About Sheryl Wood
I love to write about all things science — when I'm not flower gardening. A proud UConn grad, with a BS in Medical Technology, I worked in the research field for over 30 years on projects ranging from alcohol and drug interaction to the immunological aspects of rheumatoid diseases.
Sheryl Wood's Latest Posts
News: Shapeshifting Cholera Bacteria Corkscrew Themselves to Twist into the Gut
News: Terrifying Superbug CRE Is Spreading Out of Hospitals
News: We've Known About Zika for 70 Years — & Finally Figured Out Why It's Just Becoming a Problem
News: First Full Genome Analysis Solves the Mystery of How Zika Got So Dangerous
News: An Unhealthy Vaginal Microbiome Can Increase Risk of HIV Infection
News: The Vaginal Microbiome Is Linked to Cancer & Disease—& We're Now Learning How to Keep It Healthy
News: TV Chefs Are Terrible at Handling Food Safely
News: A Human Has Caught the Bird Flu... From a Cat!
News: Fecal Transplants to Cure Infections — A Modern Take on a 1,700-Year-Old Idea
News: Florida & Texas Could Become Zika Hotspots in the US
News: How Researchers Could Use Bacteria to Determine Time of Death
News: The Unusual Stomach-Survival Mechanisms of Ulcer-Causing Bacteria Could Be Its Achilles Heel
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News: Cancer Patients Out of Options Are Hoping for a Cure from This Mysterious Bird Virus
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News: In the Ultimate Irony, Zika Virus May Cure Brain Cancer
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News: Microbe-Fighting Plastic Wrap Keeps Fruits Fresher for a Week
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News: Scientists Turn Bacteria into Mini Cyborg Solar Panels
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News: Monthly Injection Has Potential to Replace Daily Handfuls of HIV Drugs
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Survival of the Fittest: Athletes' Gut Microbes Are Tailored to Help Them Compete
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News: Arizona Woman Dies After Catching Tularemia from Her Dog
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News: Researchers Look to Cows to Create Vaccine for HIV
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News: Starve E Coli of Copper to Cure Aggressive UTIs
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Lucky Break: Pneumococcal Vaccine Fights Off Ear Infections, Too
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News: This Genetic Defect Could Be Why Typhoid Mary Never Got Typhoid Fever
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News: Supercomputer's Simulated Patients Help Doctors Choose the Right TB Meds
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News: Probiotics Could Cut Sepsis in Infants for Just $1 a Day
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News: A New Set of Cancer Drugs May Work Against Viruses, Too
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News: Scientists See Bacteria Responding Electrically to Physical Stimuli for the First Time
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News: Replacement Joints with Antibiotics on Board Mean Lower Chance of Infection & Fewer Surgeries
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News: How Calcium Sets Off a C Diff Infection
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News: Finally, a New Drug Against 'Untreatable' Gonorrhea
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News: Century-Old Finding May Show the Way to Create Vaccines Against Toxic Strep Infections
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Step Aside MRSA & C Diff: Researchers Just Found 3 New Healthcare Associated Infections
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News: How Researchers Could Use Bacteria to Determine Time of Death
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News: Like Peaches? Protective Virus Could Save Millions of Dollars in Fruit from Fire Blight
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News: Starve E Coli of Copper to Cure Aggressive UTIs
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News: The Magic of Komodo Dragon Blood: The Stuff Legends — & Antibiotics — Are Made Of
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News: Another Reason to Wash Your Sheets—Deadly Hospital Fungus Linked to Moldy Linens
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News: Cancer Patients Out of Options Are Hoping for a Cure from This Mysterious Bird Virus
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News: In the Ultimate Irony, Zika Virus May Cure Brain Cancer
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News: Microbe-Fighting Plastic Wrap Keeps Fruits Fresher for a Week
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News: Scientists Turn Bacteria into Mini Cyborg Solar Panels
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News: Monthly Injection Has Potential to Replace Daily Handfuls of HIV Drugs
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Survival of the Fittest: Athletes' Gut Microbes Are Tailored to Help Them Compete
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News: Arizona Woman Dies After Catching Tularemia from Her Dog
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News: Researchers Look to Cows to Create Vaccine for HIV
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Lucky Break: Pneumococcal Vaccine Fights Off Ear Infections, Too
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News: This Genetic Defect Could Be Why Typhoid Mary Never Got Typhoid Fever
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News: Supercomputer's Simulated Patients Help Doctors Choose the Right TB Meds
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News: Probiotics Could Cut Sepsis in Infants for Just $1 a Day
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News: A New Set of Cancer Drugs May Work Against Viruses, Too
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News: Scientists See Bacteria Responding Electrically to Physical Stimuli for the First Time
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News: Replacement Joints with Antibiotics on Board Mean Lower Chance of Infection & Fewer Surgeries
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News: How Calcium Sets Off a C Diff Infection
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News: Finally, a New Drug Against 'Untreatable' Gonorrhea
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News: Century-Old Finding May Show the Way to Create Vaccines Against Toxic Strep Infections
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Step Aside MRSA & C Diff: Researchers Just Found 3 New Healthcare Associated Infections
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News: Defective, Infectious Proteins Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
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News: How Gut Bacteria Could Set Off the Immune System in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Tasty Testing: Artisanal Cheese Reveals Microbial Secrets of Deliciousness
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News: How Malnutrition & Gut Infections Feed Off Each Other
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News: Your Lungs Aren't the Same After a Battle with Pneumonia
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News: Artificial Viruses Provoke the Immune System to Fight Cancer
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News: The Opioid Crisis to Blame for 12-Fold Increase in Cases of Heart Infections
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News: How Viruses Might Cause Brain Changes & Learning Problems
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News: Bacterial Bugs in Your Eyes Help Fend Off Infection
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Double Shot: New Class of Antibiotics Could Treat Plague & Multi-Drug Resistant Superinfections
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News: HIV Prevention Ring Passes Safety Testing Clinical Trial
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News: Vaginal Probiotics Could Slow Zika & Other STD Infections
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News: Happy News: Common Drugs May Save You from MRSA
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News: Supercomputer Visualization Shows 1.2 Microseconds in the Life of a 4-Million-Atom HIV Capsid
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News: Swine Flu Linked to Parkinson's Like Brain Changes
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News: First Success in Long Search for Universal Flu Vaccine