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on Norovirus: The winter vomiting bug that is hard to conquer (video)

Wed Jan 9 01:09:58 2013

Good video - thanks. My only website is my band's - so enjoy! Will keep the bleach bottle handy I guess... Jennie Williams RN

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on Researchers Build First Complete Computer Model of an Entire Organism

Wed Jan 9 00:03:21 2013

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on Researchers Build First Complete Computer Model of an Entire Organism

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on Researchers Build First Complete Computer Model of an Entire Organism

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on Researchers Build First Complete Computer Model of an Entire Organism

Wed Nov 28 08:27:40 2012

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on Microbial Fuel Cell (video)

Mon Jan 30 17:42:20 2012

David, Thanks for the comment. I didn't find anything related to research done on turning local wetlands into sources for fuel cell technology but it's an interesting concept. I did come across this news story from March 2010 where residents express concern for what they view as a possible danger of fuel cell technology: http://fuelcellsworks.com/news/2010/03/21/trumbull-residents-seek-siting-council-changes-from-a-planned-fuel-cell-facility/ It seems more like a NIMBY situation than an actual hazard. Thanks again and I'll keep my eyes peeled for more stories like these. We're certainly going to need all the help we can get when it comes to powering the planet cleanly. Fortunately I think microbes have amazing potential to help us out.

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on Microbial Fuel Cell (video)

Sun Jan 29 01:26:17 2012

Has anyone looked into developing fuel cells in wetland environments, i.e. swamps? I live in NWPA and we have lots of natural wetlands in this region. It would be interesting to think we might be able to develop a power source in our own backyards.

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on Fecal microbiota transplants effective treatment for C. difficile, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Tue Dec 20 23:39:24 2011

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on Texas A&M center confronts antibiotic crisis with potential new bacterial treatment

Mon Nov 7 23:41:22 2011

Thanks for the feedback. I found the originating link and updated the article to be an excerpt only linking back to the page which includes a video.

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on Texas A&M center confronts antibiotic crisis with potential new bacterial treatment

Mon Nov 7 21:16:55 2011

I don't think you are supposed to cut and paste the entire article even if it is yours. If it is used with permission, I think that should be noted. This article looks like it was credited to Kathleen Phillips @ Texas A&M. I would hate my writings to not be credited.

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on Synchronized Genetic Clocks (Quorum Sensing - Video)

Tue Oct 11 13:39:48 2011

Great video! It visually depicts the concept of quorum sensing in a nutshell (or in this case under a minute).

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on Weird New Forms of Bacterial Life Found in the Dead Sea

Sat Oct 1 17:12:15 2011

It's a great discovery. I think that discoveries like this and a win in the New7Wonders of Nature (you can vote here: www.facebook.com/VoteDeadSea )will bring more funds to research the place.

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on Weird New Forms of Bacterial Life Found in the Dead Sea

Fri Sep 30 02:06:48 2011

Archaea are not bacteria. They are, however, both prokaryotes.

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on Antibiotic resistance spreads rapidly between bacteria

Mon Jul 11 03:21:33 2011

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on Ozone reduces fungal spoilage of fruits and vegetables

Tue Apr 12 17:20:01 2011

Kudos to you,Dr Ian Singleton for this discovery and also for the recommendations highlighted. For now, i strongly feel ( or suggest) that the usage of ozone for preservation of fruits and vegetables should be restricted possibly for industrial or commercial purposes only. This is because the local farmers may not be able to administer it in the required concentrations ;unlike in the industries where effective monitoring could be done by the quality-control personnels.Effort should also be made to ensure or confirm that ozone does not have any adverse effect on the genetic make-up and the nutritive values of these fruits and vegetables.

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on Microbial Fuel Cell (video)

Thu Mar 31 14:49:31 2011

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on Microbial Fuel Cell (video)

Wed Mar 30 23:38:11 2011

Really awesome microbe! No more batteries...YAY!

