Archives for September 2013

Flipping the classroom

September 28, 2013 by micrognome 1 Comment

How we fared in our first shot at flipping the clinical microbiology classroom: malaria and tuberculosis ePractical, September 2013.

Filed Under: Featured, μGnews, μGnomics Tagged With: clinical microbiology, eBooks, flipping the class, instructional methods, laboratory medicine, malaria, medical education, pathology of infection, pathology teaching, student centred learning, tuberculosis

World Melioidosis Congress conference report

September 22, 2013 by micrognome 2 Comments

Highlights of the 7th World Melioidosis Congress, held in Bangkok between 18th and 20th September, 2013.

Filed Under: Featured, Review, μGnews Tagged With: 7th world melioidosis congress, Bangkok, Burkholderia pseudomallei, environmental microbiology, melioidosis, neglected tropical diseases, public and environmental health, Thailand, tropical medicine

Of worms kingdoms and horses

September 7, 2013 by micrognome Leave a Comment

Recently discovered mortal remains of Richard III contain a hefty dose of worms: an ignoble end for an overly ambitious leader. How are the mighty fallen.

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Ascaris, Australian politics, intestinal worms, Julius Caesar, King Lear, nematode, parasitology, political legacy, Richard III

Lovers of opera may remember notes that appeared on this blog previously. We got about as far as it being all over when a gravitationally … [More...]

MASH fans will be familiar with Trapper and Hawkeye. Their present-day counterparts have been busy fighting arbovirus vectors in the … [More...]

The MicroGnome's been busy lately. While engaged in environmental health assessment field work at a location 'somewhere to the south of … [More...]

It is the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin during the Second World War. More bombs rained down on Darwin Harbour that during the … [More...]

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World Melioidosis Congress conference report

Of worms kingdoms and horses

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