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on Strange Biology Inspires the Best New Materials

Fri Apr 5 13:39:26 2013

Very cool! It would be great to see some of these molecules in day-to-day products.

on Scientists Reveal Quirky Feature of Lyme Disease Bacteria

Sat Mar 23 19:18:32 2013

In this "source" (http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=7545&tid=3622&cid=164869). The statement “The only therapy for Lyme Disease right now are antibiotics like penicillin” is incorrect, or at least needs clarification. Doxycycline is frequently used in treatment of Lyme disease, as well as for prophylaxis against Lyme after the bite of a deer tick in humans and dogs. CDC states "Antibiotics commonly used for oral treatment include doxycycline, amoxicillin, or cefuroxime axetil. Patients with certain neurological or cardiac forms of illness may require intravenous treatment with drugs such as ceftriaxone or penicillin." (http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/Treatment/)

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on 'Defective' virus surprisingly plays major role in spread of disease, UCLA life scientists report

Sat Mar 2 02:09:58 2013

Wow good find. I would have missed this paper. I have always enjoyed reading about virus 'swarms', or how divergent genotypes emerge from, presumably a single genotype. Plant virologists are way ahead of animal virologists in this field, and would be interesting to see them compared. Anyways, cool find, and check out my related post about influenza swarms!

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on Fast New Test Could Find Leprosy Before Damage Is Lasting

Wed Feb 27 19:16:55 2013

Use of Protein Antigens for Early Serological Diagnosis of Leprosy▿ http://cvi.asm.org/content/14/11/1400.abstract

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on Fast New Test Could Find Leprosy Before Damage Is Lasting

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on Eczema in Infants Linked to Gut Bacteria

Wed Jan 23 15:53:05 2013

This is very interesting to me because we have been battling my daughter's eczema since she was born. However, I'm not sure what to make of this article. I would think having a more diverse microbiome in the gut would be a good thing but it apparently is a large factor in infants having eczema. It's hard to tell if this article is saying this is bad (especially since they label no eczema children as "healthy") or this is just a fact and that it's not good or bad. Interesting stuff. Also seems to imply that diet could be used to affect change in their gut bacteria. Look forward to hearing more.

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on Bacteria in balance

Fri Oct 19 20:24:58 2012

Have we gone too far with disinfecting, sanitizing and sterilizing? I grew up in the 70's-80's and we cleaned with oldfashioned soap and water. There were no handsoaps or gels to cleanse our hands. And, I was a healthy child and did not have any childhood diseases except chicken pox which then, was a right of passage in childhood. I have a neighbor who thinks she can disinfect her house by scrubbing with bleach and other disinfectants. I've tried to explain the "good vs bad' bacteria and the fact that it is actually detrimental to the 'good' bacteria to blindly disinfect. Yes, we definitely need to disinfect in the obvious places such as hospitals and laboratories. But, in our homes, do we really need to wage the war that could end up hurting everyone?

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on RESEARCHERS MAP MOLECULAR DETAILS THAT ENCOURAGE H1N1 TRANSMISSION TO HUMANS

Sun Sep 30 20:27:44 2012

I was with the Canadian Forces in 2009, was ordered to get the H1N1 shot (AREPANRIX by GSK GlaxoSmithKline) and had an adverse reaction to the vaccine. I received PERMANENT neurological, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and respiratory symptoms: dizziness, vertigo, irregular heart rhythms, shortness of breath, muscle weakness and pain, and numbness in hands and feet. My physical fitness changed from special forces fit to that of a 70 year old in a matter of days. Be informed and please choose wisely if you do plan to have your next flu shot or vaccination.

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on Small Things Considered: If It Walks Like DNA, and Talks Like DNA…

Thu Jul 26 23:05:38 2012

Thank you for you post on conjugative transposons! Conjugative transposons are certainly fascinating driving forces of microbial evolution. However, I think that too often the public is bombarded with information about how microbes, especially those containing antibiotic resistant traits, are evolving to harm us rather than help us, when in reality, trillions of bacteria on and within us are working to keep us alive. One example of this specifically is the gut bacteria that help us degrade the complex carbohydrates we consume. Right now, I am looking at how new polysaccharides in our diet are challenging our gut bacteria to evolve and degrade these new substrates. In fact, many carbohydrate utilization loci within the genomes of these bacteria are located on conjugative transposons and seem to have acquired their polysaccharide utilization loci via lateral gene transfer.

