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Bacteria Risks and Pregnancy
2008-05-14 20:14:00 There are certain microscopic bacteria that can pose special health risks to pregnant women and to their babies. Although most people can safely eat food containing a type of bacteria called...
By: Green Options
'Shaquille O'Neal' Of Bacteria Big Enough To See With Naked
2008-05-13 18:30:00 From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News: Cornell researchers are studying bacterium big enough to see -- the Shaquille O'Neal of bacteria. The secret to an unusual bacterium's massive size -- it's the size of a grain of salt, or a million times bigger than E. coli bacteria, and b
Blood of Alligator Can Destroy 23 Bacteria Strains, Some Resistant to Antib
2008-05-13 06:56:00 Blood of the American alligator can destroy 23 bacteria strains, some of which are resistant to antibiotics. They often engage in fights over mates, but their wounds get rarely infected. The secret lies in their blood. The blood is also able to deplete and destroy large amounts of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. These findings ...
The Flesh-Eating Bacteria Room
2008-05-10 02:32:00 We recently had a young lady who came into the hospital with abdominal pain. She was explored, declared healthy, and sent to the floor. There she became septic, came back to the ICU, and promptly died from a massive infection with whatever microbe it is that causes necrotizing fasciitis. This was very upsetting to me ...
Bacteria que se alimenta de Uranio ¡!
2008-05-09 18:50:00 Me encuentro en digg con una imagen espectacular, una bacteria que utiliza el uranio para conseguir energía del mismo modo que los humanos utilizamos el oxígeno.¿Una razón más para apostar por la energía nuclear de fisión?Hazme Feed
SWNTs remove bacteria and viruses from water
2008-05-06 15:52:00 From nanotechweb.org: tech update: A few cents worth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) could be sufficient to stop viral and bacterial pathogens in their tracks and provide a point-of-use treatment for contaminated water. That's the view of Menachem Elimelech, director of Y
Bacteria Found In House Dust
2008-04-30 06:00:00 We’re surrounded! House dust is a rich source of bacteria If you?ve always suspected there are unknown things living in the dark and dusty corners of your home and office, we are now one step closer to cataloguing exactly what might be lurking in your indoor environment. Buildings have their own pattern of bacteria in indoor ...
Home-office harbor more bacteria than traditional-office desktops
2008-04-29 19:34:00 According to a research study out today, home office surfaces are cluttered with millions of bacteria that could potentially cause illness. In the new home version of ?Germs in the Workplace,? researchers led by the University of Arizona?s Dr. Charles Gerba compared bacteria levels on common office surfaces in both home-office and traditional-office environments. Results are ...
Wake Up and Die: Activating Dormant Bacteria to Kill Them
2008-04-23 15:51:00 From Scientific American: Israeli researchers announced this week that they have developed a new technique that may wipe out stubborn bacteria that elude antibiotics. Some infections such as tuberculosis (TB) can lay dormant in the lungs for decades before reactivating and causi
Flowers Grow In Moon Soil Simulation
2008-04-19 00:54:00 The moon is a nice place to visit, but you’d never want to live there. Because of the lack of breathable air? Nah. There are no flowers. But now, scientists have successfully grown marigolds in crushed anorthosite, a rocky Earth-based soil that is quite similar to the stuff we see on the moon. While growing plants ...
By: Gadgets Are Us
Bacteria to the rescue!
2008-04-18 18:59:00 We?d be in a lot of trouble if it weren?t for bacteria. And scientists are putting both natural and modified bacteria to work in a wide range of beneficial modern technologies.
Protect Your Baby from Bacteria With Philips Avent Express Microwave Steril
2008-04-17 09:22:00 The Philips Avent Express Microwave Sterilizer can sterilize six bottles in just two minutes. It is one of the products that bring so much joy for most parents who need more extra time to do other stuff. With the use of a regular kitchen microwave, this sterilizer kills household bacteria that can cause ...
Bacteria Resistant Gloves to Keep Your Hands Safe
2008-04-15 07:00:00 There are few things as cherished in our workplace as the headgear and hand gear we utilize to offer us convenience and safety. There are many types of gloves in a variety of colors and sizes perfect for allowing you the option to customize your experience. One type of protective hand wear used by more ...
By: Resources zone
The Bacteria?s Role In The Nitrogen Cycle
2008-04-08 21:43:00 In the marine aquarium, be it a reef tank or a fish only aquarium, the nitrogen cycle is of paramount importance. It is the life support function for all the livestock. (...)
