Y ahora disponible Mundo de los Microbios Podcast Ep. 39. Escucha http://bit.ly/9Dgup5 o subscríbete con iTunes http://bit.ly/nDFjTA.
A continuación: Leche poderosa; propano y accesorios microbianos; resurrección de microbios; y brote de polio en el Condado de Winnebago.
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich ConditVincent, Alan, and Rich review recent outbreaks of mumps in the UK, US, and Israel, protection of mice against 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus by 1918-like and classical swine H1N1 vaccines, and a virus-like particle vaccine for chikungunya virus.
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Weekly Science Picks
Rich John Moran Florida Nature Photography
Alan Periodic Table of Videos
Vincent The Protein Databank Educational Resources
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The MedicCast
This week on the MedicCast podcast for EMTs, paramedics and EMS students, find out more on how to assess fall injuries and factors to consider upon assessment including distance of fall, landing surface, orientation on falling and whether the fall was broken. In assessing for falls, emergency medicine providers should be well aware of these factors to have a more accurate assessment on the extent of injuries and also in the investigation of the incident. Included in the show are news for EMS and tip links for a more extensive review.
Listen to fall assessment episode.mp3
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The MedicCast is a weekly show for EMTs, paramedics and EMS students featuring news, products, reviews, interviews, tips, tricks and more.
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The Nursing Show
Tuberculosis is a highly infectious disease which needs vigilant treatment to avoid its spread and fully treat the patient. Though not all individuals exposed to TB will exhibit symptoms, they still need to undergo treatment to eradicate the infection before it turns into a full blown illness. In this week’s episode of the Nursing Show, learn more about tuberculosis, special precautions and nursing care. The program also offers the latest nursing news and links to resource sites for a more comprehensive review.
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The Nursing Show is a weekly podcast for registered nurses and nursing students featuring news, articles, reviews, interviews, tips and more.
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Pave New Worlds
We’ll look at what our record on Earth says about our planet stewardship. Also, whether a massive technological fix can get us out of our climate mess. Plus, what we can learn about extreme climate from our neighbors in the solar system, Venus and Mars.
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In this episode, I speak to Rob Knight, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Knight studies our inner ecology: the 100 trillion microbes that grow in and on our bodies. Knight explained how hundreds of species can coexist on the palm of your hand, how bacteria manipulate your immune system and maybe even your brain, and how obesity and other health problems may come down to the wrong balance of microbes.
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Ruth Ley and Peter Turnbaugh’s studies on obesity in Jeff Gordon’s lab:
Obesity alters gut microbial ecology.
Microbial ecology: human gut microbes associated with obesity.
An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest.
A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins.
Julie Segre’s studies of the skin:
A diversity profile of the human skin microbiota.
Topographical and temporal diversity of the human skin microbiome.
Chris Lauber and Elizabeth Costello’s studies of human-associated body habitats (in Noah Fierer’s and Rob Knight’s lab):
The influence of sex, handedness, and washing on the diversity of hand surface bacteria.
Bacterial community variation in human body habitats across space and time.
Jeremy Nicholson’s studies of the metabolome:
Cathy Lozupone’s study of global microbial diversity (in Rob Knight’s lab), and confirmation of the patterns in archaea by Jean-Christophe Auguet:
Global patterns in bacterial diversity.
Global ecological patterns in uncultured Archaea.
Ruth Ley and Cathy Lozupone’s study integrating gut-associated and environmental bacteria:
Worlds within worlds: evolution of the vertebrate gut microbiota.
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In this episode of scienceTASTIC the crew takes a little time from combatting VENOM to bring you the latest headlines. Mark (vehicle codename “Gator”) explores some avant garde chimp cinema, Mike (vehicle codename “Condor”) takes aim with a giant gun that shoots stuff into orbit (Popular Science, February 2010), and Joe (vehicle codename “Thunderhawk”) turns office paper into toilet paper. In the second half of the show those stories turn into these: robots in movies, why crows hate Mark, and elastic water. Now, Fly Away!
(If any of that made sense, sorry, you’re pretty much a dork.)
What we didn’t get to: a 200 kilometer per hour soccer kick, five brand new emotions, and how you can feed hungry people around the world while making yourself a little smarter. Seriously, check out FreeRice.com. It’s really the very least you could do.
Direct download: st036.mp3
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This is an episode on how satellites work with James Penson from Surrey Satellite Technology. Specifically we talk about satellite buses, the infrastructure part of the satellite on which the (typically scientific) payload is mounted. The conversation covers structure, thermal protection, energy supply, communication, guidance and attitude control as well as propulsion. This will be the last episode on space related topics for the time being 
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Wolverine is probably the best known of the X-Men. Commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant who has animal-keen senses, super bodily strength, retracting claws, and the ability to almost instantly heal himself from injury. And thanks to some evil scientists, he has the near indestructible (and fictional) metal alloy adamantium fused to his bones, meaning that his claws and skeleton are almost unbreakable.
In the second episode of our regular series on the science of superheroes, biochemist Dr Chris Pettigrew (aka Dr Boob) and I discuss where in nature Wolverine’s powers can be found, and how we might scientifically create Wolverine in the lab. This is the first of a 2-part show on Wolverine – see below for a brief description of some of the science discussed. Our first superheroes episode was on the science of Wolverine’s fellow X-man, and sometime love interest, Mystique.
To listen to this show, tune in here or check out the blog here – there is a long explanation of the science posted.
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It's the Science, Cupid!
Love make us feel warm and mushy, but the sweet sting of Cupid’s arrow makes a compelling chemistry lesson, too. Research into animal mating and human courtship provides clues to an eternal mystery: what’s the purpose of love?
Learn lessons from the family values of field mice, and affectionate same-sex penguin pairs. Plus: Darwin’s take on speed dating, and the science of smooching.
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