This group was set up originally to be a source for online continuing
education for micro people, and this is what it continues to be, i.e. all
micro. If you'd like general lab discussions, there's MEDLAB-L, which
includes lots of management stuff. Write me off list (take the 'nospam' out
of my email address) for directions to get on this list. It is NOT an
anonymous list and you must use your real name to post there, but it is
active and there are over 2000 members from all over the world. It is also
well-moderated and there are some simple posting rules that are enforced by
their moderator. You get a list once your subscription goes through.

There are also some other Yahoo lab groups. You can go to Yahoo, Groups,
then search topics by key words. The most important thing, before you sign
up, is to go to the group's home page and check how many postings there have
been in the last few months. Active groups should have postings at least
weekly, although sometimes this varies. They should also have a fair number
of members, although again, you can have active groups with small numbers if
all post. You can try them out and quit if they're not what you want. I know
that one of my C_E members has a number of other micro groups that she
moderates.

Hope this helps.

Judy Dilworth, M.T. (ASCP)
Microbiology