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Biofuels in Puerto Rico (MWV30)
Puerto Rico is widely known as the "La Isla del Encanto," which translated means "The Island of Enchantment." And while its beaches, tropical rain forest, and biolumescent bays are wonders of nature, the island...
Ocean mercury on the increase
Mercury is being found in increasing quantities in the oceans recent studies suggest. Mercury is a neurotoxin with many side effects. Its toxicity was first documented in Japan and labelled... 
created by Barbara McPherson | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1116 views | 46 recommendations | 4 comments
Antibiotics: Is a Strong Offense the Best Defense? (Part 2 of 3) MWV22
On September 18, 2008 at the Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C., Dr. Stuart Levy, professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dr. Linda Tollefson, Assistant...
10 Ways Genetically Engineered Microbes Could Help Humanity
"After giving us lifetimes of plagues, colds, and athlete’s foot, microbes are being recruited and transformed to fight disease—and help us in other ways, too. The technology emerging from the Human Genome...
created by Erik Larson | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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283 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
MicrobeWorld Video Episode 9 - Save the Oysters (Part 1)
Do you like oysters? Then join MicrobeWorld for a tour of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory just outside of Cambridge, Md., on the Chesapeake Bay. In this video,...
MicrobeWorld Video Episode 2 - AMNH Part I
Part 1 of a video podcast from the American Museum of Natural Historys 2007 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series entitled Save the Microbes, Save the World: The Fate of Microbial Life on a Changing Planet. The panel...
MicrobeWorld Video Episode 4 - AMNH Part III
Part 3 of a video podcast from the American Museum of Natural History’s 2007 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series entitled Save the Microbes, Save the World: The Fate of Microbial Life on a Changing Planet. The...
MicrobeWorld Video Episode 3 - AMNH Part II
Part 2 of a video podcast from the American Museum of Natural History’s 2007 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series entitled Save the Microbes, Save the World: The Fate of Microbial Life on a Changing Planet. The...
Return to Zambia - HIV & Tuberculosis Detection and Prevention in Sub-Saharan...
The American Society for Microbiology is helping African nations foster a scientific community that is better able to address the current and future problems that threaten not only the local population, but the...
created by cssuspect1 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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352 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Canary in a Coal Mine MWV16
Coral reefs are dying a death of a thousand cuts and their disappearance threatens not only the incredibly diverse ecosystem that depends on them, but also human health and welfare.In this episode of MicrobeWorld...
Alligator Blood vs E.Coli
Alligaotrs live in some pretty unhygenic areas: swamps, bogs, marshes... so their blood contains some serious antimicrobial properties. Scientists are using 'gator blood to fight human pathongens, including the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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1065 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Washing Veggies May Not Get Rid of Bacteria
Everything we eat is prone to becoming infected with harmful bacteria but, like many people, I've always felt that a good warm water washing of the fruit and veg was enough to rinse away the e.coli in my lettuce....
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
1195 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
1195 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