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on Marine Microbes (video)

Wed Mar 16 13:13:09 2011

This is a fantastic video. Really well done.

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on The Salmonella Index: The Best and Worst States for Food Poisoning

Thu Jan 27 18:27:20 2011

There are an unfortunate number of states listed here that received a grading of "F." It's interesting however to read why they got an "F." For instance, most cases reported in Arizona are caused by norovirus and are a result of recreation activities in the water.

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on Rinderpest Virus, Deadly in Livestock, Is No More, U.N. Says

Sun Oct 17 14:36:46 2010

Hi I think it's a little early to say that. The last Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme report says that they finished the field work. The global declaration of erradication will be in may 2011. Two years after the last vaccine inoculated in cattle. See: http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/grep/home.html http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/resources/documents/AH/GREP_flyer.pdf Regards

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on Scientists create a mosquito that’s ‘malaria-proof’

Tue Jul 20 12:23:28 2010

These scientist are not smart enough! Introducing a mosquito to the wild and then waht? Do the researchers really think that the mosquitos can survive in the competition? How can this mosquitoes eradicate other current not proof malaria mosquitoes? Anyway, this is not the solution!

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on Antibiotics in livestock affect humans, USDA testifies

Mon Jul 19 15:42:48 2010

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on MTS50.5 - The Making of Meet the Scientist

Mon May 24 16:41:23 2010

Very interesting video. Important to watch if you are serious about getting into the podcast production.

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on Our bees are buzzing off. But why?

Tue May 18 12:05:12 2010

FYI - on Tues. May 25th at noon PT we will be live streaming an interview with Jay Evans, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland about colony collapse disorder.

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on Virus hunting in Cameroon: by Nature Video

Sun Mar 28 02:00:28 2010

Nathan Wolfe talks quite a bit about bush meat and virus transmission in this live talk that was recently hosted by the Koshland Science Museum in DC.

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on From Throat to Mind: Strep Today, Anxiety Later?

Tue Jan 26 17:01:55 2010

Thanks for the comment. According to the article (click "source" read) it has to do with the antibodies produced by the body in reaction to strep. These antibodies have been shown to still be present in the blood once strep has been cleared from our systems. And in animals they are seeing deposits of these antibodies left in the brain. Check out the article and search for the others, using keywords, that we have posted here on the site to get a more complete vision of what might be going on with strep and the mind.

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on From Throat to Mind: Strep Today, Anxiety Later?

Tue Jan 19 09:42:06 2010

why would strep cause OCD. I don't see any relation between the two.

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on Food Safety 101 (MWV33)

Fri Dec 11 05:54:27 2009

I'm a not so recent graduate student in microbiology at ISU and I am going to have to side with Chris on this. Depending on the ingredients and conditions that pizza is stored under it could potentially become unsafe to eat and I would not be willing to risk my reputation on that one. I am not sure if your statement about being a microbiology undergrad means that you are a freshman or if it means you are a recent graduate but you really should be more careful throwing around advice, remember that with great education comes great responsibility. When I give food safety advice I tend to lean on the side of caution. I worked in the food industry for 4 years and our motto was the classic, "When in doubt throw it out." That said the Chef in this video goes to an extreme, most food microbiologists would never suggest throwing food out if it is properly stored after only one day. When I discuss microbiology with people I try to emphasize that most bacteria are harmless but at the same time give them tips and strategies on how they can protect themselves and their families from the ones that can cause illness. I always try and determine the situation that person and their family is in when I do this and balance the information I give people because I do not want them to be scared but safe and informed.

