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Disease Vectors and HAIs: Disease Door Dashers
New England has been put onhigh alert thanks to an outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a rare virus that can lead to the deaths of 30% of...
Around 248 million years ago, a mass extinction wipes out most life on Earth. Half of all animal families become extinct. Almost every single marine...
Scientists around the world toil in their laboratories or in the field conducting research according to the scientific method. One of the final steps...
In earlier posts we discussed three major innovations that led to the formalization of infection control. Now we'll see what four elements make up a...
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Just how does copper kill germs?
COVID-19 and other infectious pathogens continue to make headlines, drawing our attention to the technologies being developed to fight these germs....
Today's medical and consumer markets are flooded with products touting the benefits of nanoparticles. There are countless products that claim to...
When we think of metal, we tend to think of hard, heavy, durable material used to make everything from springs to skyscrapers. The discovery and use...