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Webdoodle is a 33 year old guy in a relationship from Missoula, Montana, USA.
Normally I can talk about myself all day, but put this little box in front of me and ask me to introduce myself to everyone, and I find I can't think of a thing. I'm a web application developer by trade, and a science enthusiast at heart.
Researchers discover how infectious bacteria can switch species (10/12...
8:20am    (1 review)  biotech, bacteria  http://www.curingdeath.com/research/Rese...
From the page: "Scientists from the Universities of Bath and Exeter have developed a rapid new way of checking for toxic genes in disease-causing bacteria which infect insects and humans. Their findings could in the future lead to new vaccines and anti-bacterial drugs."
Chemical orienteering: how accurately can cells follow a chemical trail...
Oct 6, 9:45am    (1 review)  microbiology, bacteria, cells, amoeba  http://www.chemistrytimes.com/research/C...
From the page: "Study sheds new light on cells' ability to sense chemical gradients around them"
Fewer Doses, Injection in Muscle Can Improve Anthrax Vaccine Regimen,...
Oct 6, 9:32am    (1 review)  biotech, anthrax, bacteria  http://www.curingdeath.com/research/Fewe...
From the page: "In the largest study ever conducted of an anthrax vaccine, researchers found they could achieve the same level of immune response, with fewer side effects, by giving the vaccine in the muscle rather than under the skin and by giving fewer doses."
DNA of Good Bacteria Drives Intestinal Response to Infection (10/5/2008...
Oct 5, 8:59am    (1 review)  microbiology, bacteria, microbes, humans  http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/DN...
From the page: "A new study shows that the DNA of so-called "good bacteria" that normally live in the intestines may help defend the body against infection."
Researchers describe for first time how some bacteria kill males: They...
Sep 29, 9:15am    (1 review)  biology, parasites, bacteria, wasps  http://www.wildbiology.com/research/Rese...
From the page: "Scientist has helped describe for the first time just how certain male-killing bacteria manage to specifically kill off males of a parasitic wasp."
Success of Butanerds fires up competitive spirit in synthetic biology (...
Sep 22, 9:59am    (1 review)  chemistry, biofuels, bacteria, fuels, butanol  http://www.chemistrytimes.com/research/S...
Researchers are exploring how to program bacteria's DNA to find, metabolize and neutralize Bisphenol-A, the toxic chemical found in many of today's plastics.
Study reveals how viruses collectively decide the fate of a bacterial...
Sep 16, 9:37am    (1 review)  microbiology, viruses, bacteria, phages  http://www.curingdeath.com/research/Stud...
From the page: "A new study suggests that bacteria-infecting viruses - called phages - can make collective decisions about whether to kill host cells immediately after infection or enter a latent state to remain within the host cell."
Bacterias sticky glue is clue to vaccine says scientist (9/12/2008)
Sep 12, 9:35am    (1 review)  biotech, mrsa, bacteria  http://www.curingdeath.com/research/Bact...
From the page: "Sticky glue secreted by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus could be the clue scientists have been searching for to make an effective vaccine against MRSA"
Oil-eating microbes give clue to ancient energy source (9/11/2008)
Sep 11, 10:15am    (2 reviews)  microbiology, oil, bacteria, microbes  http://www.chemistrytimes.com/research/O...
From the page: "Microbes that break down oil and petroleum are more diverse than we thought, suggesting hydrocarbons were used as an energy source early in Earth's history"
Rattlesnake-type poisons used by superbug bacteria to beat our defenses...
Sep 9, 10:21am    (1 review)  science, mrsa, bacteria  http://www.curingdeath.com/research/Ratt...
From the page: "Colonies of hospital superbugs can make poisons similar to those found in rattlesnake venom to attack our bodies' natural defences"