> It's a pity the signup is on a known and tagged
> spamming/malware distributing site. Expect a full inbox if you sign
> up. And don't click on any of the URLs they might contain.


Yikes! This is strange, given the university-based stuff that they are doing, but perhaps I'm not surprised. Thank you Shadow for the heads-up on that. I did sign up about a month ago, but no obvious repercussions have occurred to my inbox... yet.


> The first two authors mentioned in the article seem to be OK,
> though. The other two ? Interface between microbes and ART, OMG !!!!


I'm teaching a microbiology class this winter and you'd be surprised how many people find beauty in a petri dish (but making a University career out of it... wow). If you haven't seen some before, here's a fun set: http://bit.ly/1KOlOG2


> Best info about sourdough organisms he
> http://samartha.net/SD/


Thanks for the link! And Thanks to Boron Elgar for the link as well. I have some more fun reading to do!

Cheers,

Eric