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Infectious, Test Tube-produced Prions Can Jump The 'Species Barrier'

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Researchers have shown that they can create entirely new strains of infectious proteins known as prions in the laboratory by simply mixing infectious prions from one species with the normal prion proteins of another species. - Chris Suspect

Scientists use bacteria to pinpoint chloride toxins

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The compounds can contaminate food, for example when dioxins were discovered in citrus pulp from Brazil 1998, the 1999 Belgian dioxin crisis involving chicken products and contaminated bakery offal from Germany in 2003. Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenk - Chris Suspect

Bacteria star in cartoons

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Microbiologist Gregor Reid is connecting the dots between art and science through his cartoon video about bacteria in probiotic yogurt. The Lawson Health Research Institute scientist and professor at The University of Western Ontario is making his secon - Chris Suspect

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“I take back my last Tweet. The DC Shorts is next weekl. Doh!”

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“Thanks. I am on XP. I guess I need to make Chrome my default - which I don't want to do yet.”

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H. Pylori in Drinking Water

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“http://twitpic.com/aaed - Not quite sure what this means but it looks like some sort of protest against gas prices.”

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“heading home for the day”

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“Any one out there use S3 Stats? If so, is it good for showing individual file downloads?”

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“Hey my buddy @gjtindale is featured in the Washington Express http://is.gd/2dJj You should go see his comedy improv act.”

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Interdisciplinary volume on biological rhythms serves as both primer and in-depth resource

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A variety of organisms—from bacteria and fungi to plants and animals—have biological rhythms, where the timing and duration of fundamental biological processes is naturally adjusted to allow them to adapt and survive, even under fluctuating environmental conditions. - Chris Suspect

How Salmonella bacteria infect salad leaves

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A new study has revealed how Salmonella bacteria can cause food poisoning by attaching to salad leaves. The study shows how some Salmonella bacteria use the long stringy appendages they normally use to help them 'swim' and move about to attach themselves to salad leaves and other vegetables, causing contamination and a health risk. - Chris Suspect

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Musings: The Guild

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“http://twitpic.com/a79c - Lunch at Tabbard Inn http://piurl.com/Qku : map of my current location”

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“Meeting @hreese for lunch”

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“Just booked dinner and a room at www.laubergeprovencale.com for @sallybelle75 and I's anniversary”

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MSU technology that converts plant fibers to biofuel commercialized

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A Kansas company has licensed Michigan State University technology that uses enzymes from a microbe in a cow's stomach to create plants that can be more efficiently turned into biofuel. - Chris Suspect

Hospital bacteria go online

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By the end of the month, you'll be able to log on and see how many patients are sick with infections and bacteria they picked up in the province's hospitals. On Sept. 30, every hospital in Ontario will begin mandatory reporting of the numbers of patients - Chris Suspect

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“Here's some good internet 2.0 philosophical reading for y'all - http://is.gd/2d82”

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Scientists uncover Ebola cell-invasion strategy

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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered a key biochemical link in the process by which the Ebola Zaire virus infects cells — a critical step to finding a way to treat the deadly disease produced by the virus. - Chris Suspect

Chicken pox vaccine dramatically reduces cases

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Routine vaccinations against the chicken pox have reduced the incidence of the itchy potentially serious virus by as much as 90 percent in the U.S. But the original one-shot protocol may not be as effective as the newer, two-dose regimen, new research s - Chris Suspect

Virology: How Does Herpes Simplex Virus Cause Inflammation Of The Brain?

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Worldwide, about 80% of young adults are infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). - Chris Suspect

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Arctic Diversity Surprise

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“@sengseng Sometimes. But we should do a nite out or two before then so he gets used to you all.”

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“@gavin1980 Welcome to my tweets!”

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“@caseorganic nice avatar!”

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“@shashib Amen to that post!”

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“@geosteph Before you doze off don't forget to send me that email :)”

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“@spamspam Isn't "The Block" in B-more a drive thru porn mecca?”

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“@spamspam Do you know about @thebeltway?”

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“Man I am getting inundated lately with follow requests from DC PR agencies.”

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How Salmonella Bacteria Contaminate Salad Leaves

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How Salmonella bacteria can cause food poisoning by attaching to salad leaves is revealed in new research presented September 3 at the 21st International ICFMH Symposium 'Food Micro 2008' conference in Aberdeen. - Chris Suspect

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“@caseysoftware Will they let you jump with a camera?”

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“@cheeky_geeky No problem. It was a fun lil' project.”

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To Find Campylobacter jejuni, Look in the Biofilms

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Research at the University of Arkansas shows that Campylobacter jejuni is vulnerable to stress, so it survives by latching onto other colonies of bacteria known as biofilms. - Chris Suspect

Curbing Antibiotic Use In War on 'Superbugs'

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Hospitals are turning to a new breed of antibiotic SWAT team to win the war against "superbugs" -- the bacteria that are outmaneuvering nearly every weapon in the arsenal of drugs long used to fight them. - Chris Suspect

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“I am hungry”

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Pasteurized vs. Raw-Milk Cheese

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“I have to say it's pretty cool that a Google search for Chrome does not result in the new browser being No. 1”

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“Makin BBQ Chicken w/ red beans and rice”

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“Heading home for the day”

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“@cheeky_geeky That's good to hear. I had some fun putting the credits together.”

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“@jcruz Gotta gets me some Chrome”

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“@sengseng Oh you've seen it? Wait to you see the version with credits/ sans conference info - it's funny”

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“@DAnieL__T Welcome to my Tweets. Following you back.”

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“@smwdc I thought you were Spectrum Science Communications.”

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Natural Medicine: Prebiotics -- food for the "good" bacteria

Tuesday at 8:53 am - Link

Every living thing needs to eat -- even bacteria. Probiotics, the beneficial bacteria found in the intestines are nourished by prebiotics, or certain kinds of nondigestible foods that make their way through the digestive system. Prebiotics keep beneficial - Chris Suspect

An eye for fungi | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal

Tuesday at 8:52 am - Link

In 1993, a new Louisville company began keeping its eye on the tiny fungi and bacteria that can cause big problems for hospitals, offices and other public places. - Chris Suspect

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Raw Sewage Killing Coral Reefs

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How friendly bacteria avoids immune attack to live happily in the gut

Tuesday at 6:25 am - Link

For a long time scientists have been puzzled by the fact that the immune system in the gut is capable of fighting toxic bacterial infection while staying, at the same time, tolerant to its resident “friendly” bacteria. - Chris Suspect

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“@sengseng @robotchampion You are basically Strummer's foster parents now! LOL”

Monday at 2:04 pm - Link

“@sengseng @robotchampion OK From 1 p.m. to 3 a.m. - 2 hrs dinner = 12 hrs + 2-3 hrs for reg vers. So 14x3 = 42hrs of baby sitting time!”

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