Category Archives: Bubonic plague

The bubonic plague is alive and well!

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Dr. Anna

This is news you need to heed. I read this interesting post about how two people recently- last year, not as in the Dark Ages- got the plague from their dog. Well. Indirectly. That is, the dog had fleas, the … Continue reading →

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Ask Dr. Anna- Mice Advice

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Dr. Anna

I’m excited to say that I just got my first Ask Dr. Anna question this morning about a topic I know quite a bit about from my previous life (as a cystic fibrosis researcher using mouse models of the lung … Continue reading →

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