Category Archives: A Fungus Among Us

Is the Microbiome Being Driven by the Right Biologists?

Posted on December 12, 2007 by

Decoding the human microbiome will be easy…except for…oh crap.
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Posted in A Fungus Among Us, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Microbiology, Statistics, Viruses | 5 Comments

Chloramphenicol, Frogs…and Bacterial Endosymbionts?

Posted on November 5, 2007 by

A possible way to cure the devastating fungal infections that are wiping out frog populations–and also a hint at a possible mechanism of how the fungus kills frogs.
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Posted in A Fungus Among Us, Antibiotics, Froggies, Microbiology | 3 Comments

Never Go to a Chinese Restaurant…

Posted on June 5, 2007 by

…and order anything that comes with “assorted meats.” You see…
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Posted in A Fungus Among Us, Fish, Humor, Ick | 9 Comments

Beware the Ug!

Posted on April 11, 2007 by

No, not those hideous boots! The Ug99 wheat rust fungus.
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Posted in A Fungus Among Us, Economics, Fucking Morons, Funding, Microbiology, We're Really Fucked | 5 Comments