by Welkin Johnson Over half a century ago, initiation of worldwide vaccination programs drastically curtailed the spread of yellow fever. In recent years, however, the disease has re-emerged, with Central and West Africa being hit particularly...

by Julian Davies <img at-xid-6a00d8341c5e1453ef0120a703663b970b" style="width: 300px; " alt="IMG_0299" src="http://schaechter.asmblog.org/.a/6a00d8341c5e1453ef0120a703663b970b-300wi" /> A balcony is the ideal place from which to scope out...

<img at-xid-6a00d8341c5e1453ef0120a6ecde14970b" style="width: 292px; " alt="Internode" src="http://schaechter.asmblog.org/.a/6a00d8341c5e1453ef0120a6ecde14970b-300wi" /> A section of a stem of L. a. africana. The swollen section to the left is a...

by Fred Neidhardt <img at-xid-6a00d8341c5e1453ef012875dff90a970c" style="width: 300px; " alt="Image1" src="http://schaechter.asmblog.org/.a/6a00d8341c5e1453ef012875dff90a970c-300wi" /> Photo credit: Casey...

by Douglas Bartlett What is more stirring than to contemplate the cycles of matter in nature? We sense that we witness vital transactions of this planet’s metabolism, a fulfilling thought. Such matters speak particularly loudly to us...