Bearded scientists! You are invited to convene in Washington, DC this Saturday night to meet the lead author of the study “Microbiological Laboratory Hazard of Bearded Men” [Applied Microbiology, vol. 15, no. 4, July 1967, pp. 899–906]. Manuel Barbeito was awarded the 2010 Ig Nobel Prize in public health, but he was unable, for health […]
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Fort Detrick in 1960s: Hoppin’ w bacteria
Fort Detrick, in Frederick, Maryland, was a happening place in the 1960s. Two recent news reports celebrate different aspects. Today the New York Times reports: William C. Patrick III, Expert on Germ Warfare, Dies at 84 … A scientist, Mr. Patrick made germ weapons for the American military from 1951 to 1969. He produced tons […]