Microbial Population Biology

Dear all, This weekend, please read as many of your classmate’s blogs as you can, commenting upon at least two of them. I encourage you to make connections and add content (links, shared points, images, new ideas, etc).  As individuals, you’ve already done a nice job of considering where your favorite bacterial species/lineages/strains came from, [...]

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Dear class, Tomorrow (thursday) we’ll be working on a computer laboratory that tackles “the species question” head-on.  The lab is here.  I’ll bring paper copies, but feel free to download and complete on your computer. Before we begin I’ll complete the last few slides of my lecture on the challenges of developing a theory of [...]

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Dear all, 1) Create and customize your blog. Be sure to take advantage of the help links if you are confused. 2) Edit your “Hello world” post, in which you: a. Introduce yourself: your major, career goals, why you’re taking this course, and what you hope most to learn. b. Comment on the assigned article. [...]

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Dear all, I’ve added you all to the site and created a blog for you, following your requests in nearly all cases (I had to avoid some duplicates). Please check your email and let me know if problems arise. Comment here if general issues are apparent. VC

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Welcome to Microbial Ecology and Evolution, GEN713/813, 2012. There is no meeting on Tuesday, 1/24. On Thursday, 1/26, we’ll meet at 11:10 am in SLS G16 and at 2pm in Rud G40. Vaughn

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Hi guys, As I complete evaluating your drafts, I am putting the paper copies in a box outside my door. Some are available now. Please be sure to follow an accepted reference format such as the ASM format specified in the grant proposal assignment. In general, reread the assignment page and make sure your grant [...]

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A summary of your minimum assignments in the second half of the course: 1) A post on an original article on the evolution of sex (3/30) 2) A post summarizing one of the Myxococcus articles (4/6) 3) A post on an original article on the evolution of virulence (4/13) 4) A post on an article [...]

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A reminder that you should summarize the article that you read on some aspect of the evolution of virulence (why are some parasites so virulent, and others so mild?) on your blog. thx MGMT

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Dear all, Check out: http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/MicrobeWiki if you seek background on your potential microbial study subjects. VC

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