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...such microbe called Mycobacterium avium is similar to the bug that causes tuberculosis (TB) and causes lung infection. It is also found commonly in showers in New York and Colorado, according to a new study led by University of Colorado microbiologist Norman Pace, who studies bacteria found in homes, schools, public buildings and other human environments. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...
...good thing the bug doesn't do much harm to the average human, since it's everywhere - in the air we breathe, the water we drink, even in soil outside our homes. If you receive municipal water, then you're getting about 10 million of these and other microbes per liter of tap water, says Pace. And while it's possible that some people's disease may be specifically related to the bacteria that comes from the shower, the only way to know for sure is to genetically match the pathogen in infected patients with the bugs in their showers...
...collection of characters he has been sketching since childhood, Bataclan’s work easily lends itself to inspiring this kind of warmth amongst strangers. His “cartoon-inspired acrylic paintings” feature figures that appear in bright colors with accoutrements such as antennas and bug eyes rendered adorable by the wide grins on their faces.“My goal is to have the minimum amount of detail with the maximum amount of personality,” Bataclan says. He refers to his characters as “creatures” since they are not exactly...
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Really, an "obesity bug"? In 2007, Harvard researcher Nicholas Christakis and his colleagues analyzed 32 years' worth of data from an interconnected social network of 12,000 adults and found that a person's chances of becoming obese increased 37% if a spouse had become obese, 40% if a sibling had and 57% if a friend...