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 Popular Posts
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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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Pasteurization Has Saved Millions of Lives, So Why Do People Want to Drink Raw Milk?
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Thinking About Sushi Tonight? Your Raw Fish May Come with a Side of Invasive Parasite
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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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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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Bed Bugs Are in a Lot of Hotel Rooms — Here's How to Spot Them
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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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Watch Out Amateur Mushroom Hunters — Death Caps Are Nothing to Mess With
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Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi ... All the Words You Need to Know to Understand Microbes
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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Don't Believe That Whole Wheat Is Healthier — Your Gut Bacteria May Think Differently
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Termite Guts May Hold the Key to More Efficient Biofuels
HPV:
Almost Half of Adult Men in US Have This Cancer-Causing STD
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Here's How Bacteria Causes Acne & Pimples
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Finally! First US Treatment Approved for Heart-Burrowing 'Kissing Bug' Parasite
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Every Hour Untreated Sepsis Survival Drops 4% — Here Are the Symptoms to Watch For
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Organic or Not, Your Produce Is Loaded with Bacteria, Inside & Out
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Most Pools Contain Dangerous Fecal Bacteria — Here's How to Stay Safe
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A Protein Found in Ticks Can Help Kill MRSA Infections
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Dogs Could Be Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Infections to Their Owners
Powassan Virus:
New Test Reveals Rare Tick-Borne Disease More Dangerous Than Lyme
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Bed Bugs Are Becoming Resistant to All of Our Insecticides—This Fungus Might Help
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Frustrated by Acne? New Research Shows Skin Microbiome Makes a Difference
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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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New Research Shows How Flesh-Eating Leishmania Parasites Hide in Our Bodies to Fight Future Infections
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Rat Breeders in Illinois Are Just the Latest Victims of Unappreciated Hantaviruses That Infect Humans
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Microbes Behave Strangely—& Potentially Dangerously—In Space
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Extreme Cave-Dwelling Bacteria Found to Be Resistant to Antibiotics
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How Probiotics & Prebiotics Keep the Microbes in Your Gut Healthy
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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
Inspirational Initiative:
Cherokee Nation on the Way to Eliminating Hep C
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Rising Tide of Dust in the US Could Mean Public Health Menace
Sweeter Than Blood:
Researchers Are Making Mosquitoes' Preference for Sugar Deadly
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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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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Deadly or Deliberate? Diarrhea Is Actually Your Immune System in Overdrive
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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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Pasteurization Has Saved Millions of Lives, So Why Do People Want to Drink Raw Milk?
-
News:
Thinking About Sushi Tonight? Your Raw Fish May Come with a Side of Invasive Parasite
-
News:
Coffee Isn't the Only Thing Brewing in Your Nespresso—Extremophiles Could Be Living in Your Drip Tray
-
News:
Heart-Damaging 'Kissing Bug' Parasite Infects Thousands a Year in the US — & You May Not Know Until It's Too Late
-
News:
Bed Bugs Are in a Lot of Hotel Rooms — Here's How to Spot Them
-
News:
Rare Raccoon Parasite Causing Blindness & Severe Brain Damage Could Be More Widespread Than We Knew
-
News:
The Problem with Farmed Fish — Their Food Is Spreading Antibiotic Resistance
-
News:
Watch Out Amateur Mushroom Hunters — Death Caps Are Nothing to Mess With
-
News:
Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi ... All the Words You Need to Know to Understand Microbes
-
Put Down the Ointment:
Topical Antibacterials Totally Disrupt Your Skin Microbiome
-
News:
Another Good Reason to Keep Your Cat Indoors — Tick Bites Can Kill
-
News:
Don't Believe That Whole Wheat Is Healthier — Your Gut Bacteria May Think Differently
-
News:
Termite Guts May Hold the Key to More Efficient Biofuels
-
HPV:
Almost Half of Adult Men in US Have This Cancer-Causing STD
-
News:
Here's How Bacteria Causes Acne & Pimples
-
News:
Finally! First US Treatment Approved for Heart-Burrowing 'Kissing Bug' Parasite
-
News:
Every Hour Untreated Sepsis Survival Drops 4% — Here Are the Symptoms to Watch For
-
News:
Organic or Not, Your Produce Is Loaded with Bacteria, Inside & Out
-
News:
Most Pools Contain Dangerous Fecal Bacteria — Here's How to Stay Safe
-
News:
A Protein Found in Ticks Can Help Kill MRSA Infections
-
News:
Dogs Could Be Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Infections to Their Owners
-
Powassan Virus:
New Test Reveals Rare Tick-Borne Disease More Dangerous Than Lyme
-
News:
Bed Bugs Are Becoming Resistant to All of Our Insecticides—This Fungus Might Help
-
News:
Frustrated by Acne? New Research Shows Skin Microbiome Makes a Difference
-
News:
14 Types of Bacteria & 10 Strains of Fungus Are Responsible for All the Delicious Flavors of Cheese
-
News:
New Research Shows How Flesh-Eating Leishmania Parasites Hide in Our Bodies to Fight Future Infections
-
News:
Rat Breeders in Illinois Are Just the Latest Victims of Unappreciated Hantaviruses That Infect Humans
-
News:
Microbes Behave Strangely—& Potentially Dangerously—In Space
-
News:
Extreme Cave-Dwelling Bacteria Found to Be Resistant to Antibiotics
-
News:
How Probiotics & Prebiotics Keep the Microbes in Your Gut Healthy
-
News:
Out Damn Spot! Researchers Discover Microbes Are the Reason for Stains on Ancient Scrolls
-
News:
Deadly Fish Virus May Take Pacific Salmon Off the Menu
-
News:
Airlines' Reliance on Group Boarding Could Spread Pandemics
-
Inspirational Initiative:
Cherokee Nation on the Way to Eliminating Hep C
-
News:
Rising Tide of Dust in the US Could Mean Public Health Menace
-
Sweeter Than Blood:
Researchers Are Making Mosquitoes' Preference for Sugar Deadly
-
Deadlier When Hot:
These Infections Are Likely to Get Worse as the Climate Changes
-
News:
New Research May Help Stop Deadly Lassa Virus
