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Month: April 2011
Marine microbes digest plastic : Nature News
“Amaral-Zettler and Mincer also found genetic and microscope evidence of eukaryotes on the plastic. What she calls the “plastisphere” might co...
Going Viral: Exploring the Role Of Viruses in Our Bodies
“Many of the viruses prey on the bacteria in our bodies, altering their numbers and diversity and shuffling genes—including genes for antibiotic resistanc...
Bourdain: Discovery killed ‘Brew Masters’ because big beer threatened to pull ads
Did Big Beer kill the TV show about Dogfish Head brewery? This short article will send you off in different directions trying to gauge the likelihood of this id...
Three start-ups took off despite recession – The Boston Globe
“The day Dann Paquette brewed his first barrel of beer in fall 2008, the US Senate passed the $700 billion bank bailout bill. If timing is everything, he ...