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LIght ’em up!

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I’ve spoken about bacteriophages before.  These are viruses that attack bacteria and not animal cells.   A team has found a way to modify the genome of bacteriophages (again, viruses that attack bacteria), which makes potentially dangerous microbes in food and water glow so they are easier to detect.  (Recognize that bacteriophage, like viruses that attack human cells, inject their genome into the bacterial target.  The cell then produces viral particles until it lacks energy reserves and dies.}

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Potent Antibiotics Weaken with Triclosan

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Yesterday, we finished our discussion of fish- and how what we buy (actually who grows them) is increasing antibiotic resistance.  After all, if we keep feeding fish a slew of antibiotics, it shouldn’t be surprising that more microbes learn how to fight off our pharmaceutical defenses.

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