Microbe Magazine

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Living Machines: Some Assembly Required
If you were a new student arriving at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge during the early 1970s with an expressed interest in mechanical engineering, you would have been advised to enroll in a class called “Introduction to Design.” Students in this class were provided compon...
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New Approaches to Combating Tree Diseases
Tree diseases, caused by microbial pathogens many of which are carried by insect vectors, are spreading faster than ever. “Trees didn't evolve to be able to handle the sort of things we're throwing at them,” says Adam Costanza, president of the Institute of Forest Biotechnology (IFB) in...
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One Health through the Eyes of Clinical and Public Health Microbiology
Clinical and public health microbiologists have long collaborated when responding to infectious disease problems to identify microbial pathogens. These investigative efforts include veterinary and environmental laboratory colleagues, taking advantage of their special skills in these arenas. These...
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