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Why personalised medicine is bad for us all
Individualised therapies are cool and appealing, but we must not let them steamroller public health measures that benefit everybody
Individualised therapies are cool and appealing, but we must not let them steamroller public health measures that benefit everybody
Epidemiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Sep 16, 2013, 9:46am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Sep 16, 2013, 9:46am
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Google Glass Films Surgery
Christopher Kaeding, an orthopaedic surgeon at OSU, donned Google Glass for a standard surgical procedure: repairing a torn ACL. When he first put them on, he said that it mildly disrupted his routine. "In surgery, you have a certain feel," he told ABC News. "But I was surprised how quickly I felt comfortable with it."
Christopher Kaeding, an orthopaedic surgeon at OSU, donned Google Glass for a standard surgical procedure: repairing a torn ACL. When he first put them on, he said that it mildly disrupted his routine. "In surgery, you have a certain feel," he told ABC News. "But I was surprised how quickly I felt comfortable with it."
Medicine
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Aug 30, 2013, 7:25am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Aug 30, 2013, 7:25am
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Pregnant in the lab: how does child-bearing affect a science career?
Women don't thrive as well in science as in medicine. Family matters probably play a major role – and I'm about to see for myself just what havoc a baby can wreak
Women don't thrive as well in science as in medicine. Family matters probably play a major role – and I'm about to see for myself just what havoc a baby can wreak
Science Politics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 22, 2013, 7:50am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 22, 2013, 7:50am
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Kevin Rudd to unveil $125m fund for health and medical research
Focus will be on regenerative medicine in scheme aimed at taking Australian breakthroughs from the lab to the patient
Focus will be on regenerative medicine in scheme aimed at taking Australian breakthroughs from the lab to the patient
Health
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013, 7:30am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013, 7:30am
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Super-lasers blaze knowledge trail
New-generation technology promises advances in medicine, physics and industry
New-generation technology promises advances in medicine, physics and industry
Technology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 14, 2013, 7:47am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 14, 2013, 7:47am
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Making medicine as ubiquitous as Coke in rural Africa
To get vital medicines to children in need throughout Zambia, one entrepreneur started taking cues from Coca-Cola
To get vital medicines to children in need throughout Zambia, one entrepreneur started taking cues from Coca-Cola
Epidemiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Aug 05, 2013, 8:13am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Aug 05, 2013, 8:13am
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How To Fight Racial Bias When It's Silent And Subtle
New research suggests that racial disparities and other biased outcomes in medicine, the criminal justice system, and other areas, can be explained by unconscious attitudes and stereotypes. But how do we get rid of subtle racial biases?
New research suggests that racial disparities and other biased outcomes in medicine, the criminal justice system, and other areas, can be explained by unconscious attitudes and stereotypes. But how do we get rid of subtle racial biases?
NIH Will Retire Most Research Chimps, End Many Projects
Decision closely follows recommendations from Institute of Medicine panel and NIH advisory group earlier this year
Decision closely follows recommendations from Institute of Medicine panel and NIH advisory group earlier this year
Research
Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 27, 2013, 8:51am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 27, 2013, 8:51am
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Genetic medicine hints at bloodletting for astronauts
Iron-sapping treatments and folate pills may be future health regimes for space travellers in the age of genomics
Iron-sapping treatments and folate pills may be future health regimes for space travellers in the age of genomics
Space
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 27, 2013, 8:51am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 27, 2013, 8:51am
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Novel RNA-based classification system for colorectal cancer 
A novel transcriptome-based classification of colon cancer that improves the current disease stratification based on clinicopathological variables and common DNA markers is presented in a study published in PLOS Medicine this week. (A transcriptome is all RNA produced by a population of cells.) Pr. Pierre Laurent-Puig and colleagues from INSERM in Paris, France used genetic information from
A novel transcriptome-based classification of colon cancer that improves the current disease stratification based on clinicopathological variables and common DNA markers is presented in a study published in PLOS Medicine this week. (A transcriptome is all RNA produced by a population of cells.) Pr. Pierre Laurent-Puig and colleagues from INSERM in Paris, France used genetic information from
Cancer
Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:15am
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Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:15am
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Advance in nanotech gene sequencing technique
The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical current as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole.
The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical current as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole.
Materials Science
Source: University of Pennsylvania
Posted on: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 12:30pm
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Source: University of Pennsylvania
Posted on: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 12:30pm
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Now we know why old scizophrenia medicine works on antibiotics-resistant bacteria
In 2008 researchers from the University of Southern Denmark showed that the drug thioridazine, which has previously been used to treat schizophrenia, is also a powerful weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus).
In 2008 researchers from the University of Southern Denmark showed that the drug thioridazine, which has previously been used to treat schizophrenia, is also a powerful weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus).
