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IU Biologists Receive $6.2 Million to Advance Research on Bacterial Evolution
May 8th 2014Indiana University biologists will receive more than $6.2 million from the U.S. Army Research Office to study how bacteria evolve in response to both their internal, population-influenced environments and their external natural environment.
Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa: 231 Cases, 155 Deaths
May 6th 2014As of May 3, 2014, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Guinea has reported a cumulative total of 231 clinical cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), including 155 deaths. There has been no change in the number of cases confirmed by ebolavirus PCR (127 cases) since the last update of May 2, 2014, but 1 additional death has been reported among confirmed cases (82 deaths).
What's on Your Toothbrush Just Might Surprise You
May 6th 2014Did you know that Staphylococci, coliforms, pseudomonads, yeasts, intestinal bacteria and even fecal germs may be on your toothbrush? Appropriate toothbrush storage and care are important to achieving personal oral hygiene and optimally effective plaque removal, says Maria L. Geisinger, DDS, assistant professor of periodontology in the School of Dentistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
