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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Megan Rasmussen

Megan Rasmussen

Parents' saliva on pacifier could reduce kids' allergies, asthma Read more: http://www... - 0 views

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    First thought: eww, but interesting!
Megan Rasmussen

Lucky Bacteria Strike It Rich During Formation of Treatment-Resistant Colonies: Researc... - 1 views

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    Researchers are looking at how biofilms form in order to better understand how to battle their ability to be resistant to many antibiotics
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Doctors warn of 'aggressive' new sexually-transmitted superbug - 0 views

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    Gonorrhea HO41 was discovered two years ago and is not only a very resistant strain of gonorrhea but it can cause septic shock leading to death all within a couple of days
Megan Rasmussen

Feds blame combination of parasite, virus, bacteria, pesticides for strange bee disappe... - 1 views

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    A report blames colony collapse disorder on pesticides for possibly damaging the bee's immune system and making them more susceptible to parasites, viruses and bacteria. I know a lot of people are allergic to bees or hate them but check out this quotation: "About one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination." Bees are important!!!
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Aluminum in Vaccines: What you should know - 0 views

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    I was briefly shocked about some of the chemicals found in vaccines, which lead to finding the focus paper for our presentation. This article is about aluminum vaccines but this site: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/additives.htm, form the CDC has some other additives and what these additives are used for.
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Bacteria help trace how alcohol binds to brain - 0 views

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    Researchers use a type of bacteria in order to study a protein that they have not been able to crystalize in the brain. This protein was thought to enable behavioral effects of alcohol and they are looking at studying where alcohol binds to this protein and the effects it has.
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Protein complex in human breast milk can help reverse antibiotic resistance - 0 views

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    This complex was tested and found to make resistant bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics!
Megan Rasmussen

Scientists create protein 'superglue' from flesh-eating bacteria that could help detect... - 0 views

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    This technology in new, but researchers are looking to develop it to detect circulating tumor cells in the blood and prevent spread of cancer!
Megan Rasmussen

New immune cells hint at eczema cause - 1 views

microbiology
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Ebola's Secret Weapon Revealed - 1 views

microbiology virology
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Tumors Fall to Radioactive Bacteria | The Scientist Magazine® - 0 views

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    Researchers use bacteria to deliver radiation to shrink pancreatic tumors in mice. This is really cool because I work with Listeria to form biofilms. It is known for causing food poisoning outbreaks from contaminating ready to eat deli meats or soft cheeses in food processing plants, so it is interesting to see a different take on this bacteria!
Megan Rasmussen

Scientists Use Nature Against Nature to Develop an Antibiotic With Reduced Resistance - 0 views

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    Researchers have applied knowledge about bacteria phages in order to develop a new antibiotic. They studied the enzyme 2-epimerase, which controls the formation Bacillus anthracis cell wall. Researchers used an inhibitory molecule that would bind to the allosteric site* site of this enzyme. They tested this antibiotic called Epimerox in mice infected with Ballcillus anthracis and found that it protected the mice from anthrax. It also showed that the bacteria did not develop a resistance to this inhibitory molecule. Although this is just a start, it could change so much in the quest for effective antibiotics!
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