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Sterilization is a process that kills all forms of living microorganisms from a material, including the destruction of spores. This can be achieved by a variety of chemical and physical means and is routinely performed in clinical settings to minimize the risk of disease transmission.
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NOV 20, 2017Videos
About 95% of Americans are in favor of organ donation, but only 50% of us sign up to be organ donors. Why is that? Of co ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been searching the galaxy for potentially-habitable exoplanets for years, but it’s not every day ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 08, 2017Microbiology
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We carry many microbes in and on our bodies. Researchers have now found a mechanistic link between these microbes and di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2017Cancer
The link between vasectomies and prostate cancer is officially debunked. In a huge study of over 3 million men, scientis ...OCT 13, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Despite frequent cleaning and sterilization, hospitals are notorious hotspots for germs and pathogens. And it’s no ...OCT 09, 2017Videos
Pimples can be annoying, and they like to appear in the most inconvenient places. At times, your first reaction might be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 05, 2017Videos
Most people won't ever have to deal with the inconvenience of being stranded in the middle of a desert or forest, far aw ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Women living outside the US will no longer have the option to get the sterilization device Essure, as Bayer is withdrawi ...SEP 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found evidence that most tattoo inks contain tiny particles that can migrate away from the site of appl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter, ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 10, 2017Microbiology
Inflammation is a common feature of many diseases, and researchers wanted to know more about whether dormant bacteria ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2017Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen ...AUG 19, 2017Videos
Researchers took a look at a common body function, flatulence, to learn more about it. Arising from a sincere desire to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2017Videos
When you need to clean your hands, there are two common choices people flock to: hand sanitizer and hand soap. Both are ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
Space exploration is becoming a staple of modern science, which means we’re sending more landers and satellites in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2017Microbiology
Microbes live in symbiosis with animals, and those microbial communities can have a big impact on the health of their ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In an effort to help burn victims, Brazilian doctors are turning to an unconventional, never-been-tested-before source f ...MAY 23, 2017Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 15, 2017Videos
100,000,000,000,000. One hundred trillion, that is the number of bacteria that live in and on you. That number is so inc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2017Microbiology
In the constant struggle between humans and pathogens, researchers have developed paper-based plasma sanitizers. Plasma- ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Among an indigenous group of people in the Amazon region of Bolivia, atherosclerosis is practically nonexistent, wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Premature births are somewhat of a problem, not just for humans, but also for animals. The main issue with premature bir ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2017
Videos
About 95% of Americans are in favor of organ donation, but only 50% of us sign up to be organ donors. Why is that? Of co
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been searching the galaxy for potentially-habitable exoplanets for years, but it’s not every day
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 08, 2017
Microbiology
Over the last several decades the growth of the aquaculture industry has accelerated. Aquaculture can be defined as the
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We carry many microbes in and on our bodies. Researchers have now found a mechanistic link between these microbes and di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2017
Cancer
The link between vasectomies and prostate cancer is officially debunked. In a huge study of over 3 million men, scientis
...
OCT 13, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Despite frequent cleaning and sterilization, hospitals are notorious hotspots for germs and pathogens. And it’s no
...
OCT 09, 2017
Videos
Pimples can be annoying, and they like to appear in the most inconvenient places. At times, your first reaction might be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 05, 2017
Videos
Most people won't ever have to deal with the inconvenience of being stranded in the middle of a desert or forest, far aw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 21, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Women living outside the US will no longer have the option to get the sterilization device Essure, as Bayer is withdrawi
...
SEP 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found evidence that most tattoo inks contain tiny particles that can migrate away from the site of appl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 10, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammation is a common feature of many diseases, and researchers wanted to know more about whether dormant bacteria ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2017
Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen
...
AUG 19, 2017
Videos
Researchers took a look at a common body function, flatulence, to learn more about it. Arising from a sincere desire to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2017
Videos
When you need to clean your hands, there are two common choices people flock to: hand sanitizer and hand soap. Both are
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Space exploration is becoming a staple of modern science, which means we’re sending more landers and satellites in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2017
Microbiology
Microbes live in symbiosis with animals, and those microbial communities can have a big impact on the health of their ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In an effort to help burn victims, Brazilian doctors are turning to an unconventional, never-been-tested-before source f
...
MAY 23, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 15, 2017
Videos
100,000,000,000,000. One hundred trillion, that is the number of bacteria that live in and on you. That number is so inc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2017
Microbiology
In the constant struggle between humans and pathogens, researchers have developed paper-based plasma sanitizers. Plasma-
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Among an indigenous group of people in the Amazon region of Bolivia, atherosclerosis is practically nonexistent, wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Premature births are somewhat of a problem, not just for humans, but also for animals. The main issue with premature bir
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard