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Sterilization
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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APR 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA has relied on its Cassini spacecraft to study the Saturnine system for nearly 13 years. It originally launched from ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
In efforts to turn away from fossil fuels, many scientists have dedicated themselves to investigating biofuels,which &nb ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 31, 2017Microbiology
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are painful and unfortunately quite common; half of all women get a UTI eventually, a qu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2017Videos
Mythology aside, interspecies breeding is unsuccessful for the majority of the time due to fundamentals of genetics. In ...MAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 06, 2017Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 29, 2016Videos
Unless something happens soon, the critically endangered red wolf will go extinct in the wild in a matter of years. Only ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 21, 2016Microbiology
Can mouthwash cure gonorrhea? That’s the claim that Listerine made way back in 1879. With the incidence of gonorrh ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 18, 2016Plants & Animals
A maggot-like creature known as a screwworm is currently infesting half of a dozen of Florida’s islands – th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Hookworms are often associated with malodorous gastrointestinal infections in humans. But now, scientists are turning th ...SEP 28, 2016Microbiology
Do you suffer from stomach ulcers? There’s a good chance they’re due to Helicobacter pylori, one of my favor ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 24, 2016Videos
If you've ever walked a distance in uncomfortable, too-tight shoes that pinched your feet, you've likely come away with ...SEP 03, 2016Space & Astronomy
Scientists have had their eyes on an exoplanet dubbed Gj 1132b that was discovered last year and seems to resemble Venus ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 09, 2016Microbiology
It’s long been thought that at birth, infants have sterile airways free of bacteria. New work shows however, that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2016Microbiology
Commensal bacteria, the normal flora in the digestive tract, have a multitude of functions and are critical to health. O ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2016Microbiology
A breast microbiome? Wait, really? Evidently, it’s a real thing. Evidently, I’m also late to the party - ini ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 30, 2016Cancer
More than just striking out on a kiss, bad oral hygiene may be linked to something far more insidious: head and neck can ...JUN 13, 2016Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For some patients, bone marrow transplants are one of the few last defenses that could save their lives. But this proced ...JUN 07, 2016Microbiology
There’s no such thing as sterile. That’s my opinion, at least. Researchers from the University of North Caro ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 15, 2016Videos
10,000 species. Sterile Female workers. Can lift 50 times their own weight. Never sleep. Individuals have two stomachs - ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
To avoid serious infections and complications, all medical implants must be sterilized prior to being put inside patient ...APR 24, 2016Microbiology
People with anorexia nervosa have very different microbial communities living in their guts compared to healthy individu ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 13, 2016Videos
As spring and summer approaches, allergy sufferers are bemoaning the ever-increasing pollen count. According to the Amer ...
APR 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA has relied on its Cassini spacecraft to study the Saturnine system for nearly 13 years. It originally launched from
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In efforts to turn away from fossil fuels, many scientists have dedicated themselves to investigating biofuels,which &nb
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 31, 2017
Microbiology
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are painful and unfortunately quite common; half of all women get a UTI eventually, a qu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2017
Videos
Mythology aside, interspecies breeding is unsuccessful for the majority of the time due to fundamentals of genetics. In
...
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 06, 2017
Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 29, 2016
Videos
Unless something happens soon, the critically endangered red wolf will go extinct in the wild in a matter of years. Only
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 21, 2016
Microbiology
Can mouthwash cure gonorrhea? That’s the claim that Listerine made way back in 1879. With the incidence of gonorrh
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
A maggot-like creature known as a screwworm is currently infesting half of a dozen of Florida’s islands – th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Hookworms are often associated with malodorous gastrointestinal infections in humans. But now, scientists are turning th
...
SEP 28, 2016
Microbiology
Do you suffer from stomach ulcers? There’s a good chance they’re due to Helicobacter pylori, one of my favor
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 24, 2016
Videos
If you've ever walked a distance in uncomfortable, too-tight shoes that pinched your feet, you've likely come away with
...
SEP 03, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have had their eyes on an exoplanet dubbed Gj 1132b that was discovered last year and seems to resemble Venus
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 09, 2016
Microbiology
It’s long been thought that at birth, infants have sterile airways free of bacteria. New work shows however, that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2016
Microbiology
Commensal bacteria, the normal flora in the digestive tract, have a multitude of functions and are critical to health. O
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2016
Microbiology
A breast microbiome? Wait, really? Evidently, it’s a real thing. Evidently, I’m also late to the party - ini
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 30, 2016
Cancer
More than just striking out on a kiss, bad oral hygiene may be linked to something far more insidious: head and neck can
...
JUN 13, 2016
Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For some patients, bone marrow transplants are one of the few last defenses that could save their lives. But this proced
...
JUN 07, 2016
Microbiology
There’s no such thing as sterile. That’s my opinion, at least. Researchers from the University of North Caro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 15, 2016
Videos
10,000 species. Sterile Female workers. Can lift 50 times their own weight. Never sleep. Individuals have two stomachs -
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
To avoid serious infections and complications, all medical implants must be sterilized prior to being put inside patient
...
APR 24, 2016
Microbiology
People with anorexia nervosa have very different microbial communities living in their guts compared to healthy individu
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 13, 2016
Videos
As spring and summer approaches, allergy sufferers are bemoaning the ever-increasing pollen count. According to the Amer
...