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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Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi ... All the Words You Need to Know to Understand Microbes
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Watch Out Amateur Mushroom Hunters — Death Caps Are Nothing to Mess With
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Here's How Bacteria Causes Acne & Pimples
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Contaminated Breast Milk Devices Lead to Devastating Infant Injury
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Rare Raccoon Parasite Causing Blindness & Severe Brain Damage Could Be More Widespread Than We Knew
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Most Pools Contain Dangerous Fecal Bacteria — Here's How to Stay Safe
Put Down the Ointment:
Topical Antibacterials Totally Disrupt Your Skin Microbiome
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Finally! A Way Homeowners Can Control Ticks That Spread Lyme Disease
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Every Hour Untreated Sepsis Survival Drops 4% — Here Are the Symptoms to Watch For
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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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Another Good Reason to Keep Your Cat Indoors — Tick Bites Can Kill
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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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Scientists Are Flabbergasted to Discover Asthma Drugs May Stop Viral Pneumonia
Mystery Solved:
Oil-Munching Bacteria Helped Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Tick-Borne Terror:
Anaplasmosis — Symptoms, Sources & Risks
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Pasteurization Has Saved Millions of Lives, So Why Do People Want to Drink Raw Milk?
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Use This Type of Repellent to Avoid Mosquitoes—& Zika
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Bed Bugs Are Becoming Resistant to All of Our Insecticides—This Fungus Might Help
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Organic or Not, Your Produce Is Loaded with Bacteria, Inside & Out
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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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The Problem with Farmed Fish — Their Food Is Spreading Antibiotic Resistance
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Finally! First US Treatment Approved for Heart-Burrowing 'Kissing Bug' Parasite
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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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New Study Shows that Superbug E. Coli Gets Stronger & More Dangerous When Doctors Use the Wrong Antibiotics
Deadlier When Hot:
These Infections Are Likely to Get Worse as the Climate Changes
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How Humanity's Choices in Brazil Brought Together Bats & Pigs in a Melting Pot of Diseases
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Glowing Bacteria Can Help Locate Devastating Hidden Land Mines
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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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Lone Star Tick Arrives in Northeast with a Deadly, Underreported Infection
Soil Science:
How Microbes Make Compost to Feed the Soil
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Thinking About Sushi Tonight? Your Raw Fish May Come with a Side of Invasive Parasite
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10 Terrifying Diseases You're Going to Be Hearing a Lot More About
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Skip the Antibacterial Soap — It Isn't Helping & It Could Cause Problems
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Bats & Viruses — Friend or Foe?
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Bed Bugs Are in a Lot of Hotel Rooms — Here's How to Spot Them
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How to Know if You Have West Nile Virus
Sweeter Than Blood:
Researchers Are Making Mosquitoes' Preference for Sugar Deadly
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You Don't Need Antibiotics for Pink Eye
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Researchers Are Making Mosquitoes' Preference for Sugar Deadly
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These Infections Are Likely to Get Worse as the Climate Changes
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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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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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Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi ... All the Words You Need to Know to Understand Microbes
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Watch Out Amateur Mushroom Hunters — Death Caps Are Nothing to Mess With
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Here's How Bacteria Causes Acne & Pimples
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News:
Contaminated Breast Milk Devices Lead to Devastating Infant Injury
-
News:
Rare Raccoon Parasite Causing Blindness & Severe Brain Damage Could Be More Widespread Than We Knew
-
News:
Most Pools Contain Dangerous Fecal Bacteria — Here's How to Stay Safe
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Put Down the Ointment:
Topical Antibacterials Totally Disrupt Your Skin Microbiome
-
News:
Finally! A Way Homeowners Can Control Ticks That Spread Lyme Disease
-
News:
Every Hour Untreated Sepsis Survival Drops 4% — Here Are the Symptoms to Watch For
-
News:
Coffee Isn't the Only Thing Brewing in Your Nespresso—Extremophiles Could Be Living in Your Drip Tray
-
News:
Another Good Reason to Keep Your Cat Indoors — Tick Bites Can Kill
-
News:
Stop Using Citronella Candles — They Don't Work
-
News:
Don't Believe That Whole Wheat Is Healthier — Your Gut Bacteria May Think Differently
-
News:
Scientists Are Flabbergasted to Discover Asthma Drugs May Stop Viral Pneumonia
-
Mystery Solved:
Oil-Munching Bacteria Helped Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
-
Tick-Borne Terror:
Anaplasmosis — Symptoms, Sources & Risks
-
News:
Pasteurization Has Saved Millions of Lives, So Why Do People Want to Drink Raw Milk?
-
News:
Use This Type of Repellent to Avoid Mosquitoes—& Zika
-
News:
Bed Bugs Are Becoming Resistant to All of Our Insecticides—This Fungus Might Help
-
News:
Organic or Not, Your Produce Is Loaded with Bacteria, Inside & Out
-
News:
14 Types of Bacteria & 10 Strains of Fungus Are Responsible for All the Delicious Flavors of Cheese
-
News:
The Problem with Farmed Fish — Their Food Is Spreading Antibiotic Resistance
-
News:
Finally! First US Treatment Approved for Heart-Burrowing 'Kissing Bug' Parasite
-
News:
Scientists Are Using the Special Physics of Dragonfly Wings to Create Surfaces That Shred Bacteria on Contact
-
News:
New Study Shows that Superbug E. Coli Gets Stronger & More Dangerous When Doctors Use the Wrong Antibiotics
-
Deadlier When Hot:
These Infections Are Likely to Get Worse as the Climate Changes
-
News:
How Humanity's Choices in Brazil Brought Together Bats & Pigs in a Melting Pot of Diseases
-
News:
Glowing Bacteria Can Help Locate Devastating Hidden Land Mines
-
News:
Heart-Damaging 'Kissing Bug' Parasite Infects Thousands a Year in the US — & You May Not Know Until It's Too Late
-
News:
Lone Star Tick Arrives in Northeast with a Deadly, Underreported Infection
-
Soil Science:
How Microbes Make Compost to Feed the Soil
-
News:
Thinking About Sushi Tonight? Your Raw Fish May Come with a Side of Invasive Parasite
-
News:
10 Terrifying Diseases You're Going to Be Hearing a Lot More About
-
News:
Skip the Antibacterial Soap — It Isn't Helping & It Could Cause Problems
-
News:
Bats & Viruses — Friend or Foe?
-
News:
Bed Bugs Are in a Lot of Hotel Rooms — Here's How to Spot Them
-
News:
How to Know if You Have West Nile Virus
-
Sweeter Than Blood:
Researchers Are Making Mosquitoes' Preference for Sugar Deadly
-
News:
You Don't Need Antibiotics for Pink Eye
