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Wise Traditions
450: Fall Sampler Supersode

Wise Traditions

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 33:22


Binders escort toxins out of the body. Pine gum is an ancient remedy for parasites. Seed oils are to be avoided in our children's diet. Eating less meat will not help the environment. Children's Health Defense is an advocacy group committed to protecting our children on multiple levels.   These are some of the topics highlighted in today's supersode. It's bonus content that has not been previously published, with insights from guests we've featured in recent months. You'll hear from Adam Parker, Vani Hari, Judith Schwartz, Laura Villanti, and Mary Holland. And you'll be empowered to detox, improve your diet, and find resources for healthy living for you and your family.   Check out our guests' websites: Adam Parker - YourIdealDay.com Vani Hari - FoodBabe.com Judith Schwartz - JudithSchwartz.com Laura Villanti - athomewithwellness.com Mary Holland - childrenshealthdefense.org Become a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation here - https://www.westonaprice.org/why-join/ (and use the code Pod10 for a $10 discount)  

Science Will Win
Part 3 – AI in the Lab: Accelerating Antibiotic Discovery

Science Will Win

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 26:51


Artificial intelligence has the power to transform the way researchers study bacteria and develop new treatments – and we're already seeing the benefits in healthcare. In part three, host Jeremiah Owyang and expert guests shed light on how AI expedites and enhances analyses, revolutionizing the search for new antibiotics. The benefits of AI extend to analyzing bacterial DNA, uncovering vulnerabilities, and potentially predicting bacterial evolution. This innovative technology aids scientists in pinpointing the most promising antibiotic candidates from a sea of possibilities and helps to streamline drug development.Featured Guests:Adrian Egli, Director, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of ZurichLei Zhang, Executive Director of Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Medicine DesignMarinka Zitnik, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School; Co-founder, Therapeutics Data Commons Season 3 of Science Will Win is created by Pfizer and hosted by Jeremiah Owyang, entrepreneur, investor, and tech industry analyst. It's produced by Wonder Media Network.

I AM BIO
The Horseshoe Crab Saved Us. Can We Save the Horseshoe Crab? (REDUX)

I AM BIO

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 28:02


The horseshoe crab has endured for over 450 million years. It has survived several mass extinctions including the one that killed off the dinosaurs. One reason for their incredible resiliency is their ability to fend off bacterial infection. Their blood contains cells that clot around invading bacteria, thereby protecting them from the attacking toxins.In this episode we talk with three experts about how this animal's unique blue blood has become essential to modern medicine. We also talk about why horseshoe crab populations are dwindling, and what biotech is doing to address the shortfall.Follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram. Visit us at https://www.bio.org/

Question of the Week - From the Naked Scientists

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Coronacast
Are probiotics worth the money?

Coronacast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 14:54


If you've ever been told to take a probiotic — after a course of antibiotics, or just for your general health — you may be wondering what they actually do. Well, Norman and Tegan are here to dig into the research about these over-the-counter supplements, which claim to support digestion, boost immunity and even improve mood. Got a health question? Shoot us a line @ABCHealth on Instagram, or send a voice memo to thatrash@abc.net.au. We'd love to hear from you!Looking for COVID-19 updates? Don't panic, they've moved over to The Health ReportReferences:Probiotics for the prevention of paediatric antibiotic-associated diarrhoea Multispecies Probiotic for the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhoea in ChildrenA systematic review of gut microbiota composition in observational studies of major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia Post-Antibiotic Gut Mucosal Microbiome Reconstitution Is Impaired by Probiotics and Improved by Autologous FMT 

ReversABLE: The Ultimate Gut Health Podcast
#22: Mouse Poop: The New Key To Weight Loss?

