Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern.  How do bacteria develop this resistance so fast?  Learn about conjugation, transformation, and transduction here!

Safe foods and drugs are often taken for granted.  You can thank the Food, Drug, and Cosemetic Act of 1938 for this.  Learn what things are covered by this Act!

Peste des petits ruminants sounds fancy.  Unfortunately, PRP is decimating the small ruminant population across the globe.  Do you know the disease it closely resembles?

When looking at vaccine challenge studies, why do we talk about Preventive Fraction and not the percentage protected? What is the difference and why is it important. Find out in this short, fun podcast.

What are Free Radicals and Oxidants? How exactly do they cause harm? In this short, fun podcast we dive into the weeds using a metaphor to explain the mechanism of action for free radical and oxidant damage. We explain an underlying theory for the generation of cancer.

If a diagnostic test is positive, what is the likelihood that that is actually correct? Meet, Positive Predictive Value. This statistic is here to help you! Learn how to calculate this statistic and when and where to use it. It is fun and we even talk about zombies.

Endemic typhus, epidemic typhus, Rickettsia, Salmonella, and tsutsugamushi - all bear names involving the word typhus and all are different species of bacteria. Here, we will clear the smoke that veils this often confusing term.

A phrase to live by: Don't be a fomite!  What is a fomite?  How do you avoid becoming one?

Personal protective equipment can make the difference between life and death.  Do you know the levels and types of PPE?

You didn't think that cholera was just something our great-grandfather's dad had to contend with, do you? It is alive and well today. We will cover what to watch out for in 2018. Learn more about this disease.