera, but, since they have most of the world's wealth...