ReversABLE: The Ultimate Gut Health Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 9:15


Did you know that mouse poop might have the asnwers as to why you're "weight loss resistant"? Bacteria even has a role to play in weight loss, and in this episode, we're going to discuss the gut-weight loss relationship, how you can begin losing weight faster, and we'll also talk about how mouse poop was used to create weight loss.   FREE GUT PROGRAMS: If you need help with your gut, I've created free programs for all sorts of conditions. You can find them for free on my website: https://www.reversablepod.com/free   HAVE A QUESTION? Go to reversablepod.com/tips to submit your question.   SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow me on Instagram or Facebook @joshdech.health   MOUSE STUDIES: Fecal Microbiota study / effects on diet/exrecise: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-33893-y Gut microbiome - lean vs obese twins: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2677729/  Gut microbiota's effect on calorie restriction: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6115465/ Gut bactera/Food reward system: https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-023-01526-w Obesity statistics: https://www.forbes.com/health/body/obesity-statistics/

Building Fortunes Radio with Host Peter Mingils
Peter Mingils on Pure-Light Bulbs kills Virus and Mold Odor and Bacteria

Building Fortunes Radio with Host Peter Mingils

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 31:00


Peter Mingils on Pure-Light Bulbs designed by Roger Young kills Virus and Mold Odor and Bacteria on Building Fortunes Radio.  The owner and inventor of the Pure Light Bulbs is Roger K Young.  On this episode, Roger Young explains how to reduce odor Bacteria mold Fungus Bacteria with Peter Mingils on Building Fortunes Radio https://www.pure-light.com previous building Fortunes Radio shows are on: https://www.buildingfortunesradio.com/pure-light-bulbs-anti-bacterial-viral-allergy-pollution-fungal-odor/ You can find advertisiements on https://www.youmongusads.com and for people interested in advertising or direct sales or mlm leads go to: https://www.networkleads.com Best mlm lead generation . Avoid MLM Ponzi Schemes and Pyramid Scams. Peter Mingils owns MLM Charity https://mlm.charity and  MLM News https://mlm.news Contact Peter Mingils (386) 445-3585. Our Affiliate Program https://buildingfortunes.com  https://www.youmongusadnetwork.com  is a classified ads website network that PM Marketing developed for Network Marketing Opportunities and MLM Product Sales. Advertise on  http://www.mlmwhoswho.net  and https://www.youmongusads.com    

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Living With Cystic Fibrosis
Bernie Martin - CF Mum in Ireland

Living With Cystic Fibrosis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 40:06


Bernie Martin is a Writer, Creative Consultant and, most importantly, Mother of a CF Fighter. After 15 years working as a Copywriter and Creative Director in some of Ireland's top advertising agencies, she started her own consultancy called The Salty Pen in 2018. This move was born out of a desire to have more flexibility around caring for her little lady with CF, who she describes as her muse, her strength, her drive, her everything! Bernie has written about the challenges facing CF families on her blog My Little Miss Salty, and she has written for The M Word and MummyPages. She has worked on a voluntary basis as a CF patient advocate in CHI Temple Street and as a campaigner during the #YesOrkambi campaign in 2016/17, with the support of Rothco, the advertising agency she worked with at the time. She has been a speaker at the Cystic Fibrosis Ireland Conference and at the new parent information day in Temple Street, as well as featuring in Humans of Dublin by Peter Varga.Bernie and her daughter, Eva, recently collaborated with the University of Notre Dame in the 100th episode of their long running series, ‘What would you fight for?' In this case, the fight is for new Cystic Fibrosis treatments. Bernie and her husband Dave live in Dublin, Ireland.Please consider making a donation: https://thebonnellfoundation.org/donate/The Bonnell Foundation website: https://thebonnellfoundation.orgBonnell Foundation email: thebonnellfoundation@gmail.comThanks to our sponsors:Vertex:  https://www.vrtx.comGenentech: https://www.gene.comViatris: https://www.viatris.com/en

BacterioFiles
487: Probiotic Pulverizes Pathogen Persisters

BacterioFiles

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 11:59


This episode: A probiotic strain of E. coli can target and destroy pathogens that survive a treatment of antibiotics! Download Episode (8.2 MB, 12 minutes) Show notes: Microbe of the episode: Streptomyces griseoruber   Takeaways Antibiotic resistance is becoming more and more of a problem as bacterial pathogens develop resistance to more and more drugs. For some people who develop an infection that is resistant to everything, it's as if they were living back in the days before antibiotics were discovered, when all they could do was pray for survival. New antibiotics are needed, but even more needed are new ways of approaching treatment of infections, using innovative approaches and combinations of therapeutics. In this study, a probiotic strain of Escherichia coli was used to target potentially pathogenic E. coli bacteria that can survive treatment with a particularly effective type of antibiotic, fluoroquinolones. This probiotic strain, called Nissle, delivers toxins directly to the survivors, preventing resistant pathogens from proliferating.   Journal Paper: Hare PJ, Englander HE, Mok WWK. 2022. Probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 inhibits bacterial persisters that survive fluoroquinolone treatment. J Appl Microbiol 132:4020–4032.   Email questions or comments to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, or RSS. Support the show at Patreon, or check out the show at Twitter or Facebook.

