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The questions are 1) the risk to human health because these resistances target animal drugs that mostly do not resist commonly used human drugs; 2) whether these plasmid would go away with cessation of antibiotic use or if the will stay in populations regardless; and 3) "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8572626591725587869/comments/default/3084990708381570071"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8572626591725587869/comments/default/3084990708381570071"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/mdr-mobility.html?showComment\u003d1197860580000#c3084990708381570071","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Innocent bystander"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/mdr-mobility.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8572626591725587869","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/8572626591725587869","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-944982562739483092"},"published":{"$t":"2007-07-18T11:42:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-07-18T11:42:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I am sure your custom designed probes are far supe..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I am sure your custom designed probes are far superior to theirs.  Note that they had ~1300 control probes, ~6000 group specific and ~3100 species specific.  The quality of the probes varied and the actual analysis used only 6400 of the initial set.  I assume that includes the 1300 controls, meaning over 1/2 were not good enough to use.  I bet the bulk of the species specific probes were "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/2286345497311674176/comments/default/944982562739483092"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/2286345497311674176/comments/default/944982562739483092"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-on-human-guts.html?showComment\u003d1184773320000#c944982562739483092","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Andrew Staroscik"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-on-human-guts.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-2286345497311674176","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/2286345497311674176","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-3563330969690862901"},"published":{"$t":"2007-07-17T23:17:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-07-17T23:17:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"10,500 DNA probes - blows my mind :-) It takes me ..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"10,500 DNA probes - blows my mind :-) It takes me several hours to design one... \u003cBR/\u003eWhat might be the cost for the array? I assume one array slide does one sample - am I correct? \u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eAlso how good representative is the stool sample for human gut? Well, fistulating babies might be an issue :-)\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003e10,500 probes, still blows my mind...."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/2286345497311674176/comments/default/3563330969690862901"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/2286345497311674176/comments/default/3563330969690862901"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-on-human-guts.html?showComment\u003d1184728620000#c3563330969690862901","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"marek"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-on-human-guts.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-2286345497311674176","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/2286345497311674176","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8792807097963424417"},"published":{"$t":"2007-07-10T20:52:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-07-10T20:52:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yes they are my films.  I have a leica microscope ..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Yes they are my films.  I have a leica microscope with phase optics and an adaptor for a digital camera.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eI think the mechanism is known.  If I recall correctly it is a spring-like mechanism that allows them retraction to occur so quickly.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cA HREF\u003d\"http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/288/5463/95\" REL\u003d\"nofollow\"\u003eHere\u003c/A\u003e is a science paper describing the retraction "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/5388866592244905186/comments/default/8792807097963424417"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/5388866592244905186/comments/default/8792807097963424417"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/in-bay-3-july-2007.html?showComment\u003d1184115120000#c8792807097963424417","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Andrew Staroscik"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/in-bay-3-july-2007.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-5388866592244905186","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/5388866592244905186","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8827637193113204343"},"published":{"$t":"2007-07-08T13:51:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-07-08T13:51:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Great Movie, did you film this yourself? I love wa..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Great Movie, did you film this yourself? I love watching protists under the scope. Do you know what the mechanism for retracting is? Biomechanically I mean. Its not like other tube-dwellers (polycheates for instance) where it is controlled by musclature."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/5388866592244905186/comments/default/8827637193113204343"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/5388866592244905186/comments/default/8827637193113204343"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/in-bay-3-july-2007.html?showComment\u003d1183917060000#c8827637193113204343","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kevin Z"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/in-bay-3-july-2007.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-5388866592244905186","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/5388866592244905186","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8241413058418671360"},"published":{"$t":"2007-07-07T09:26:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-07-07T09:26:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yep that's Larry.  He is a pretty good poser but t..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Yep that's Larry.  He is a pretty good poser but then again, I guess most pets are."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/557291012753389888/comments/default/8241413058418671360"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/557291012753389888/comments/default/8241413058418671360"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/friday-dog-post.html?showComment\u003d1183814760000#c8241413058418671360","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Andrew Staroscik"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/friday-dog-post.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-557291012753389888","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/557291012753389888","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-2215199922825270640"},"published":{"$t":"2007-07-07T00:40:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-07-07T00:40:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"HAHAHA! That puppy is begging to be tackled!  Awes..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"HAHAHA! That puppy is begging to be tackled!  Awesome pic!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/557291012753389888/comments/default/2215199922825270640"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/557291012753389888/comments/default/2215199922825270640"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/friday-dog-post.html?showComment\u003d1183783200000#c2215199922825270640","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"ERV"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02070086354372691880"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/friday-dog-post.