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...Governor Bob Taft declared a state of emergency in Cleveland after all four pumping stations that lift water out of Lake Erie went out and residents were ordered to boil their water at least through Sunday. Even the beaches were off limits for swimming after a sewage discharge sent bacteria levels soaring. At least one house fire in the city was blamed on burning candles...
...orange juice prevent ulcers? In a study of 7,000 Americans, researchers found that the lower the level of vitamin C in a person's blood, the more likely that he or she will be infected by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori, which is linked to ulcers and stomach cancer. The researchers do not yet know whether a low vitamin level is the cause or the effect of the H. pylori infection. But even if it is the latter, the study's authors believe it prudent for people who test positive for the bug to increase their vitamin C intake...
...asks a few of his students to diagram bacteria replication on the blackboard. “What do we call that?” he asks
Ventilation systems get overloaded by the humidity and cannot keep up, resulting in perfect conditions for the growth of bacteria and mold...
...being in the world unique. There are more than 10 billion combinations that could come from flipping a coin 33 times, so 30,000 does not seem such a small number after all. Besides, if fewer genes meant more free will, fruit flies would be freer than we are, bacteria freer still and viruses the John Stuart Mill of biology...