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on Food Safety 101 (MWV33)

Fri Dec 11 04:35:50 2009

Thanks for the great feedback David. I agree that throwing food out after one day in the fridge is a little extreme, but I feel it's better to be cautious when it comes to foodborne illness. Please note that there is a disclaimer in the credits that points out all statements and opinions are not to be considered official statements of the Society. In the next food-related video we do, we'll make sure to consider your well thought out observations. As far as eating pizza that's been left out all night, I wouldn't touch it. But hey, that's me. I myself have had a serious bout of foodborne illness that required hospitalization, so I am probably a little more wary than most folks. The golden rule is that you shouldn't consume food that has been left out for more than two hours.

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on Food Safety 101 (MWV33)

Wed Dec 9 06:21:14 2009

I'm a recent microbiologist undergrad from OSU. I have worked in the Food Industry for almost 3 years. I watched this video and felt it was teaching people to be overly cautions with food. They guy who said he throws food away after one day is crazy. I always tell my friends its OK to eat pizza that was left out over night. When you are considering food safety, you have to keep in mind what you are trying to avoid. There are only a small handful of microbes that will cause food-poisoning. And the only way for that pathogen to get in your food is if it's there in the first place. If you drop raw chicken on your pizza and leave it out overnight.....then yes you will probably get sick. Pathogens don't appear out of thin air, they have to be present in the first place, and depending on the conditions (temp, moisture, competing bacteria, etc..), variable time to grow to a high population. I don't want anyone to become a "germ-a-phoebe" after watching something that should be educational.

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on The Nature of Phages (video)

Sun Oct 18 19:49:29 2009

Great video! More information about phage therapy can be found at http://is.gd/4pzoz

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on The Nature of Phages (video)

Fri Oct 16 15:00:25 2009

Check out this documentary on phage therapy by the BBC if you are interested in this topic.

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on Is the person next to you washing their hands with soap?

Thu Oct 15 15:23:36 2009

LOL, I was jut about to post this story and it got tagged as a duplicate. Soap it off or eat it later!

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on What Makes a Chili Hot? Real Hot!

Tue Jul 14 15:43:38 2009

I haven't found anymore research that sheds light on introducing fungus into peppers to make them hotter. This is a relatively new discovery made by Dr. Tewksbury, a biologist at University of Washington. You can read a better synopsis of what led to this discovery here: http://www.sciencentral.com/video/2008/10/02/hot-chili-secret/ Perhaps since he is fascinated with the subject he is looking deeper into how to control the amount of hear produced by any given pepper.

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on What Makes a Chili Hot? Real Hot!

Tue Jul 14 03:13:57 2009

Is there any more research out there on how to maximize heat in a pepper if you introduce the fungus?

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on Are you more science-savvy than the average American?

Mon Jul 13 20:58:32 2009

I wonder if anyone who did not get a 12 out of 12 would mention that they did. Especially on a site like this.

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on Are you more science-savvy than the average American?

Mon Jul 13 20:28:13 2009

Yeah, I also got 12/12, guess all this education is paying off, haha!

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on Are you more science-savvy than the average American?

Thu Jul 9 21:30:27 2009

12 out of 12, which apparently 10% of the American public also got correct.

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on It’s time to retire the prokaryote

Thu Jul 2 20:03:28 2009

I still think it doesn't make sense to retire the term prokaryote. There are notable commonalities between Bacteria and Archaea, even though they are very divergent, and there are microbiologists studying both together. Its shorter to say "prokaryotes" instead of "Bacteria and Archaea", and this is the way this word is being used now.

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Wed Jul 1 20:10:14 2009

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on It’s time to retire the prokaryote

Mon Jun 29 21:23:27 2009

For those of you who want to jump right to the article, here's the direct link http://www.sgm.ac.uk/pubs/micro_today/pdf/050903.pdf

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on Bacteria

Tue Apr 28 19:13:25 2009

The song in this video is "Bacteria" by Jonathan Coulton. He has a lot of great science-related songs.

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on Jemaine's Movin' (Flight of the Conchords)

Tue Apr 28 14:22:11 2009

LOL, at first I was like, what is this doing on MicrobeWorld?! Now I know, microbiology geek humor.

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