About Cynthia Wallentine
With a BS from the University of Utah, I have a real interest in the developing edge of science and the microbial world. On the writing side, I have worked in corporate, legal, media, and higher education settings. Science, photography, mythology – my interests and windows to the world.
Cynthia Wallentine's Latest Posts
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Deadly or Deliberate? Diarrhea Is Actually Your Immune System in Overdrive
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CDC Reports 2600% Increase in Tick-Borne Babesiosis Infections in Wisconsin in 12 Years
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Chemical Cocktail on Mars Makes Microbial Life There Unlikely
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Climate Change Might Stir Up Dangerous Dust Microbiome
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What to Do if You Think Your Child Has Lyme Disease
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What Microbes May Be Living in the Oceans of Europa & Enceladus
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Skip the Antibacterial Soap — It Isn't Helping & It Could Cause Problems
Mystery Solved:
Oil-Munching Bacteria Helped Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
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Hold That Breath — Fungus Goes Airborne Easier Than We Thought
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Biggest Bee Study Yet Shows Devastating Effects of Neonicotinoids Across the Globe
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Microbots to the Rescue! Swimming Bots Kill Bad Water Microbes
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How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs Using Less Pesticide
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Even Bees Need Probiotics Now
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New Paper-Based Sanitizer Is a Wearable Microbe-Killing Material
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Nasty Side Effects & Resistance — Do You Need More Reason to Stop Taking So Many Antibiotics?
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Bats & Viruses — Friend or Foe?
Tick-Borne Terror:
Anaplasmosis — Symptoms, Sources & Risks
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Soil Microbes Are Key to Understanding Climate Change on (& in) The Ground
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New Map Shows Where Zika Mosquitoes Live in the US
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The Foods Most Likely to Sicken You in the US
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Watch Out Amateur Mushroom Hunters — Death Caps Are Nothing to Mess With
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Newborns Contract Potentially Fatal Legionnaires' Disease from Birthing Tubs
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Some Treatments for 'Chronic Lyme' Are More Deadly Than the Disease Itself
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Tick-Borne Infection Babesiosis —
Symptoms, Sources & Risk
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Another Good Reason to Keep Your Cat Indoors — Tick Bites Can Kill
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Bed Bugs Are in a Lot of Hotel Rooms — Here's How to Spot Them
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Pesticides Used to Kill Zika Mosquitoes May Harm Babies Exposed Before Birth
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Organic or Not, Your Produce Is Loaded with Bacteria, Inside & Out
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Stop Using Citronella Candles — They Don't Work
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Don't Believe That Whole Wheat Is Healthier — Your Gut Bacteria May Think Differently
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Have a Dog? Be Careful of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Lone Star Tick Arrives in Northeast with a Deadly, Underreported Infection
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Most Pools Contain Dangerous Fecal Bacteria — Here's How to Stay Safe
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Blood Test Can Predict Severe Dengue Complications, Saving Kids' Lives
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A Protein Found in Ticks Can Help Kill MRSA Infections
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Microbial Conversations Lead Trees Uphill to Escape Warming Climates
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Heart-Damaging 'Kissing Bug' Parasite Infects Thousands a Year in the US — & You May Not Know Until It's Too Late
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Rocking 'Radiohead' Ant Farms Fungus for a Living — & It Might Help Fight Superbugs
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One Way Climate Change May Cut Animal Lives Short — Messing with Gut Microbes
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Out Damn Spot! Researchers Discover Microbes Are the Reason for Stains on Ancient Scrolls
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Deadly Fish Virus May Take Pacific Salmon Off the Menu
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Airlines' Reliance on Group Boarding Could Spread Pandemics
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Inspirational Initiative:
Cherokee Nation on the Way to Eliminating Hep C
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Finally! First US Treatment Approved for Heart-Burrowing 'Kissing Bug' Parasite
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The Problem with Farmed Fish — Their Food Is Spreading Antibiotic Resistance
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Rising Tide of Dust in the US Could Mean Public Health Menace
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Sweeter Than Blood:
Researchers Are Making Mosquitoes' Preference for Sugar Deadly
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Deadlier When Hot:
These Infections Are Likely to Get Worse as the Climate Changes
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New Research May Help Stop Deadly Lassa Virus
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Bad News for Bats — Deadly Fungus Spreading This Summer
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Seeing a Doctor? Make Sure They Clean Their Stethoscope
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Unexpected Microbial Life in Glacial Clay Could Offer Antibiotic Solutions
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You Don't Need Antibiotics for Pink Eye
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Rare Raccoon Parasite Causing Blindness & Severe Brain Damage Could Be More Widespread Than We Knew
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Good News, Eating Fish Is Safer! Bad News — Think Twice About Ordering the Grouper
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In Love? True Togetherness Means Sharing the Same Microbes
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Modern Life Means Less Gut Bacteria, More Chronic Disease
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Sealed with a Kiss — Can Zika Be Transmitted Through Saliva?
