This post is part of the Meet a Microbe series on the blog. Check it out to meet other microbes! We’re deep into tick season in the Eastern US. As dog parents, we give our pup monthly flea and tick me...
It’s the season of respiratory illnesses and with COVID-19, RSV, and flu abound, it’s hard to make it to spring unscathed. Stories in the news talk about the recent rise in respiratory virus activity ...
“Finish the entire course of antibiotics you were prescribed, even if you feel better.” You may have been told this by your doctor or have this saying deeply ingrained in your mind from infections pas...
Spooky season is here! While we associate Halloween with ghost stories, haunted houses, zombies, and trick-or-treating, the microbial world contains many eerie, microscopic (and macroscopic) tales. Th...
Study of Aerosols and Microbial Contamination from Wind Instruments Spurred by the COVID-19 Pandemic
For the last two decades, I’ve sat in the middle of the clarinet section of orchestras, oblivious to the possibility of microbes swirling around me amidst the melodies and harmonies that fill the air....
