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RE: Plague: An Ancient and Present Peril
Every once in a while, a student in the metagenomics course I help with gets a read or two of Y. pestis in their environmental sample, recognizes it, and flips out.
It's a great teachable moment when we get to talk about OTU identification, the fact that it's 1 read in millions, infectivity, strains, and a bunch of different things.
I would flip out...great that you have the composure to exploit the experience. I'm impressed--always by your blogs, and by your knowledge.