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-557291012753389888","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/557291012753389888","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-3634802033631439088"},"published":{"$t":"2007-07-06T14:34:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-07-06T14:34:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Aww!  So is this Larry?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Aww!  So is this Larry?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/557291012753389888/comments/default/3634802033631439088"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/557291012753389888/comments/default/3634802033631439088"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/friday-dog-post.html?showComment\u003d1183746840000#c3634802033631439088","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tara"},"uri":{"$t":"http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/07/friday-dog-post.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-557291012753389888","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/557291012753389888","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-242890258555722848"},"published":{"$t":"2007-07-02T09:41:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-07-02T09:41:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Malcolm,The mechanism is not known.  The observati..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Malcolm,\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eThe mechanism is not known.  The observation that the cilliate eye spot appears to be a collection of eye spots from  their likely prey, predates this paper.  Prior to this report, no one had been able to cultivate the cilliates.  The primary contribution of this paper was the identification of the prey species and a description of reliable cultivation methods.  I assume this is"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/1366053030876096599/comments/default/242890258555722848"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/1366053030876096599/comments/default/242890258555722848"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/cilliate-kleptoplasty.html?showComment\u003d1183383660000#c242890258555722848","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Andrew Staroscik"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/cilliate-kleptoplasty.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-1366053030876096599","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/1366053030876096599","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8537913686303795157"},"published":{"$t":"2007-07-01T11:16:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-07-01T11:16:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Fascinating, Andrew. That organisms can swap parts..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Fascinating, Andrew. That organisms can swap parts at all is interesting enough (like nudibranchs reusing cnidarian nematocysts for their own defensive purposes), but that the ciliates redesign their own phenotype to include eyespots, thanks to the ingested cells, is mind-boggling. What's the presumed mechanism there? (The link to the .pdf version of the original paper doesn't seem to work.)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/1366053030876096599/comments/default/8537913686303795157"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/1366053030876096599/comments/default/8537913686303795157"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/cilliate-kleptoplasty.html?showComment\u003d1183302960000#c8537913686303795157","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Malcolm Pollack"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589628469540807380"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/cilliate-kleptoplasty.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-1366053030876096599","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/1366053030876096599","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-3192790684236450252"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-27T17:40:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-27T17:40:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I guess I saw that coming.  I have been consistent..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I guess I saw that coming.  I have been consistent with the aquatic theme.  Maybe next I can take on the role of viruses in the paradox of the plankton"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/597449574838463832/comments/default/3192790684236450252"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/597449574838463832/comments/default/3192790684236450252"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/8-random-facts-meme.html?showComment\u003d1182980400000#c3192790684236450252","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Andrew Staroscik"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/8-random-facts-meme.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-597449574838463832","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/597449574838463832","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-4039677121196944611"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-27T12:20:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-27T12:20:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"penguins \u003e tilapia \u003e phytoplankon \u003e bacteria ... ?..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"penguins \u003e tilapia \u003e phytoplankon \u003e bacteria ... ?\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eNice trend, but you still haven't hit rock bottom :P\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eMy trajectory:\u003cBR/\u003epronghorn \u003e mosquitoes \u003e C. elegans \u003e bacteriophage"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/597449574838463832/comments/default/4039677121196944611"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/597449574838463832/comments/default/4039677121196944611"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/8-random-facts-meme.html?showComment\u003d1182961200000#c4039677121196944611","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"John Dennehy"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02522347714772131441"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/8-random-facts-meme.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-597449574838463832","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/597449574838463832","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-6889552522784690172"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-26T20:25:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-26T20:25:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yes, there were two cells and they were gliding ba..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Yes, there were two cells and they were gliding back and forth past the \u003cI\u003eD. fragilissimus\u003c/I\u003e chain.  Those cells are so narrow I could not get a good picture of them with this set-up.  I also saw a nice \u003cI\u003eRhizosolenia setigera\u003c/I\u003e cell but those are even thinner and it just looks like a bright line in the photos I took"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/5977356712577528571/comments/default/6889552522784690172"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/5977356712577528571/comments/default/6889552522784690172"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/in-bay-24-jun-2007.html?showComment\u003d1182903900000#c6889552522784690172","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Andrew Staroscik"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/in-bay-24-jun-2007.