So, my friend Chris informed me that “bioinformaticist” is, in fact, not a word, and that the preferred term is “bioinformatician” (sp?)

And then he sent me this article.

Am rather loving the LEGO minifigure phylogenetic trees. Hmmm…

The following salmonella-related links came across my Twitter feed today:

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/salmonella-is-more-severe-when-it-hits-in-the-morning-at-least-in-mice/

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/06/canada-recalls-sprouts-for-possible-salmonella-contamination/#.UbtNU_lwqSp

http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium-hedgehogs-09-12/index.html

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/new-pathogen-detection-tech-from-3m-analyst-blog-cm252799

http://www.worldpoultry.net/Breeders/Health/2013/6/Control-of-SE-in-the-US-egg-industry-1280706W/

For years, my husband and I have mused over the possibility of a pet hoglet. But I guess the CDC link puts that debate to rest.

Read an article today from Penn State about a faster way to identify Salmonella strains: http://news.psu.edu/story/278171/2013/05/30/research/researchers-develop-faster-method-identify-salmonella-strains