Microbiology
Source: University of Southern Denmark
Posted on: Monday, May 20, 2013, 8:00am
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Source: University of Southern Denmark
Posted on: Monday, May 20, 2013, 8:00am
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Asymptomatic carriage of M. pneumoniae common in children
The bacterium M. pneumoniae is carried at high rates in the upper respiratory tracts of healthy children and usual diagnostic tests cannot differentiate between such asymptomatic carriage and actual respiratory tract infection, according to a study by Dutch researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine.
The bacterium M. pneumoniae is carried at high rates in the upper respiratory tracts of healthy children and usual diagnostic tests cannot differentiate between such asymptomatic carriage and actual respiratory tract infection, according to a study by Dutch researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine.
Microbiology
Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 8:00am
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Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 8:00am
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Alligator stem cell study gives clues to tooth regeneration
Alligators may help scientists learn how to stimulate tooth regeneration in people, according to new research led by the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).
Alligators may help scientists learn how to stimulate tooth regeneration in people, according to new research led by the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).
Development
Source: University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Posted on: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 1:30pm
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Source: University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Posted on: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 1:30pm
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Salt levels in food still dangerously high
The dangerously high salt levels in processed food and fast food remain essentially unchanged, despite numerous calls from public and private health agencies for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium levels, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study conducted with the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
The dangerously high salt levels in processed food and fast food remain essentially unchanged, despite numerous calls from public and private health agencies for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium levels, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study conducted with the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Health
Source: Northwestern University
Posted on: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 8:45am
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Source: Northwestern University
Posted on: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 8:45am
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Non-inherited mutations account for many heart defects
New mutations that are absent in parents but appear in their offspring account for at least 10% of severe congenital heart disease, reveals a massive genomics study led, in part, by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine. The analysis of all the genes of more than 1800 individuals found hundreds of mutations that can cause congenital heart disease, the most common form of birth defect that
New mutations that are absent in parents but appear in their offspring account for at least 10% of severe congenital heart disease, reveals a massive genomics study led, in part, by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine. The analysis of all the genes of more than 1800 individuals found hundreds of mutations that can cause congenital heart disease, the most common form of birth defect that
Genetics
Source: Yale University
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 4:00pm
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Source: Yale University
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 4:00pm
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Researchers identify 4 new genetic risk factors for testicular cancer
A new study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type in young men today. The findings from this first-of-its-kind meta-analysis were reported online May 12 in Nature Genetics by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pe
A new study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type in young men today. The findings from this first-of-its-kind meta-analysis were reported online May 12 in Nature Genetics by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pe
Genetics
Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 2:45pm
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Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 2:45pm
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Stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease
Led by Dr. Peiyee Lee and Dr. Richard Gatti, researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have used induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic disorder, ataxia telangiectasia (A-T).
Led by Dr. Peiyee Lee and Dr. Richard Gatti, researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have used induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic disorder, ataxia telangiectasia (A-T).
Neuroscience
Source: University of California - Los Angeles
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 1:30pm
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Source: University of California - Los Angeles
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 1:30pm
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Unleashing the watchdog protein
McGill University researchers have unlocked a new door to developing drugs to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. Collaborating teams led by Dr. Edward A. Fon at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, and Dr. Kalle Gehring in the Department of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine, have discovered the three-dimensional structure of the protein Parkin. Mutations i
McGill University researchers have unlocked a new door to developing drugs to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. Collaborating teams led by Dr. Edward A. Fon at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, and Dr. Kalle Gehring in the Department of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine, have discovered the three-dimensional structure of the protein Parkin. Mutations i
Biochemistry
Source: McGill University
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 12:00pm
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Source: McGill University
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 12:00pm
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Anti-depressant link to Clostridium difficile infection
Certain types of anti-depressants have been linked to an increase in the risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) finds a study in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. Awareness of this link should improve identification and early treatment of CDI.
Certain types of anti-depressants have been linked to an increase in the risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) finds a study in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. Awareness of this link should improve identification and early treatment of CDI.
Microbiology
Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Tuesday, May 07, 2013, 11:45am
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Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Tuesday, May 07, 2013, 11:45am
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Researchers discover new target for personalized cancer therapy
A common cancer pathway causing tumor growth is now being targeted by a number of new cancer drugs and shows promising results. A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a novel method to disrupt this growth signaling pathway, with findings that suggest a new treatment for breast, colon, melanoma and other cancers.
A common cancer pathway causing tumor growth is now being targeted by a number of new cancer drugs and shows promising results. A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a novel method to disrupt this growth signaling pathway, with findings that suggest a new treatment for breast, colon, melanoma and other cancers.
Cancer
Source: Case Western Reserve University
Posted on: Friday, May 03, 2013, 1:30pm
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Source: Case Western Reserve University
Posted on: Friday, May 03, 2013, 1:30pm
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Researchers identify gene mutations associated with nearsightedness
People have long taken for granted that glasses and contact lenses improve vision for nearsightedness, but the genetic factors behind the common condition have remained blurry. Now researchers at Duke Medicine are closer to clearing this up.
