The disease "could wipe out half of the bat species in the US," she says. "It's caused one of the fastest declines of wildlife that we've seen in the US."
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For Cleveland, Climate Change Could Mean Tons of Toxic Green Algae - John Metcalfe - Th... - 0 views
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The researchers say the potentially looming Algaeworld might be avoided if those in the agricultural industry use "better management practices." Having the U.S. agree to a solid climate treaty probably wouldn't hurt, either.
Microbiology Lab : MOLB 2210 - 0 views
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Nice page describing the tests we use to identify bacteria. Good pictures.
A New Germ Theory - 99.02 - 0 views
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The recent papers from the Cleveland Clinic on the role of microbiome in heart disease jogged my memory of Paul Ewald's work on this subject. In a way, he predicted the papers that appeared this week over 15 years ago. Put succinctly, "big, old, diseases are infectious." If they weren't, natural selection would have reduced their incidence. Fascinating theory, worth a read.
Eggs, Too, May Provoke Bacteria to Raise Heart Risk - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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The lecithin study, published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, is part of a growing appreciation of the role the body’s bacteria play in health and disease. With heart disease, investigators have long focused on the role of diet and heart disease, but expanding the scrutiny to bacteria adds a new dimension.
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“Heart disease perhaps involves microbes in our gut,”
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First carnitine and meat, now lecithin and eggs! Darn it! All things in moderation, I guess.
Study Points to New Culprit in Heart Disease - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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NYTimes report on Nathan's post about carnitine and it's conversion to TMAO by gut bacteria.
"I Think I've Just Thought Up Something Important"-Francois Jacob (1920-2013) - Phenome... - 0 views
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“I think I’ve just thought up something important,”
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I love this.
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Obituary for one of the discoverers of gene regulation.
In Nigeria, Polio Vaccine Workers Are Killed by Gunmen - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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In a roundabout way, the C.I.A. has been blamed for the Pakistan killings.
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The killings, with eerie echoes of attacks that killed nine female polio workers in Pakistan in December, represented another serious setback for the global effort to eradicate polio.
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Since the vaccine ruse in Pakistan, she said, “Frankly, now, I can’t go to them and say, ‘The C.I.A. isn’t involved.’ ”
Hilary Koprowski, Developed Live-Virus Polio Vaccine, Dies at 96 - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Fascinating obituary on the scientist who developed the first attenuated virus vaccine for polio. Surprise! It was not Salk nor Sabin.
Vaccination Is Steady, but Pertussis Is Surging - Well Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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