Blog Comments

Kinetica Online is pleased to provide direct links to commentaries from our senior editor Dr. Steven Pelech has posted on other blogs sites. Most of these comments appear on the GenomeWeb Daily Scan website, which in turn highlight interesting blogs that have been posted at numerous sites in the blogosphere since the beginning of 2010. A wide variety of topical subjects are covered ranging from the latest scientific breakthroughs, research trends, politics and career advice. The original blogs and Dr. Pelech’s comments are summarized here under the title of the original blog. Should viewers wish to add to these discussions, they should add their comments at the original blog sites.

The views expressed by Dr. Pelech do not necessarily reflect those of the other management and staff at Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation. However, we wish to encourage healthy debate that might spur improvements in how biomedical research is supported and conducted.

Immunization

The Microbes You Share

Rob Knight at the University of Colorado and his colleagues examined the fecal, oral, and skin microbiota of 60 families with and without children or dogs, and reported that cohabitating partners shared many microbes, especially Prevotella and Veillonella. People also had similar microbial communities as their dogs. S. Pelech points out that animal companions can also provide us the opportunity to become immunized against many pathogens, and describes how cat owners may have been more resistant to infection by the SARS coronavirus. Read More...