Cultures of the lake of the ozarks water samples were grown on enrichment media for identification. however, these organisms are present to some degree in all samples. an important question from a clinical perspective is whether or not there is a significant increase in the fecal coliform populations that would put people's health at risk. if you were part of the team investigating this outbreak, how would you best enumerate the fecal coliform threat?

The human genome project is devoted to mapping the general dna sequence of our species. this could lead to the development of new medicines, as well as the possibility of using gene therapy to treat certain diseases. however, there are some ethical issues surrounding the mapping of individual genomes. one concern is a) that your genes may change over time, making the project useless. b) that insurance companies could discriminate based on genetic make-up. c) that since this has never been done before, we should probably not do it now. d) that sequencing our individual genomes is so expensive, it is a counter-productive strategy.