People have long taken for granted that glasses and contact lenses improve vision for nearsightedness, but the genetic factors behind the common condition have remained blurry. Now researchers at Duke Medicine are closer to clearing this up.
Genetics
Source: Duke University Medical Center
Posted on: Friday, May 03, 2013, 11:15am
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Source: Duke University Medical Center
Posted on: Friday, May 03, 2013, 11:15am
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World-first study predicts epilepsy seizures in humans
A small device implanted in the brain has accurately predicted epilepsy seizures in humans in a world-first study led by Professor Mark Cook, Chair of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and Director of Neurology at St Vincent's Hospital.
A small device implanted in the brain has accurately predicted epilepsy seizures in humans in a world-first study led by Professor Mark Cook, Chair of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and Director of Neurology at St Vincent's Hospital.
Neuroscience
Source: University of Melbourne
Posted on: Friday, May 03, 2013, 8:15am
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Source: University of Melbourne
Posted on: Friday, May 03, 2013, 8:15am
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Researchers find potential novel treatment for influenza
An experimental drug has shown promise in treating influenza, preventing lung injury and death from the virus in preclinical studies, according to University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers publishing in the journal Nature on May 1. The scientists found that a drug called Eritoran can protect mice from death after they have been infected with a lethal dose of influenza virus. The
An experimental drug has shown promise in treating influenza, preventing lung injury and death from the virus in preclinical studies, according to University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers publishing in the journal Nature on May 1. The scientists found that a drug called Eritoran can protect mice from death after they have been infected with a lethal dose of influenza virus. The
Epidemiology
Source: University of Maryland Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, May 02, 2013, 5:00pm
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Source: University of Maryland Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, May 02, 2013, 5:00pm
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Scientists assemble genetic playbook for acute leukemia
A team of researchers led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified virtually all of the major mutations that drive acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a fast-growing blood cancer in adults that often is difficult to treat.
A team of researchers led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified virtually all of the major mutations that drive acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a fast-growing blood cancer in adults that often is difficult to treat.
Cancer
Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, May 02, 2013, 12:00pm
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Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, May 02, 2013, 12:00pm
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Brain region may hold key to aging
While the search continues for the Fountain of Youth, researchers may have found the body's "fountain of aging": the brain region known as the hypothalamus. For the first time, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report that the hypothalamus of mice controls aging throughout the body. Their discovery of a specific age-related signalin
While the search continues for the Fountain of Youth, researchers may have found the body's "fountain of aging": the brain region known as the hypothalamus. For the first time, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report that the hypothalamus of mice controls aging throughout the body. Their discovery of a specific age-related signalin
Neuroscience
Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, May 02, 2013, 11:45am
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Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, May 02, 2013, 11:45am
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Mast cells give clues in diagnosis, treatment of dengue
A protein produced by mast cells in the immune system may predict which people infected with dengue virus will develop life-threatening complications, according to researchers at Duke Medicine and Duke-National University of Singapore (Duke-NUS).
A protein produced by mast cells in the immune system may predict which people infected with dengue virus will develop life-threatening complications, according to researchers at Duke Medicine and Duke-National University of Singapore (Duke-NUS).
Epidemiology
Source: Duke University Medical Center
Posted on: Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 1:45pm
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Source: Duke University Medical Center
Posted on: Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 1:45pm
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Rare, lethal childhood disease tracked to protein
A team of international researchers led by Northwestern Medicine scientists has identified how a defective protein plays a central role in a rare, lethal childhood disease known as Giant Axonal Neuropathy, or GAN. The finding is reported in the May 2013 Journal of Clinical Investigation.
A team of international researchers led by Northwestern Medicine scientists has identified how a defective protein plays a central role in a rare, lethal childhood disease known as Giant Axonal Neuropathy, or GAN. The finding is reported in the May 2013 Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Genetics
Source: Northwestern University
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013, 1:45pm
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Source: Northwestern University
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013, 1:45pm
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Growing new arteries, bypassing blocked ones
Scientific collaborators from Yale School of Medicine and University College London (UCL) have uncovered the molecular pathway by which new arteries may form after heart attacks, strokes and other acute illnesses bypassing arteries that are blocked. Their study appears in the April 29 issue of Developmental Cell.
Scientific collaborators from Yale School of Medicine and University College London (UCL) have uncovered the molecular pathway by which new arteries may form after heart attacks, strokes and other acute illnesses bypassing arteries that are blocked. Their study appears in the April 29 issue of Developmental Cell.
Development
Source: Yale University
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013, 11:30am
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Source: Yale University
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013, 11:30am
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Roundworm quells obesity and related metabolic disorders
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic disorders. Their research is published ahead of print online in the journal Infection and Immunity.
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic disorders. Their research is published ahead of print online in the journal Infection and Immunity.
Health
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Posted on: Friday, Apr 26, 2013, 2:15pm
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Source: American Society for Microbiology
Posted on: Friday, Apr 26, 2013, 2:15pm
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