MicrobeWorld is multimedia rich and incorporates many social media features. A new ‘pop-up’ flash podcast player allows people to listen to MicrobeWorld Radio, ASM’s daily audio news podcast, as they surf the web. The MicrobeWorld News RSS feed is updated with the latest in microbiology and life science-related news as it is published. And visitors can even subscribe or send the latest MicrobeWorld Radio episode to their cell phones.
MicrobeWorld also offers a comprehensive resources section for educators, parents, and students that includes experiments, lesson plans and tools for microbiology education. MicrobeWorld Radio’s podcasts are currently being tied to the National Science Education Standards in a searchable database that educators can use to help initiate classroom discussions or build into curriculum.
Over 300 pages deep, the site contains introductory information about the science of microbiology, career profiles and interviews with some of the world’s leading researchers, surprising and interesting facts about microbial life, and a comprehensive photo galley highlighting some of the most studied microorganisms.
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