Fórmula Salud
“Virus y bacterias contra nuestro organismo”

Fórmula Salud

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 37:42


La gripe estacional es una enfermedad muy contagiosa originada por los virus de la gripe que cada año cambian y exigen, para su prevención, la adecuación anual de las vacunas frente a estos virus. “La coinfección de los virus de la gripe con otras infecciones bacterianas pueden triplicar el riesgo de muerte” Y lo que la evidencia científica muestra es que la vacunación es el mejor medio del que disponemos para prevenir esta enfermedad. Como afirma en Fórmula Salud Estanislao Nistal Villán, virólogo y profesor de virología y microbiología en la facultad de Farmacia de la universidad CEU San Pablo, “Las vacunas frente a la gripe han demostrado ser seguras y eficaces y tienen por objetivo principal reducir los casos graves y sus complicaciones, es decir, disminuir el número de hospitalizaciones por enfermedad severa, así como el número de fallecimientos por gripe, fundamentalmente en personas mayores y en personas con enfermedades crónicas”. “La vacuna conjugada frente al neumococo es más eficaz” Lo mismo podría decirse de la coinfección de gripe y otras infecciones bacterianas que pueden aumentar tres veces más el riesgo de mortalidad. “Ese es el caso de la infección bacteriana por Streptococcus pneumoniae o Staphylococcus aureus –apunta el profesor de virología en la universidad CEU San Pablo Estanisla Nistal— que suponen riesgos que se podrían reducir reforzando las campañas de vacunación frente a los virus de la gripe y estas bacterias”.

MONEY FM 89.3 - The Breakfast Huddle with Elliott Danker, Manisha Tank and Finance Presenter Ryan Huang
Climate Connections: This Earthshot Finalist Is Stealing This Winter's Coolest Sustainable Look With Bacteria

MONEY FM 89.3 - The Breakfast Huddle with Elliott Danker, Manisha Tank and Finance Presenter Ryan Huang

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 9:38


Colour is what makes your clothes pop. But, those dyes that are used to colour your clothes are actually really bad for the environment because most are made from fossil fuel chemicals. On this episode of Climate Connections, we feature Christopher Hunter, Chief Operating Officer, Colorifix - a UK-based company that's harnessing the colour-changing ability of bacteria in nature to make those dyes. The company is also a finalist of The Earthshot Prize 2023, that was held in Singapore. Feature produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Voiced by: Emaad Akhtar Music/sound credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors Special thanks to The Earthshot PrizeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Risky or Not?
538. Bacteria in Fast-Food Soda Fountains

Risky or Not?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 14:44


Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bacteria in fast-food soda fountains Dr. Don - not risky

Matters Microbial
Matters Microbial #16: What's bugging the fruit fly microbiome?

Matters Microbial

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 42:21


Today Dr. Nichole Broderick, Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Johns Hopkins University, will chat with us about how the study of the fruit fly microbiome can give us insights into human health and disease. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest Nichole Broderick Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode The artist “Chocolate Menagerie”'s Etsy site. Another nice introductory video about the microbiome for new micronauts. An article describing how the press reports on microbiome-related issues. A review describing how fruit flies can be good model systems for the study of disease. Dr. Nichole Broderick's faculty website. Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com  

Investing in Regenerative Agriculture
262 Rodger Savory - Restore the water cycles and reverse desertification in California, regenerating 150.000 acres with 600.000 cows

Investing in Regenerative Agriculture

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 73:18 Transcription Available


A conversation with Rodger Savory, ecologist, land manager, and ranch owner, about scale and cows, how to kickstart regeneration in desert situations, changing local weather patterns, abundance, soil bacteria, conventional agriculture, WW2 and much more.Many millions of hectares of agricultural land around the world have turned into deserts, and many millions are about to turn into deserts with current agricultural practices. Brittle environments (with a rain and dry season) won't regenerate by themselves when you remove humans, animals. Temperate climates do, they turn into a jungle. And we have a lot of brittle environments around the world.Our current belief is that a desert will always be a desert, and there is no way to turn it around or regenerate it into abundance. What if there was? What would be the business case? And even more extreme what, if done at the right scale, like at least 150.000 acres in South Eastern California? How would local weather patterns change and would exponential abundance be possible? ---------------------------------------------------Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag. Support our work:Share itGive a 5-star ratingBuy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture----------------------------------------------------More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/rodger-savory.Find our video course on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course.----------------------------------------------------The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.Support the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!

