MicrobeWorld's Meet the Scientist Podcast
MicrobeWorld's Meet The Scientist Podcast
At Meet the Scientist, we want to reveal more about scientists, the work they do, and what makes them tick. We will ask them what they are ...
Crystal Meth and MRSA
08/03/06
People who use crystal meth are five times more likely to develop an antibiotic resistant staph skin infection than non users.
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Satellite Predicts Disease Outbreak
08/04/06
Researchers are using satellites to help predict outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever in East Africa.
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Engineering Ethanol
08/07/06
Researchers believe they’ve hit upon a strategy to produce renewable, clean ethanol gas more efficiently by using plant waste.
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Katrina and the Mold
08/08/06
A look at one microbiologists personal experience with Hurricane Katrina and the mold that filled her house.
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Uranium Clean-Up
08/09/06
By harnessing uranium-loving microbes, researchers are able to prevent the spread of this dangerous element in groundwater.
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Avian Flu Update
08/10/06
Researchers at the CDC in Atlanta are working to understand how virulent the Avian Flu could become.
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Bacteremia in Sea Lion Pups
08/11/06
In recent years, there has been a rise in the deaths from blood infections for many West Coast sea lion pups. Scientists are now being ...
Lipid Protection
08/14/06
Good fats and bad fats play very different roles in the body – but these fats can also defend against harmful microbes.
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Podcasting in Microbiology
08/15/06
Students in New Jersey are becoming more excited about studying microbiology – thanks to podcasts.
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Playing with Microbes
08/16/06
Medical, dental, and nursing students are playing microbiology video games to bolster their education.
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Styrofoam Reducers
08/17/06
The answer to environmentally-unfriendly styrofoam lies in a microbe capable of breaking it down into biodegradable plastic.
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Art Imitates Bacteria
08/18/06
An Israeli researcher studying bacterial communication has stumbled upon a complex and beautiful bacterial art form.
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Azurin
08/21/06
Today, pseudomonas aeruginosa, the microbe responsible for pneumonia, could be recruited to infiltrate and destroy cancer cells.
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