Editor's perspectives – April 2014

Cover vol. 11, no. 2, April 2014

STD Awareness Month — April 2014

Genomic resources notes accepted 1 April 2014 - 31 May 2014.

This article documents the public availability of a global transcriptome comparison between Lyme disease tick vectors, Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes ricinus.

SPLASH! milk science update: April 2014 issue

• An antibody, SIgA, found in breast milk alters the kinds of bacteria that colonize the infant gut. • The SIgA antibody also appears to change “turn on” and “turn off” genes involved in the rapid growth of the intestines that is normal in early life, as well as genes specifically linked to intestinal bowel disease. • These findings suggest a potential new role for the antibody in treating bowe...

World Malaria Day — April 25, 2014

CDC is collaborating with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to urge U.S. residents to pay attention to their local air quality during Air Quality Awareness Week, April 28–May 2, 2014. May also is Asthma Awareness Month, and May 6 is World Asthma Day. Asthma sufferers are particularly affected by air pollution. One in 12 U.S. residents (approximately 25.5 million persons) currently has as...