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on Clostridium difficile

Tue Apr 17 01:01:54 2012

A very good micrograph. C.difficile , a toxin producing microbe.

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on Beaded bacteriophage

Mon Apr 9 15:44:21 2012

PhiX was the first DNA genome ever to be sequenced

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on With Climate Change, U.S. Could Face Risk From Chagas Disease

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on ARTS triggers apoptosis

Thu Mar 8 19:27:32 2012

Not enough info for me. Here's more: "ARTS is an unusual septin-like mitochondrial protein that was originally shown to mediate TGF-beta-induced apoptosis." - The mitochondrial ARTS protein promotes apoptosis through targeting XIAP http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC391065/?tool=pubmed

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on Petri dish art

Fri Feb 17 12:32:31 2012

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on Mycoplasma - adhesion of symbiont infection structure to host

Tue Feb 7 17:36:53 2012

Ooops! Thanks! Somehow added an "r" in there

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on Mycoplasma - adhesion of symbiont infection structure to host

Tue Feb 7 16:24:52 2012

Mycroplasma??? I think that the correct name is Mycoplasma http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/indexplus/obf_images/2a/ed/347a535ede226adb999b24670c8f.jpg Regards

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on Rotavirus

Sun Dec 25 09:38:47 2011

As a early adulthood I had a problem with Ge rd or Acid Re flux. Can the acids in our stomach's in high concentration kill of this Rota virus. Or the medications that control these condition, help kill this virus, before it gets out of hand to cause the diarrhea and vomiting. Or a daily regimen Vitamin C and sorts keep the rota virus away.

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on Researchers make the case that modern life sprang from early mega-organism

Mon Nov 28 15:09:12 2011

I read the article with much interest. Thanks for sharing.

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on E. coli could convert sugar to biodiesel at 'an extraordinary rate,' say Stanford researchers

Thu Nov 17 01:55:54 2011

This an amazing discovery about E.coli. It also shows that the potentials of this minute creature are numerous and are yet to be fully tapped. Moreover, it shows that E.coli once believed to have only negative economic importance can also have positive economic importance. More research efforts will definitely confirm this.

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on Students create yeast bacteria with enhanced properties

Fri Nov 11 19:09:39 2011

'Yeast bacteria"? What next, Viral Bacteria? Or human animals, maybe? These kinds of errors are unpardonable in a site that is supposed to be "educational".

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on New research shows how viruses use 'good' gut bacteria to bypass immune system

Thu Oct 20 03:58:40 2011

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on Study: 1 in 6 Cell Phones Contaminated With Fecal Matter

Tue Oct 18 02:40:47 2011

I do not minimize the importance of hand washing. However, I think, by inference, this means that common (public) use computer keyboards and telephones might be close to 100 percent.....as well as the hands of hand-shaking, baby-holding politicians, and high-fiving athletes. I get it that (at least, in water microbiology) where E. coli is found, so might be Salmonella, Campylobacter, norvirus, etc. but what's happened to the concepts of infectious dose and the hygiene hypothesis?

Kate makes this comment

on Human Immunodeficiency Virus 3D

Fri Sep 30 21:08:16 2011

Kudos to all members of the Visual Science Company Team!

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on Campylobacter bacteria

Thu Sep 1 21:58:57 2011

Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most popular and notorious pathogens causing food borne diseases not only in the United States but also in other countries across the world. This scanning electron microscope image is showing a very good structure of the microbe.

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on Infographic: The Deadliest Disease Outbreaks in History

Fri Aug 19 19:01:47 2011

Good catch Rebecca. It's a shame such a lovely infographic has to be ruined by something that is easily fact checked on Google.

