Monthly Archives: July 2006

Antibiotics and Industry Pressure in New Zealand

Posted on July 27, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Lest you think corporate interference in public health policy is solely a U.S. problem, New Zealand is suffering a brain drain in the area of antibiotic resistance research due to political pressure hindering research on the effects of antbiotic use in agriculture.
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Posted in Agriculture, Antibiotics, Campylobacter, Microbiology, Public Health | 1 Comment

Nobody Likes Us

Posted on July 27, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

In South Korea, traditionally a U.S. ally, two-thirds of people under 30 said in a recent poll that if there were war between North Korea and the United States….
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Why Did NSF Leave Out the Life Sciences?

Posted on July 27, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

In the NSF Strategic Plan, the life sciences (i.e., biology) are not included as an area that needs improvement in infrastructure or translation of research into new products. Is it too cynical to think that the Bush Administration purposely left out biology?
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Posted in Funding, NSF | 3 Comments

What Do You Mean “We”, Kemosabe?

Posted on July 26, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve discussed before how former Bush supporters and loyalists suffering from buyer’s remorse are now frantically trying to revise history and offer (lame) excuses for why they were so foolish. driftglass brings up another tactic that we’ll hear often:
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Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments