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(Second of two parts)
How do you become a microbiologist? There are several possible routes to becoming a microbiologist. A direct route one may take is to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology or a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with Microbiology as major. These programs, however, are only offered in about four institutions in the country. [DatePublished] => 2007-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1754908 [AuthorName] => STAR SCIENCE By Cynthia T. Hedreyda, Ph.D. [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 385137 [Title] => Microbiologists deal with very small organisms and play crucial roles in our lives [Summary] =>
(First of two parts)
Several years ago, the much talked about fatal cases of bloody diarrhea in the US were caused by eating Jack-in-the Box hamburgers contaminated with a bacterium called Escherichia coli strain O157. I heard then US President Bill Clinton, in a television interview, blame a virus for the death of the infected children. Even the US president got confused or was not aware that a bacterium is different from a virus. [DatePublished] => 2007-02-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1754908 [AuthorName] => STAR SCIENCE By Cynthia T. Hedreyda, Ph.D. [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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(Second of two parts)
How do you become a microbiologist? There are several possible routes to becoming a microbiologist. A direct route one may take is to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology or a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with Microbiology as major. These programs, however, are only offered in about four institutions in the country. [DatePublished] => 2007-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1754908 [AuthorName] => STAR SCIENCE By Cynthia T. Hedreyda, Ph.D. [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 385137 [Title] => Microbiologists deal with very small organisms and play crucial roles in our lives [Summary] =>
(First of two parts)
Several years ago, the much talked about fatal cases of bloody diarrhea in the US were caused by eating Jack-in-the Box hamburgers contaminated with a bacterium called Escherichia coli strain O157. I heard then US President Bill Clinton, in a television interview, blame a virus for the death of the infected children. Even the US president got confused or was not aware that a bacterium is different from a virus. [DatePublished] => 2007-02-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1754908 [AuthorName] => STAR SCIENCE By Cynthia T. Hedreyda, Ph.D. [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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