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Antibiotic Reduction Campaigns Do Not Necessarily Reduce Resistance
July 29, 2013 — Antibiotic use -- and misuse -- is the main driver for selection of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This has led many countries to implement interventions designed to reduce overall antibiotic ... > full story -
Therapeutic Fecal Transplant: Hope for Cure of Childhood Diarrhea Comes Straight from the Gut
July 29, 2013 — Call it therapeutic poop, if you will, but the best hope yet for an effective treatment of childhood infections with the drug-resistant bacterium C. difficile may come straight from the gut, ... > full story -
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Virus to Control Potato Moth
July 29, 2013 — New biological insecticides have emerged in recent years which make use of so-called "entomopathogenic" viruses that are harmful to insects, in particular the baculovirus. To identify the virus in ... > full story -
Novel Mechanism That Helps Stomach Bug Cause Illness Identified
July 28, 2013 — A seafood contaminant that thrives in brackish water during the summer works like a spy to infiltrate cells and quickly open communication channels to sicken the host, researchers ... > full story -
Breakthrough in Detecting DNA Mutations Could Help Treat Tuberculosis, Cancer
July 28, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new method that can look at a specific segment of DNA and pinpoint a single mutation, which could help diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer and ... > full story -
Evolution on the Inside Track: How Viruses in Gut Bacteria Change Over Time
July 26, 2013 — The digestive tract is home to a vast colony of bacteria, as well as the myriad viruses that prey upon them. Because the bacteria species vary from person to person, so does this viral population, ... > full story -
Too Much of a Good Thing? Overactive Immune Response Blocks Itself
July 26, 2013 — As part of the innate immune system natural killer cells play an important role in immune responses. For a long time they have been known as the first line of defense in the fight against infectious ... > full story -
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Inherited Virus Can Cause Cognitive Dysfunction and Fatigue
July 26, 2013 — Many experts believe that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has several root causes including some viruses. Now, researchers suggest that a common virus, Human Herpesvirus 6, may cause some CFS ... > full story -
Traditional Forest Management Reduces Fungal Diversity
July 26, 2013 — In the beech groves of Navarre, biologists have analyzed the influence exerted by forestry management on the fungi populations that decompose ... > full story -
Scientists Identify Key Fungal Species That Help Explain Mysteries of White Nose Syndrome
July 25, 2013 — Researchers have identified what may be a key to unraveling some of the mysteries of White Nose Syndrome: The closest known non-disease causing relatives of the fungus that causes WNS. A new study ... > full story
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