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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An Early Spring & Skyrocketing Mouse Population Converge for a Risky 2017 for Lyme Disease
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The Stomach Flu Is Not a Flu—Here's What You Really Have
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Pasteurization Has Saved Millions of Lives, So Why Do People Want to Drink Raw Milk?
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Doctors Are Wrong to Call Zika Mild
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Our Communities Are Now More Likely Than Hospitals to Give Kids Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
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Imported Seafood & Produce Bring Along a Spike in Deadly Food-Borne Outbreaks
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Scientists Are Flabbergasted to Discover Asthma Drugs May Stop Viral Pneumonia
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Avoid Unnecessary Childhood Surgery by Considering Antibiotics First for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
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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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Scientists Are Using the Special Physics of Dragonfly Wings to Create Surfaces That Shred Bacteria on Contact
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How Humanity's Choices in Brazil Brought Together Bats & Pigs in a Melting Pot of Diseases
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Nix the Grain Brain & Anti-Gluten Train—It's Good to Eat Whole Grains
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Infections During Pregnancy Could Impact Baby's Brain; Genital Herpes Linked to Increased Autism Risk
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Cats May Drive You Crazy, but They Won't Make You Mentally Ill
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Listeria May Be a Cause of Early Undiagnosed Miscarriage
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Bill Gates Says Bioterrorism Could Kill Millions in a Pandemic—Here's How & What to Do
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Bacteria Turn Off Plant Genes to Help Parasites Destroy Billions of Dollars of Crops Every Year
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Tell if You Have a Cold or the Flu
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HIV Co-Opts the Body's First Line of Defense—Using It as a Shuttle to Take Over
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A Beach Infected with Fecal Coliform Can Ruin Your Vacation, but Seagrasses Can Save the Day
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Use This Type of Repellent to Avoid Mosquitoes—& Zika
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14 Types of Bacteria & 10 Strains of Fungus Are Responsible for All the Delicious Flavors of Cheese
How Epidemics Happen:
The Terrifying Reality of Superspreaders
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Bird Flu Is Circling in China Again—Here's How It Could Develop into an Outbreak
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This Bacteria Could Be a Signal That Your Baby's Coming Early
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Fighting Nightmare Bacteria Is Like a Game of Whack-a-Mole—It Keeps Popping Up in Unexpected Places
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Latest Research Cements Link Between Climate Change & West Nile Outbreaks
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New Study Shows that Superbug E. Coli Gets Stronger & More Dangerous When Doctors Use the Wrong Antibiotics
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New Research Shows How Flesh-Eating Leishmania Parasites Hide in Our Bodies to Fight Future Infections
Tips for Cold Season:
How to Spread Fewer Germs When Sneezing
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Research Published in mBio Shows How Gut Bacteria Can Help Chubby Dogs Live a Better—& Longer—Life
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New JAMA Study Shows That Testing Gut Bacteria Can Predict Risk of Heart Attack
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Dangerous Bacterial Films Communicate with Electric Pulses, Which Means We Could Zap Them to Interfere
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Viral Infections Blur the Line Between Bacteria & Complex Life Like Plants & Animals
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Why You Should Care About the Nevada Woman Killed by the Totally Resistant Nightmare Superbug
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Almost Half of Adult Men in US Have This Cancer-Causing STD
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Rat Breeders in Illinois Are Just the Latest Victims of Unappreciated Hantaviruses That Infect Humans
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Study Finds HIV Family of Viruses Far Older Than Civilization
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Sexually Confused Fish Are the Canary in the Coal Mine of Water Pollution—But Bacteria Could Come to the Rescue
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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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Thinking About Sushi Tonight? Your Raw Fish May Come with a Side of Invasive Parasite
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Rare Raccoon Parasite Causing Blindness & Severe Brain Damage Could Be More Widespread Than We Knew
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Deadly or Deliberate? Diarrhea Is Actually Your Immune System in Overdrive
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New Research Shows How Flesh-Eating Leishmania Parasites Hide in Our Bodies to Fight Future Infections
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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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Deadlier When Hot:
These Infections Are Likely to Get Worse as the Climate Changes
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Hold That Breath — Fungus Goes Airborne Easier Than We Thought
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Watch Out Amateur Mushroom Hunters — Death Caps Are Nothing to Mess With
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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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Finally! A Way Homeowners Can Control Ticks That Spread Lyme Disease
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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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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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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