By: Aquarists Online
The Bacteria?s Role In The Nitrogen Cycle
2008-04-08 21:43:00 In the marine aquarium, be it a reef tank or a fish only aquarium, the nitrogen cycle is of paramount importance. It is the life support function for all the livestock. (...)
By: Aquarists Online
Bacteria That Thrive on a Diet of Antibiotics
2008-04-07 16:06:00 From Wired Discoveries: In a study published in Friday's edition of the journal Science, Harvard researchers discover hundreds of germs in soil that eat antibiotics and thrive with the potent drugs as their sole source of nutrition. These bacteria outwit antibiotics in a disturbing
Bacteria Make a Meal Of Our Strongest Antibiotics
2008-04-06 05:00:00 As soon as pharmacists develop an antibiotic, the bacteria it's aimed at begin developing resistance almost immediately. Now, a new study has shown an even more extreme comeback: some bacteria are literally eating our most potent antibiotics for breakfast. Technorati Tags:
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Bacteria that make meals of antibiotics
2008-04-04 00:11:00 Antibiotics are supposed to kill bacteria, not feed them. Yet Harvard University researchers have discovered hundreds of germs in soil that literally gobble up antibiotics, able to thrive with the potent drugs as their sole source of nutrition.
Bacteria culture Jello desserts!
2008-03-28 09:34:00 With a background knowledge of Microbiology and a few left over Petri dishes, Mark Rohorst added a bit of spice to a recent fundraiser by creating these desserts that look like bacterial cultures served in Petri dishes. I’ve had a few microbiology classes and cultured many different types of bacteria on different media, and I happened ...
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Baby?s Gut Bacteria Mix Predicts Obesity
2008-03-27 05:36:00 Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland have found that babies with high amounts of bifidobacteria and low numbers of Staphylococcus aureus may be protected from being overweight. They looked at the fecal samples from 49 participants, taken at 6 and 12 months of age. 25 of the participants were overweight or obese at age ...
Mother Spreads Bacteria, Viruses to Her Baby
2008-03-12 09:08:00 Bacteria and virus can be disseminated by mother to the baby when giving birth to the baby and in the first week of his/her life. Although many of it does not threaten baby’s health, there are some that could cause serious problems including involving death.When in the womb, baby grows in 'sterilized' environment, but as the amniotic membrane crack, microbe starts to enter the environment. It then exposes the baby to bacteria and viruses for the first time.As the baby comes out from womb and enters the birth canal, baby now been encased by organisms that stay in the mother’s vagina or skin. This includes bacteria that cause venereal disease.Body fluids including blood that protect the baby expose them to infection like HIV or hepatitis B and C.Baby bowel route then will be 'colonized' as he is birth. In a few days, bacteria as E-coli, enterococcus and bifidobacterium emerge in his excrement. This state is important because it helps in stimulating the development of the baby...
By: My Health
Snowflakes Full of Bacteria
2008-03-04 02:50:00 Researchers with LSU along with Montana and France, have recently found that the snowflakes your catching on your tounge are filled with bacteria. Their results were published Feb 29th in the Journal of Science.After examining several global locations, the team has found that the snow filled bacteria is most prevelant in France, although it's been located all over the world. The research can potentially reduce the droughts from Montana to Africa.The bacteria, however, is not only helpful , but has been found to sicken and kill plants by freezing injury in plants, which can result in horrible economic effects. Source: www.boston.com
Living snowflakes: bacteria important to snow formation
2008-03-03 12:50:00 With winter still in effect, the enthusiasm with which one greets fresh snowfall has tended to diminish. Every snowflake may be unique and beautiful, but when millions of them are standing between you and your car, beauty can be ignored. Now a team of scientists has taken a closer look at the particulates that cause snow to form, and it seems that most of them are... alive. Ice formation in the
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Snow-causing bacteria
2008-02-29 14:50:00 From Boing Boing: A research team from LSU, Montana and France had found evidence that rain and snow are started by bacteria who are able to catalyse precipitation at lower temperatures than grit and dust. Dust and soot particles can serve as ice nuclei, but biological ice nucle
Step Away from the Gram-Negative Bacteria!
2008-02-28 17:36:00 When asked to ponder the ?what-if? question about oysters offering things other than pearls, I immediately thought of glasses. Yes, eyeglasses! You see, I have been waiting on my new glasses for a week now. I had to use a different doctor this time and it is taking longer than I ...
By: Up the Hill Gang
Ahmadinejad: Israel is filthy bacteria
2008-02-20 19:01:00 The left love to champion the notion that they fight racism and hate-speech, but when it comes to attacks against Jews or Israel, they become conveniently silent. The self-loathing gets so out of control that they will lift up an openly hateful, murdering dictator just to express more hatred for the policies of their own ...
