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Jonathon Knight receives ASM Communications Award

Washington, DCMay 6, 2001--Jonathan Knight, a contributing correspondent for Nature, has been named the recipient of the 2002 American Society for Microbiology Public Communications Award. His winning entry, Meet the Herod Bug, appeared in Nature on July 5, 2001.

Knight wrote about Wohlbachia, bacteria that can infect insect species and convert males to females for their own reproductive purposes.

Wohlbachia transmit themselves through the ovaries, so to them males are useless. Some force sex changes on the males they infect, while others kill them in the egg to leave more resources for females infected with their siblings.

Most people are blissfully unaware of this gender battle raging in their gardens, says Knight. Wohlbachia are among the most common parasitic microbes in the world. The range of species they infect is growing every year, and its now clear that Wohlbachia infections are endemic to nearly every corner of the globe. In response, insects have evolved a variety of defensive tactics to try to keep a better balance of the sexes.

Knight holds a PhD in molecular biology from the University of California, Berkeley and a Certificate in Science Communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

The ASM Public Communications Award recognizes outstanding efforts in increasing public knowledge and awareness of the many facets of microbiology. The award carries a $2500 honorarium plus presentation of an award plaque at the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. This years presentation will take place on May 19 in Salt Lake City. Judges for this years contest were Julia Ann

Miller, editor, Science News; Charles Petit, U.S. News and World Report; and Barbara Rice, deputy director, News and Information, National Academy of Sciences.

The American Society for Microbiology is the largest single life science society, composed of over 42,000 scientists and health professionals.

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