Tag Archives: bacteria

Pseudomonas: Even More Bad-Assed Than We Thought

Posted on 2012.09.21 by Alan

The first time I met the genus Pseudomonas, I was a brand-new graduate student doing a rotation in David Figurski’s lab at Columbia University. Dave works on “promiscuous” plasmids that can move to many different species of bacteria. These plasmids … Continue reading →

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What Was Wrong with Soap?

Posted on 2009.08.03 by Alan

The FDA just raided a major manufacturer of hand sanitizers: Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory’s facility in Roy, Utah, the Food and … Continue reading →

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