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Historian and philosopher of science at Cape Breton University, Unama'ki Currently writing a history of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis What is an amoeba that it can eat a brain? What is a brain that it can be eaten by an amoeba?

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Like finding fragments of lost poems. Here's an assemblage from Cape Breton Island

15.04.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I have confirmed the H is for Hartmannella. But the 'B' remains uncertain. No candidate organism for this mystery amoeba --which turned out to be Naegleria--begins with a B.

28.11.2024 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Question for microbiologists (or others) regarding conventions for naming isolated strains of microbes. 2 strains of amoeba isolated from human cases of meningitis in the 1960s were named HB-1 and HB-3. My guess is 'H' stands for Hartmannella or Human and 'B' for Butt, the scientist responsible?

28.11.2024 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking for people working on amebiasis or other protozoan disease--either humanists or scientists. Anyone here?
#hpbio, #histbio, #philbio

26.11.2024 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking for people working on amebiasis or other protozoan disease--either humanists or scientists. Anyone here? #histmed

26.11.2024 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking for people working on amebiasis or other protozoan disease--either humanists or scientists. Anyone here? #histmed

26.11.2024 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Could you please add me?

25.11.2024 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Science Is Political, and We Must Deal with It OR SEARCH CITATIONS

I've found these two companion pieces useful for getting at current issues regarding science and values:
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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25.11.2024 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gaspereau Press - Book Information

You might find Clare Goulet's new collection of poems about lichens and lichenology interesting:
www.gaspereau.com/bookInfo.php...

24.11.2024 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Could you add me please?

24.11.2024 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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