Bacteria Are Our Friends, Make Ethanol
2008-02-14 18:33:00 Seth Fischbein and Sub Do at Coskata Brazil Is Off The Hook As of 2006, because of ethanol production from sugar cane waste, and some new off-shore oil discoveries, Brazil is energy-independant. Not only do they not import fuel, they actually export $800 million in ethanol annually.
By: Carbon Phallusy
Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, 4th edition
2008-02-12 08:33:00 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, 4th edition By Jeremy W. Dale, Simon F. Park, By Jeremy W. Dale, Simon F. Park, Publisher: Wiley Publisher: WileyNumber Of Pages: 358 Number Of Pages: 358Publication Date: 2004-03-12 Publication Date: 2004-03-12Sales Rank: 863776 Sales Rank: 863776ISBN / ASIN: 047085085X ISBN / ASIN: 047085085XEAN: 9780470850855 EAN: 9780470850855Binding: Paperback Binding: PaperbackManufacturer: Wiley Manufacturer: WileyStudio: Wiley Studio: WileyAverage Rating: 4 Average Rating: 4 Book Description: Book Description: The Fourth Edition of this highly successful book provides an essential introduction to the molecular genetics of bacteria. Thoroughly revised and updated, Molecular Genetics of Bacteria now includes a much greater coverage of genomics, microarrays and proteomics. An enhanced treatment of the ways in which both classical and modern genetics have contributed to our understanding of how bacteria work is included. The focus of the boo...
DRUG-RESISTANT E. COLI AND KLEBSIELLA BACTERIA
2008-02-10 12:35:00 A research team from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, examining bacterial isolates obtained in hospital and non-hospital clinical settings between 2000 and 2006, has identified drug-resistant strains of E. coli and Klebsiella bacteria in more than 50 blood, urine and respiratory samples. These resistant strains, which resemble bacteria reported in Latin America, Asia and Europe, were thought to be rare in the U.S.This is the first report of this phenomenon in the United States, the researchers said.The resistant strains produce “extended-spectrum beta-lactamases” (ESBLs), enzymes that destroy penicillin or cephalosporin class drugs, thereby conferring resistance to those drugs, said James Jorgensen, Ph.D., professor of pathology, medicine, microbiology and clinical laboratory sciences at the Health Science Center. The strains are typically resistant to other commonly used antibiotic drug classes, as well.“These very common bacteria, when they produ...
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Double Dipping Bacteria
2008-02-04 21:41:00 Clemson University professor, Paul L. Dawson, was intrigued by the "Seinfeld" episode in which George Costanza explodes into a diatribe about double dipping. So, he conducted a study where volunteers double dipped into various dips.In my opinion the results were amazing. By double dipping, over 10,000 bacteria were introduced into the dip. I've never been a fan of double dipping, but if I am sharing something with my wife or other close family, it doesn't bother me as much.But be warned germophobes! Bacteria could be lingering in the dip at the next party you attend!
BACTERIA - Cansado de Luchar (2005)
2008-02-04 03:52:00 1 - Ante las Puertas (Intro)2 - Bestias3 - Abandonado a su Suerte4 - En Decadencia5 - Algunos Salvaras6 - Porcion y Piedad7 - Tierra Enferma8 - Cansado de Luchar9 - Es Para Vos10 - Justicia11 - Abre Tus Ojos12 - Dueo de las Calles13 - Hay Que LucharDESCARGA "CANSADO DE LUCHAR"Uploader: GOELServer: Rapidshare
By: Descarga Metal
Energy from Bacteria
2008-02-03 16:00:00 Energy from bacteria…is this possible? Well, this is possible according to Thomas Wood, a professor of chemical engineering in Texas A&M University with his novel technique of converting E-Coli bacteria in to energy factories which produce hydrogen as energy.Prof. Wood, a researcher at Texas A&M University has devised a new biotechnological technique to increase the production of hydrogen by E-Coli bacteria by altering its natural hydrogen producing process. This alternation is primarily done by selectively deleting six specific genes in E-Coli’s DNA which in turn, as a result, produces 140 times more hydrogen than is created via the natural process, along with a supply of sugar to utilize.Hydrogen is considered as a valuable component in fuel-cell technology. Therefore massive scale production of hydrogen is extremely important. Currently a process termed as “cracking water” does this task. But the current method has major drawbacks such as high cost of money and hi...
Your snack dip is teeming with 10,000 bacteria!
