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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Rare Superbug Found in More Than One-Third of Houston Methodist Patients
The Good Stuff:
Breastfeeding Delivers Beneficial Bacteria to Baby
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To Stop Local Measles Outbreaks, International Travelers Need to Get Vaccinated — But Only 47% Do
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Standard Testing Frequently Misses UTIs — But Now We Have a Better Way
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Antibiotics During Pregnancy Linked to Miscarriage
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Dogs Could Be Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Infections to Their Owners
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Bacteria-Killing Viruses Can Help Us Take Down Superbugs
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Bacteria Offer Low-Cost, High-Quality Help to Clean Drinking Water
How To:
Here's How to Compost if You Are an Apartment Dweller
Soil Science:
How Microbes Make Compost to Feed the Soil
How To:
Tips & Tactics to Create Your Own Compost Pile
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How a Vaccine Could Protect Florida's Orange Trees
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Living Bacteria in Clothing Could Detect When You Come in Contact with Pathogens or Dangerous Chemicals
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New Zika Test Could Speed Results & Boost Prevention at Dramatically Lower Cost
Powassan Virus:
New Test Reveals Rare Tick-Borne Disease More Dangerous Than Lyme
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Pertussis Booster During Pregnancy Helps Protect Babies Too Young for Vaccination
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Termite Guts May Hold the Key to More Efficient Biofuels
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How to Know if You Have West Nile Virus
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10 Terrifying Diseases You're Going to Be Hearing a Lot More About
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Glowing Bacteria Can Help Locate Devastating Hidden Land Mines
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Malaria Eliminated in the US, but Causing a World of Hurt — Know What You Can Do to Protect Yourself When Traveling
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Microbe That Causes Sepsis & Meningitis Has Mutated into a New Sexually Transmitted Disease
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If You've Had West Nile Virus, Be Extra Careful About Zika Exposure
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Livestock Antibiotic Use Increases Threat of Resistant Microbes to Humans
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Bed Bugs Are Becoming Resistant to All of Our Insecticides—This Fungus Might Help
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Fish Leave a Microbial Trail, a New Way to Detect Life Under the Water
Natural Solution:
Extract Synthesized from Maple Syrup Boosts Efficiency of Antibiotics
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Frustrated by Acne? New Research Shows Skin Microbiome Makes a Difference
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How Bacterial Cocktails Can Boost Food Supply in a Warming World
Amazing Insects:
Ants Create Chemical Cocktails to Brew Antibiotics
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Despite Effective Vaccine, Measles Still Threaten Worldwide
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Take These Steps to Avoid Getting an Infection When You Receive Health Care
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Microbes Lost from Corals Due to Global Warming Cause 90% of Great Barrier Reef to Bleach
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Potentially Serious Flea-Spread Disease Expanding Its Territory in Texas
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Anthrax Outbreak in Tanzania Brings a Dangerous Bioterror Threat Back to the World Stage
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Yellow Fever Outbreak Rears Its Ugly Head in Brazilian Cities, Killing Dozens
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Old Pathogen Returns to Plague a Modern World
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Finally! A Way Homeowners Can Control Ticks That Spread Lyme Disease
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Watch Your Flock, Salmonella Outbreaks from Backyard Birds Are at an All Time High
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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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Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi ... All the Words You Need to Know to Understand Microbes
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Deadly or Deliberate? Diarrhea Is Actually Your Immune System in Overdrive
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Here's How Bacteria Causes Acne & Pimples
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Rare Raccoon Parasite Causing Blindness & Severe Brain Damage Could Be More Widespread Than We Knew
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The Problem with Farmed Fish — Their Food Is Spreading Antibiotic Resistance
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Pasteurization Has Saved Millions of Lives, So Why Do People Want to Drink Raw Milk?
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Don't Believe That Whole Wheat Is Healthier — Your Gut Bacteria May Think Differently
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Contaminated Breast Milk Devices Lead to Devastating Infant Injury
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Microbes Are Everywhere—But Those on Your Cell Phone Can Be Dangerous, Especially During Cold & Flu Season
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Microbots to the Rescue! Swimming Bots Kill Bad Water Microbes
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Dangerous Dengue Fever Could Go Worldwide, with Help from Air Travel & Climate Change
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Put Down the Ointment:
Topical Antibacterials Totally Disrupt Your Skin Microbiome
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Another Good Reason to Keep Your Cat Indoors — Tick Bites Can Kill
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14 Types of Bacteria & 10 Strains of Fungus Are Responsible for All the Delicious Flavors of Cheese
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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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Every Hour Untreated Sepsis Survival Drops 4% — Here Are the Symptoms to Watch For
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Bed Bugs Are Becoming Resistant to All of Our Insecticides—This Fungus Might Help
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New Research Shows How Flesh-Eating Leishmania Parasites Hide in Our Bodies to Fight Future Infections
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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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How To:
Tell if You Have a Cold or the Flu
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Space 'Shrooms:
NASA Identifies What Kind of Fungi Could Grow in a Mars Habitat
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One Way Climate Change May Cut Animal Lives Short — Messing with Gut Microbes
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To Stop Local Measles Outbreaks, International Travelers Need to Get Vaccinated — But Only 47% Do
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Finally! A Way Homeowners Can Control Ticks That Spread Lyme Disease
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Cats May Drive You Crazy, but They Won't Make You Mentally Ill
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Most Pools Contain Dangerous Fecal Bacteria — Here's How to Stay Safe
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Skip the Antibacterial Soap — It Isn't Helping & It Could Cause Problems
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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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Good News, Eating Fish Is Safer! Bad News — Think Twice About Ordering the Grouper
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Organic or Not, Your Produce Is Loaded with Bacteria, Inside & Out
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Take These Steps to Avoid Getting an Infection When You Receive Health Care
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Watch Out Amateur Mushroom Hunters — Death Caps Are Nothing to Mess With
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Some Treatments for 'Chronic Lyme' Are More Deadly Than the Disease Itself
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10 Terrifying Diseases You're Going to Be Hearing a Lot More About
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Bed Bugs Are in a Lot of Hotel Rooms — Here's How to Spot Them
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Powassan Virus:
New Test Reveals Rare Tick-Borne Disease More Dangerous Than Lyme
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Penis Microbiome Could Enhance Risk of Infection with HIV
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Stop Using Citronella Candles — They Don't Work
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Livestock Antibiotic Use Increases Threat of Resistant Microbes to Humans
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New Study Shows that Superbug E. Coli Gets Stronger & More Dangerous When Doctors Use the Wrong Antibiotics
