E. coli figure prominently and violently in this study: “Whack-an-E. coli with the Morbidostat,” Ofer Fridman, Amir Goldberg and Nathalie Q Balaban, Genome Biology, 2012 Jan 27;13(1):140. The caption to figure 1 of the paper reads: “The morbidostat, as a whack-a-mole game, maintaining constant evolutionary pressure despite the evolution of protective mechanisms. An Escherichia coli culture is […]
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Whack on the side of head spurs creativity
Today’s Stimulating Medical Publication Title of the Day is: “Whack on the side of head spurs creativity,” D. Chase, OR Manager, 1992 Feb;8(2):16-7. The authors is, or was, at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. [NOTE: The “OR” here is an acronym for “Operating Room”]