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August 2008 - Posts
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New AIDS Vaccine Trial a Success in India
August 26, 2008 3:49 PM
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Amanda Koehler
When it came to writing the August 25 cover story, "The Quest for an AIDS Vaccine," I found so much information on the potential vaccine that I didn't know what to do with it all. I also discovered many institutions around the world are at different points
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Interesting Icebreakers
August 18, 2008 12:18 PM
by
Amanda Koehler
In college, I was a member of a service organization. Although I thoroughly enjoyed the club and what we did, I sometimes dreaded the meetings -- because we would usually open with icebreakers. Some of them were uncomfortable... I remember being horrified
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USA -- Science Savvy?
August 12, 2008 1:39 PM
by
Amanda Koehler
Today USA Today ran an article about Americans' outlook on science... and some of the statistics in the article are downright depressing. Here's a sampling: 70 percent of people believe the USA is not the world leader in science achievement. 79 percent
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Hollywood and the Lab Profession
August 4, 2008 10:56 AM
by
Amanda Koehler
Over the weekend, I was catching up on the first season of my new favorite show, Dexter . On the show, the main character does blood spatter analysis for the Miami police, and has a deep, dark secret -- he's a serial killer who kills other killers. Phew.
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Mainstream Media Acknowledges Shortage
August 1, 2008 1:34 PM
by
Amanda Koehler
A reader e-mailed me recently with a link to a Los Angeles Times article about the shortage of allied healthcare professionals. She was excited the mainstream media is "finally paying attention to the laboratory professional shortage." Here's a highlight
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