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June 2006 · Volume 5 Number 1

Volume 5 Number 1

Of Microbes & Messes

Lessons Aquatic Microbes Can Teach

Erica Goldman

Bacteria often get a bad rap as bearers of disease and pestilence. But microbial forces in the environment, orders of magnitude smaller than the human eye can see, can maintain or improve the ecological status quo, sustaining the Earth's delicate balancing act. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham; Science Writer, Erica Goldman. more . . .

Bacteria and PCBs

Erica Goldman

Searching for anaerobes that can break down polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated compounds used heavily by the manufacturing industry. PCBs were banned in 1977 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because of their link to certain cancers. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham; Science Writer, Erica Goldman. more . . .

Mutual Arrangements

Erica Goldman

Microbes enter into collaborative concords that make them far more potent than they might be alone. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham; Science Writer, Erica Goldman. more . . .

Medicine from Microbes

Erica Goldman

From the exotic waters of Indonesia come microbe-rich sponges like Xestospongia testudiniaria. UMBI microbiologist Russell Hill scours these sponges for bacteria that can produce compounds promising for medicine. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham; Science Writer, Erica Goldman. more . . .

Teasing Out Microbial Secrets

Erica Goldman

Weiner's love for science rivals his zeal for teaching. For as long as he can remember, he has been interested in the world beyond the reaches of human perception. He was the first kid on his block with a microscope, the first to jab his finger and look at his blood up close. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham; Science Writer, Erica Goldman. more . . .

Ken Tenore

Kenneth Tenore, the director of the UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory from 1984-2005, passed away on May 7, 2006. His absence will be felt not only by the CBL community, but also by the many individuals he touched in local, state, national, and international environmental circles. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham; Science Writer, Erica Goldman. more . . .