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By the bioMérieux Connection Editors In 2010, scientists at Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), discovered that platypus milk had antimicrobial properties. Now, after 8 years of study, they think they know why. “Platypus are such weird animals that it would make sense for them to have weird biochemistry,” …
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Interview with Vincent J. LaBombardi, Ph.D. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, have been called, “nightmare bacteria,” because the multi-drug-resistant infections are so difficult to treat and can be deadly in up to 50% of cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These bacteria produce an enzyme called carbapenemase that breaks down carbapenem …
By the bioMérieux Connection Editors The Walton family, founder of Walmart, owns more wealth than 42% of American families combined, according to Scientific American. Three years ago, Scientific American reported that the top 20% of U.S. households own more than 84% of the nation’s wealth, while the bottom 40% own only 0.3%. Economists appear to …
Continue reading “The Economic Impact of Plague in Walter Scheidel’s Book, “The Great Leveler””
By the bioMérieux Connection Editors One way to help prevent sepsis deaths is to raise awareness, about the existence of the condition itself and how to spot signs and symptoms. Some of the biggest advocates of sepsis awareness are survivors or those who have lost a loved one to sepsis. During Session 14 of the …
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At this year’s World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress, Dr. Tristan Timbrook delivered a...
WASH, which stands for water, sanitation, and hygiene, are basic...