2008-02-01 12:51:00 Think twice before double-dipping your snacks the next time, for a new study has found that the popular party practice is actually a major health hazard. Us researchers were inspired to investigate the practice after watching an episode of hit comedy show Seinfeld. In the show, character George Costanza is rounded on at a funeral reception after dipping the same chip twice. Clemson University food microbiologist Paul Dawson, along with his team of nine students, made participants to bite a wheat cracker and dip the cracker for three seconds into a tablespoon of dip. The research team asked the volunteers to repeat the process with new crackers, for a total of either three or six double dips per dip sample. The researchers then analysed the remaining dip and counted the number of aerobic bacteria in it. Results showed that on average, three to six double dips transferred about 10,000 bacteria from the eater's mouth to the remaining dip. &n...
By: B4U India
Science Day - Answer 3
2008-02-01 02:07:00 Since the bacteria are prokaryotes, they do not have a cell nucleus. The solution could be found here.
By: Ultimate Quiz
Light could trap and release bacteria
2008-01-25 11:50:00 Sensors that use light to trap, analyse and then release tiny objects such as bacteria or DNA are one step closer thanks to new computer simulations done by researchers in the US. The team modelled the optofluidic interactions that occur when a liquid flows through a tiny channel next to an optical waveguide. The work could lead to new “lab-on-a-chip” sensors that could be used in a wide range of areas including medicine and security. In such optofluidics sensors, the tiny objects of interest would be mixed with a fluid that would flow through tiny channels next to solid waveguides. When light is passed through the waveguides, it would create a short-range evanescent electric field in the channel that would trap tiny particles. While being held the objects could be studied using analytical probes, before being released. However, it has proved very difficult to predict exactly how objects will behave in practical optofluidic systems. Now, researchers at Cornell University have d...
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‘Friendly’ bacteria may help in reducing fat absorption
2008-01-21 12:16:00 A new study in mice has revealed that adding ‘friendly’ bacteria to the diet might one day help in reducing fat absorption. For the study, Jeremy Nicholson and his colleagues from Imperial College London, used mice. They fed strains of ‘probiotic’ Lactobacillus to mice whose gut microbes had been replaced by those that usually live in the human gut. They had different bile acids from the norm, favouring enzymes that reduce the amount of fat digested. "More fat is available for the microbes, and you then 'poo' the microbes out," New Scientist quoted Nicholson, as saying. The researchers said that the changes may only reduce fat absorption by a little, but this could have an impact on obesity if sustained over several years. (ANI)
By: B4U India
Kosher Highlights: Jewish Cowboys, Glowing Bacteria, And Israeli Doctors Re
2008-01-21 05:56:00 (Note: For some strange reason Israpundit seems to be down on my end. I'm publishing Kosher highlights here, and republish it on Israpundit when I can regain access to it.)Update: Israpundit is back up for me! You can visit the post over here.Perhaps I should consider publishing in a different browser (I may consider using Opera as Firefox eats up too much memory, and IE seems slow on Wordpress).With all that is going on in politics (in the US as well as Israel), sports (note: Go Patriots!!) and work, here are some of the stories that you might have missed while ranting at the TV for whatever reason.It looks as if Israel is offering Jewish doctors from the US, Canada and U.K. a $60,000 package deal if they choose to make Aliyah. I am not sure whether or not the doctors will consider moving (as many already make a fortune where they live) although their support would be very much appreciated in the holy land.Speaking of doctors, it looks like Israeli doctors were able to save a mans...
By: IsraGood
Making bacteria work to produce biofuels
2008-01-20 03:46:00 The latest innovative method to produce biofuels (at least that we know about) has arrived with bacteria. A group of UCLA scientists have manipulated a set of Eschericha coli bacteria with genetic engineering so it produces isobutanol from glucose. The technique manipulates the E. Coli's metabolic mechanisms to increase its 2-Keto Acid production levels. This component is key to synthesize isobutanol. UCLA's Shota Atsumi, Taizo Hanai and James C. Liao state, "Compared to traditional biofuels such as ethanol, complex alcohols such as butanol or isobutanol offer serious advantages as gasoline substitutes, because of their high energy content and low humidity absorption levels." Natural microorganisms can, indeed, produce amounts of complex alcohols. Using the genetic engineering techniques, researchers got bacteria producing them, but it wasn't a simple or cheap method to develop. Besides the E. Coli, the team expects to work with less harmful bacteria, such as Saccharomyces cerev...
Israel: Test Thy Water Using Glowing Bacteria?
