Infection Control (the value of handwashing in preventing infections in VA hospitals)

Microbe Diversity (a brief look at just how many different kinds of microbes there are (ASM))

A Nano-spring (a protozoan uses calcium to generate incredible speed (MicrobeWorld Radio))

Mad Mice & Toxoplasmosis (how this parasite makes sure its host gets eaten! (BBC))

Parasites (a look at schistosomiasis and helminth diseases, their hosts and transmission)

River Blindness (what happens when the vector for a disease is no longer controlled (PRI))

Malaria mosquitoes (a possible new way to control malaria that involves the mosquito vectors)

Phytoplankton (a look at the importance of photosynthetic plankton (Scientific American))

Toxic Tides (red tides and the damage they cause (Our Ocean World))

Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (it impacts thousands of people - what it does and how)

Dandruff and Fungus (some fungi like to live on the skin ... this one causes trouble)

Dutch Elm Fungus (how a European fungus is killing American trees)

Library Preservation (controlling the problems molds cause in libraries)

On the Trail of the Death Cap Mushroom (this toxic mushroom is becoming more common)

Bacteria (overviewing bacteria, evolution, antibacterial drugs, and normal flora (BBC))

A spiraling bacteria (the shape of these bacteria help them infect the human body)

Classifying bacteria (how it has changed from previous methods to now looking at DNA)

Probiotics (how Lactobacillus can make you healthier (MicrobeWorld Radio))

Stromatolites (research on ancient bacteria (Australian Radio National))

Viruses (overviewing viruses, herpes virus, latency, antiviral drugs, colds and flu (BBC))

BSE (mad cow disease, prions, and how they spread (BBC The Naked Scientists excerpt))

Eye on Prions (a look at prion diseases and a possible way to make cows safer)

Bacteriophage and E. coli (using bacteriophage to eliminate toxigenic E. coli from cows)

HIV and the Plague (viral receptors determining that a virus will or will not infect people)

Iron Starvation (stopping microbes by starving them of iron ( MicrobeWorld Radio))

Anaerobic Digestion (Work done on the U of Florida on converting waste to methane)

Switching from Oxygen (some bacteria in the ocean switch from using to not using oxygen)

Hydrothermal Vents (a look at their geology, inhabitants, and special bacterial biochemistry)

Good bug bad bug (genetic transfer between toxin-producing E. coli and normal ones)

Gene Therapy Risks (problems arising from gene therapy for immune deficiency (NPR))

Epidemic Clones (using DNA fingerprinting to trace foodborne infection outbreaks)

Mistaken Identities (probing similarities between Streptococus pneumoniae and S. mitis)

Pasteurized vs. Raw-Milk Cheese (not pasteurizing cheese? is it safe? is it better?)

Surgical Hand Gel (the effectiveness of alcohol-based gels in hospitals)

C Difficile Transmission (spores can be hard to kill - even in hospitals)

Why are Allergies Increasing? (a connection between allergies and how clean your house is (excerpted from NPR))

Personal Care ... (antibacterial chemicals are persisting in th environment - that's a problem)

Irradiated Beef (radiation can make food microbe-free - can we preserve taste and safety?)

Rethinking Antibiotics (an overview of multiple drug resistance in bacteria)

Super Salmonella (antibiotic use in animals contributes to resistance by Salmonella)

C Difficile worldwide (antibiotic use can trigger a dangerous superinfection)

MRSA Bacteremia (drug resistant Staphylococcus infections)

A New Antibiotic for MRSA (a look at how targets for antimicrobials are selected (Nature))