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-5977356712577528571","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/5977356712577528571","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-4291499517274737263"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-26T16:51:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-26T16:51:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Nice one!!!Are those cells at the right of Pseudo-..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Nice one!!!\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eAre those cells at the right of Pseudo-nitzschia?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/5977356712577528571/comments/default/4291499517274737263"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/5977356712577528571/comments/default/4291499517274737263"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/in-bay-24-jun-2007.html?showComment\u003d1182891060000#c4291499517274737263","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"marek"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/in-bay-24-jun-2007.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-5977356712577528571","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/5977356712577528571","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-1930992292054246404"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-25T11:26:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-25T11:26:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You're IT :)http://tinyurl.com/2snj2w"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"You're IT :)\u003cBR/\u003ehttp://tinyurl.com/2snj2w"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/1530973808521369855/comments/default/1930992292054246404"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/1530973808521369855/comments/default/1930992292054246404"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/building-better-biofuel.html?showComment\u003d1182785160000#c1930992292054246404","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"John Dennehy"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02522347714772131441"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/building-better-biofuel.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-1530973808521369855","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/1530973808521369855","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8998396725011581047"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-23T19:54:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-23T19:54:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Malcolm,You are probably right about the meteor.  ..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Malcolm,\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eYou are probably right about the meteor.  I just discovered \u003cA HREF\u003d\"http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/113\" REL\u003d\"nofollow\"\u003eRichard Dawkins\u003c/A\u003e talk from 2002.  I am also looking forward to the release of the \u003cA HREF\u003d\"http://www.ted.com/pages/view/id/49\" REL\u003d\"nofollow\"\u003eTED Global\u003c/A\u003e talks.  I hope they don't wait too long."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/6225432577905294654/comments/default/8998396725011581047"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/6225432577905294654/comments/default/8998396725011581047"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/computing-power.html?showComment\u003d1182642840000#c8998396725011581047","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Andrew Staroscik"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/computing-power.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-6225432577905294654","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/6225432577905294654","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-3418238747124717669"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-23T12:54:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-23T12:54:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wow, Andrew, that really is an impressive presenta..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Wow, Andrew, that really is an impressive presentation. I'm going to pass that along over at my place as well.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eI'm starting to realize that a meteor landing on a TED conference would slow the progress of civilization by hundreds of years..."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/6225432577905294654/comments/default/3418238747124717669"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/6225432577905294654/comments/default/3418238747124717669"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/computing-power.html?showComment\u003d1182617640000#c3418238747124717669","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Malcolm Pollack"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589628469540807380"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/computing-power.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-6225432577905294654","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/6225432577905294654","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-7525020510721100616"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-21T19:55:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-21T19:55:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I hope you liked the background soundsYes.  What d..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\u003cI\u003eI hope you liked the background sounds\u003c/I\u003e\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eYes.  What did they do, line up all of the postdocs and have them make those sounds as the piece was recorded?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8921829230785741243/comments/default/7525020510721100616"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8921829230785741243/comments/default/7525020510721100616"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/cow-burps-and-global-warming.html?showComment\u003d1182470100000#c7525020510721100616","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Andrew Staroscik"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/cow-burps-and-global-warming.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8921829230785741243","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/8921829230785741243","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-1065298762751482358"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-21T16:26:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-21T16:26:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"There is actually at least three errors in the sto..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"There is actually at least three errors in the story you linked:\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003e1.Massey Univesity has very little, if anything, to do with this project. They are located next door to us and people tend often lump us together. It is AgResearch Ltd project.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003e2. There is currently no getically engineered microbes involved, neither planned as i'm aware of.\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003e3. Dr. Ron Ronimus name is "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8921829230785741243/comments/default/1065298762751482358"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8921829230785741243/comments/default/1065298762751482358"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/cow-burps-and-global-warming.html?showComment\u003d1182457560000#c1065298762751482358","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"marek"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/cow-burps-and-global-warming.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8921829230785741243","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/8921829230785741243","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-4190942528816503855"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-21T09:52:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-21T09:52:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"César,Thanks for the link.  That is one of the bet..