2008-01-18 05:56:00 (Image Credit: CheckLight) Water, water everywhere, but is it safe to drink?That is the question citizens often ask their respective governments, especially if their is a water contamination crisis. Unfortunately it seems that in order to verify if the H2O is "good to go," one must spend some serious money, not to mention the lag time waiting for the lab results to come in.Fortunately it seems one Israeli company called CheckLight is setting out to change all of this by using some of the tiniest creatures to warn us whether or not the water from our facets is safe to drink.(Israel 21st Century) Luminescent bacteria glow at night on the beaches in Costa Rica and the Mediterranean Sea. Now an Israeli start-up has developed a novel and economical solution that uses these unusual micro organisms to help keep drinking water clean and safe. ...When the bacteria are placed in drinking water that contains harmful chemicals, they glow a warning signal, which can be read by a machine measur...
By: IsraGood
What To Do If Your Home Water Well Is Infected With Total Coliform Bacteria
2008-01-16 00:00:00 According to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, coliform bacteria are common in the environment and are often not harmful in of themselves. However, the presence of these bacteria in well water or spring water can indicate that the water may be contaminated with disease-causing agents such as parasites, viruses or bacteria. Since testing for ...
Is it true that a constantly moist vagina encourages bacteria to breed?
2008-01-12 11:16:00 Since I started menstruating five years ago, I’ve been getting discharges that vary from a clear or whitish one to a yellowish one that sometimes emit a smell. Is it true that a constantly moist vagina encourages bacteria to breed and if so, will keeping the genital area dry improve conditions? I am a virgin. answer: A ...
Beauty in Bacteria
2008-01-08 21:21:00 Bacteria are often thought of as merely an opponent in our quest for good health. Take for example, common bacteria forms that are grown in a petri dish. These structures form responses to lab-induced stresses that mimic hostile environments usually found in nature. By understanding their mechanisms, scientists hope to learn how to outsmart them. The image ...
By: TalentSpeaks
Friendly bacteria just commerical hype or medical fact?
2007-12-28 14:40:00 By now we have probably all seen the advertisements for so called friendly bacteria (probiotics)in yoghurt and other food stuffs but is this just another case of selling the public what they want to believe or is there some medical evidence to back up these claims? Good question and one whichSally Anne from Brighton, England ...
By: Dreambody Now
Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria
2007-12-22 23:00:00 The research in my laboratory focuses on the molecular mechanisms that bacteria use for intercellular communication. Our goal is to understand how bacteria detect multiple environmental cues, and how the integration and processing of this information results in the precise regulation of gene expression.The bacterial communication phenomenon that we study is called quorum sensing, which is a process that allows bacteria to communicate using secreted chemical signaling molecules called autoinducers. This process enables a population of bacteria to collectively regulate gene expression and, therefore, behavior. In quorum sensing, bacteria assess their population density by detecting the concentration of a particular autoinducer, which is correlated with cell density. This ?census-taking? enables the group to express specific genes only at particular population densities. Quorum sensing is widespread; it occurs in numerous Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. In general, processes ...
By: science life
Destroy Bacteria And Dry Skin With This Foot Cream
2007-12-21 00:00:00 What: DERMADoctor Feet Accompli Pedicure Cream, $34Why: We know the market is choc full of lotions for every inch of ?MORE...
By: Shefinds.com
Kill 99.99 % of Bacteria In Your Laundry, With Cold Water
2007-12-19 20:51:00 Did you know MRSA could live on fabric or a hard surface for 90 days? Thats scary. But here is some good news. read more
By: Communati.com
Naturally Eliminate Odor-Causing Bacteria
2007-12-17 19:05:00 Do you have a room in your house where unpleasant odors live, such as near a cloth or landfill (disposable) diaper pail? I was recently given a Brethe Air Revitalizer by Homedics to test out. This...
By: Green Options
Intestinal Bacteria May Cause Weight Gain
2007-12-16 06:00:00 Which is more important for a long life, weight loss or exercise? Are you more likely to have a heart attack when you have a cold? Reports: Hydration, weight loss drugs, warm up your heart
TENNESSEE CHEESE RECALLED BECAUSE OF BACTERIA
2007-12-08 16:13:00 Le Gourmet Connection Jack Cheese sold in holiday gift basketsIf you’re not careful, Santa might bring you a bad case of food poisoning in your food gift basket this year.Le Gourmet Connection, based in Tennessee, has recalled its Jack Cheese, Lot. No. 539, sold in 10-ounce blocks between August 28 and November 19. The cheese may be tainted with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that may cause fatal infections in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems.Seven- and 15-ounce, and five-pound blocks from the same lot were used in holiday gift baskets sold in 48 states, but so far no advisory has been made for those products.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/-news04/2007/11/cheese_recall.ht-ml~Sandy G.
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