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Medical Mystery:
Man Catches Zika, but No One Knows How
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Heart-Damaging 'Kissing Bug' Parasite Infects Thousands a Year in the US — & You May Not Know Until It's Too Late
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Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi ... All the Words You Need to Know to Understand Microbes
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Airlines' Reliance on Group Boarding Could Spread Pandemics
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Scientists Are Using the Special Physics of Dragonfly Wings to Create Surfaces That Shred Bacteria on Contact
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Deadlier When Hot:
These Infections Are Likely to Get Worse as the Climate Changes
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You Don't Need Antibiotics for Pink Eye
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Potentially Serious Flea-Spread Disease Expanding Its Territory in Texas
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Thinking About Sushi Tonight? Your Raw Fish May Come with a Side of Invasive Parasite
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Synthetic Biology:
Student Team Gives Dangerous E. Coli a New Role as Bacteria Detective
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Coffee Isn't the Only Thing Brewing in Your Nespresso—Extremophiles Could Be Living in Your Drip Tray
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Out Damn Spot! Researchers Discover Microbes Are the Reason for Stains on Ancient Scrolls
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Deadly Fish Virus May Take Pacific Salmon Off the Menu
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Inspirational Initiative:
Cherokee Nation on the Way to Eliminating Hep C
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Finally! First US Treatment Approved for Heart-Burrowing 'Kissing Bug' Parasite
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The Problem with Farmed Fish — Their Food Is Spreading Antibiotic Resistance
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Rising Tide of Dust in the US Could Mean Public Health Menace
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Sweeter Than Blood:
Researchers Are Making Mosquitoes' Preference for Sugar Deadly
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New Research May Help Stop Deadly Lassa Virus
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Bad News for Bats — Deadly Fungus Spreading This Summer
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Seeing a Doctor? Make Sure They Clean Their Stethoscope
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Unexpected Microbial Life in Glacial Clay Could Offer Antibiotic Solutions
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Rare Raccoon Parasite Causing Blindness & Severe Brain Damage Could Be More Widespread Than We Knew
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Good News, Eating Fish Is Safer! Bad News — Think Twice About Ordering the Grouper
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In Love? True Togetherness Means Sharing the Same Microbes
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Modern Life Means Less Gut Bacteria, More Chronic Disease
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Sealed with a Kiss — Can Zika Be Transmitted Through Saliva?
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Medical Mystery:
Man Catches Zika, but No One Knows How
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Dangerous Dengue Fever Could Go Worldwide, with Help from Air Travel & Climate Change
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Prime Directive:
How NASA's Planetary Protection Officer Keeps Our Germs from Contaminating Other Planets (& Vice Versa)
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Change of Tune? Not Everyone Needs to Finish That Course of Antibiotics
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Ancient Fungus Gives Trees a Better Chance at Surviving Hotter Temperatures
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Penis Microbiome Could Enhance Risk of Infection with HIV
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Tougher Than Steel — Tardigrades Will Survive Until the Sun Explodes
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Researchers May Be Closing in on a Vaccine Against HIV
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Space 'Shrooms:
NASA Identifies What Kind of Fungi Could Grow in a Mars Habitat
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Contaminated Breast Milk Devices Lead to Devastating Infant Injury
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Google's Verily Trying to Debug Fresno with Bacteria-Treated Mosquitoes
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Every Hour Untreated Sepsis Survival Drops 4% — Here Are the Symptoms to Watch For
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Beware Your Child's Sandbox — Dangerous Pathogens Could Be Playing There Too
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Put Down the Ointment:
Topical Antibacterials Totally Disrupt Your Skin Microbiome