Rebecca Rashid Achterman makes this comment

on Infographic: The Deadliest Disease Outbreaks in History

Fri Aug 19 18:48:17 2011

The visual aspect is good at getting its point across in terms of number of deaths caused by each disease, but it incorrectly suggests a viral cause for all the diseases listed. In particular, the right-hand panel of honorable mentions states "Although the following viruses do not have a figure for total amount of lives claimed, they continue to terrorize various areas around the world. " It then lists Malaria (caused by a parasite), Tuberculosis (caused by a bacterium) and Yellow Fever (this one is actually caused by a virus). I would love to see an updated version made that correctly attributes the causative agents of each disease.

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on Salmonella enteritidis

Wed Aug 3 19:52:19 2011

The most important thing is to produce or synthesize an appropriate antibiotic that can stop the activities of this dangerous microbe.I believe this is possible.

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on Indian mycologists discover world's most heat-resistant fungi

Thu Jul 28 06:26:04 2011

great post! I'm surprised that they discovered such a fungi! thank you for sharing this!

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on Hendra virus found in a dog

Wed Jul 27 12:09:11 2011

They did not find Hendra virus in the dog - they find antibodies that react with the virus. This may indicate previous infection with Hendra virus or a related virus.

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on Mosquitoes score in chemical war

Tue Jul 5 14:34:58 2011

One does not have to be a rocket scientist to understand that resistance is the logical result of all the chemicals being used. At Soper Strategies we have understood this unfortunate dilemma when working with pesticides. That is also the reason that our strategies are aimed at green, permanent, integrated and uncompromised solutions. With the emphasis on green.. The WHO has been aiming their programs too much on involvement of communities, instead of leaving the responsibilities for mosquito-borne disease combat with local authorities. Add to this the extensive use of pesticides and one knows why we are dealing with increasinging problems. With all the modern technologies that we have available today, eradication of mosquitoes and the close-up monitoring of re-emergence, are easier then ever before. The problem should be tackled at the source and not be aimed at prevention of the problem (bednets).

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on Escherichia coli showing flagella

Sun Jun 5 21:17:02 2011

A very informative piece about E.coli 0157:H7 . The lethal tendencies of this microbe should be curbed or stopped immediately.Required and appropriate antibiotics should be synthesized or produced by researchers.This becomes imperative so as to avoid a pandemic of a monumental proportion globally.

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on Bacteria, protozoa, and algae from a wild stream

Mon Apr 18 11:35:37 2011

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on Filtering out pesticides with E. coli

Mon Apr 18 00:25:32 2011

This has again expose the versatility of Escherichia coli. Its ability to extract the toxic pesticides, parathion and methyl parathion from the polluted air is of a positive economic importance.

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on Gram-positive Enterococcus sp. bacteria

Mon Apr 18 00:00:18 2011

Examining enterococcal isolates at the species level using new rapid surveillance methods is commendable. However,their resistance to many and sometimes all standard therapies is of serious concern. Therefore,serious effort should be made by researchers to tackle this issue of enterococcal resistance globally. This becomes imperative so as to reduce or totally eradicate all infections associated with Enterococcus sp bacteria.

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on Treating Wounds With a Rubber Stamp?

Wed Apr 6 18:15:32 2011

@Chris, sorry about that, thanks for pointing it out. Here's the long version: Link Text Dave

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on Treating Wounds With a Rubber Stamp?

Wed Apr 6 15:31:41 2011

@Dave - the Ow.ly link doesn't work.

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on Treating Wounds With a Rubber Stamp?

Wed Apr 6 07:58:19 2011

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on 'Virus-eater' discovered in Antarctic lake

Thu Mar 31 19:47:03 2011

This is indeed a great discovery. The usefulness of a virophage can not be overemphasized.It can be of tremendous use in curbing the menace of viral pathogenic diseases in both plant and animals throughout the world.More research is still needed by marine microbiologists or virologists to identify and possibly characterize as many virophages as possible. Their physiology ,biochemistry and metabolism should also be researched into.

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on New Microscope Produces Dazzling 3D Movies of Live Cells

Tue Mar 15 14:21:26 2011

Absolutely amazing!

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