The very cold, the merely chilled, and the colorful
| February 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the February 2013 issue of The Scientist.
An infectious disease scientist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was brutally murdered in her home.
The release of infectious agents from the lab is not uncommon, but lab-acquired infections are rare.
Unlike epithelial cells, neurons respond to herpes infection through autophagy, rather than by releasing inflammatory factors.
Sequencing the whole genomes of bacterial pathogens as they spread among hospital patients and health care workers could transform the control of infectious disease.
The 2011 outbreak in Germany that caused some 50 deaths was caused by a strain of E. coli with a complex mechanism of gene regulation.
Spillover, Answers for Aristotle, Who’s in Charge? and Science Set Free
Snapshots from an annual meeting that celebrates the birth of a prominent biologist
A conference, started 10 years ago partly as a disease ecologist’s birthday party, has become one of the most valued meetings in the field.