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"César,\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eThanks for the link.  That is one of the better articles I've read about all of this work.  \u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eThere are so many facets of the relationship between us and our gut bacteria that are interesting.  I am a bit skeptical that focus on metagenomics will produce much because of the complexity of the system but I'll be happy to be proven wrong."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/2208056255239248219/comments/default/4190942528816503855"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/2208056255239248219/comments/default/4190942528816503855"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/gut-bacteria-metabolic-diversity.html?showComment\u003d1182433920000#c4190942528816503855","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Andrew Staroscik"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/gut-bacteria-metabolic-diversity.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-2208056255239248219","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/2208056255239248219","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-3100675635165503713"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-20T19:45:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-20T19:45:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In relation to this story, Emily Singer wrote a ni..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"In relation to this story, Emily Singer wrote a nice article for Technology Review: \u003cA HREF\u003d\"http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id\u003d18889\" REL\u003d\"nofollow\"\u003eOur Microbial Menagerie\u003c/A\u003e."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/2208056255239248219/comments/default/3100675635165503713"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/2208056255239248219/comments/default/3100675635165503713"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/gut-bacteria-metabolic-diversity.html?showComment\u003d1182383100000#c3100675635165503713","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"César Sánchez"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14369239271353136439"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/gut-bacteria-metabolic-diversity.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-2208056255239248219","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/2208056255239248219","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-835290714242566734"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-19T16:31:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-19T16:31:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dave,This is the list of determinants found on the..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Dave,\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eThis is the list of determinants found on the plasmids:\u003cBR/\u003esulfonamides (sul1, sul2);\u003cBR/\u003ephenicols (cat, floR);\u003cBR/\u003etetracyclines (tetRA);\u003cBR/\u003eaminoglycosides/aminocyclitols (aacC, aadA, aphA, strAB);\u003cBR/\u003equaternary ammonium compounds (qacEdelta1, sugE1, sugE2);\u003cBR/\u003eβ-lactams (blaCMY-2-1, blaCMY-2-2, blaSHV-1);\u003cBR/\u003etrimethoprim (dhfrI);\u003cBR/\u003eand\u003cBR/\u003emercury ions (merRTPABDE, "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8572626591725587869/comments/default/835290714242566734"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8572626591725587869/comments/default/835290714242566734"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/mdr-mobility.html?showComment\u003d1182285060000#c835290714242566734","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"amstar"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/mdr-mobility.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8572626591725587869","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/8572626591725587869","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-4907961997055650229"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-19T09:14:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-19T09:14:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hey Andrew.  I've been thinking about this and sho..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Hey Andrew.  I've been thinking about this and should really check the paper again, but to what extent do the resistance genes overlap with antibiotics commonly used in agriculture?  I think a pattern is emerging, and has sound theoretical underpinnings, but given the economic stake in antibiotics in animal feed, there's a need for really unassailable data before anyone will move on it."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8572626591725587869/comments/default/4907961997055650229"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8572626591725587869/comments/default/4907961997055650229"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/mdr-mobility.html?showComment\u003d1182258840000#c4907961997055650229","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dave"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/mdr-mobility.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8572626591725587869","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/8572626591725587869","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-7260532243443266131"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-18T14:08:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-18T14:08:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Marek,Another thing you'll like about them is that..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Marek,\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eAnother thing you'll like about them is that since they have an obligate relationship with the bacterial host and they lyse the cells they attack, you work with them like you do phage.  They make plaques in overlay plates."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8878496382566633833/comments/default/7260532243443266131"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8878496382566633833/comments/default/7260532243443266131"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/bacterial-predators.html?showComment\u003d1182190080000#c7260532243443266131","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"amstar"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/bacterial-predators.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8878496382566633833","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/8878496382566633833","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-5337205966543973303"},"published":{"$t":"2007-06-18T13:05:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2007-06-18T13:05:00.000-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Marek,Bdellovibrio attack only gram negative bacte..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Marek,\u003cBR/\u003e\u003cBR/\u003eBdellovibrio attack only gram negative bacteria because they need that periplasmic space.  If there is a parasite of archaea, it would need a different mode of growth.  The Micavibrio are a related genus that is an exoparasite but I think it also only preys on gram negatives.  So I don't know."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8878496382566633833/comments/default/5337205966543973303"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/8878496382566633833/comments/default/5337205966543973303"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/bacterial-predators.html?showComment\u003d1182186300000#c5337205966543973303","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"amstar"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17864479494000358030"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09348429471654311085"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://mixotrophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/bacterial-predators.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23892769.post-8878496382566633833","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23892769/posts/default/8878496382566633833","type":"text/html"}}]}});