Creation Moments on Oneplace.com
The Personality of Bacteria

Creation Moments on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 2:02


Psalm 138:6 " Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off." To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29

Sin Cita Previa
105 Ojo rojo y legañas: sobre la conjuntivitis

Sin Cita Previa

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 26:44


En este episodio de Sin Cita Previa, los pediatras Elena y Gonzalo abordan el tema de la conjuntivitis en la infancia. Explican las causas más comunes, los síntomas que la acompañan y cómo realizar un diagnóstico diferencial para un tratamiento adecuado. Además, también discuten sobre la obstrucción del canal lagrimal y sus posibles implicaciones en la salud ocular de los niños.Recuerda que cada semana encontrarás artículos nuevos dentro de nuestro Espacio de Salud y Bienestar.

Mother Earth News and Friends
How to Grow Mushrooms: Liquid Culture Recipe

Mother Earth News and Friends

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 34:23


In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, we're talking with Erin Hamilton of the Mushroom Conservatory all about how to cultivate mushrooms at home. In this special video podcast, learn about growing mushrooms in coffee grounds and in straw, explore the best grain for mushroom spawn, get a mushroom liquid culture recipe, and more. You can also get one of the best mushroom-growing kits for beginners from the Mushroom Conservatory and start your mushroom-growing journey today – we can't recommend them enough! This episode is sponsored by All American. For more resources, view this podcast at https://www.motherearthnews.com/podcast/cultivating-mushrooms-at-home-zepz2311zawar More from Mother Earth News and Friends 

NO DRAWS PODCAST
HOE SPURTS | BACTERIA INFECTIONS | PASSPORT BROS | LUPUS COOCHIE IS FIRE

NO DRAWS PODCAST

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 71:59


I AM BIO
“On My Own”—Desperate to Stop a Resistant Bacterial Infection

I AM BIO

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 27:42


Bradley Burnam woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and found one ear twice it's normal size and his face swollen and discolored. He would spend the next several years in and out of the hospital fighting a relentless infection that would not respond to available treatments. The experience took him from patient to "mad scientist" to biotech company founder. In this episode, Bradley takes us through his desperate journey to find a cure. We also talk with the leader of an organization helping to get more antimicrobials to the marketplace.Follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram. Visit us at https://www.bio.org/Click HERE to watch the documentary-style film Race Against Resistance presented by the AMR Action Fund and funding support from Pfizer Shionogi and MSD.

Creation Moments on Oneplace.com
The Mind of a Bacteria

Creation Moments on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 2:00


Psalm 119:130 "The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple." To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29

Infectious Disease Puscast
Infectious Disease Puscast #41

Infectious Disease Puscast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 39:52


On episode #41 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/26 - 11/08/23.   Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Intrinsic and effective severity of COVID-19 cases infected with the ancestral strain and Omicron BA.2 variant in Hong Kong (JID) Efficacy and safety of corticosteroid therapy for community-acquired pneumonia (CID) Hydrocortisone in severe community-acquired pneumonia (NEJM) Early oral antibiotic switch in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (CID) Outbreak of invasive Group A Streptococcus in children (PIDS) Inhaled amikacin to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (NEJM) Assessing risk for complications in acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children (JPIDS) Empirical antibiotic therapy in diabetic foot ulcer infection increases hospitalization(OFID) 2023 guideline on diagnosis and management of acute bacterial arthritis in pediatrics (JPIDS) Natural history of antibiotic-treated lower limb cellulitis (OFID) Missed opportunities for preventing congenital syphilis (CDC) Diverse clinical manifestations and challenges of mucormycosis (OFID) Malaria (The Lancet) Clinical characteristics and outcomes of Chagas disease (AJTMH)  Direct gloving vs hand hygiene before donning gloves in adherence to hospital infection control practices (JAMA) How I approach diarrhea in hematological transplant patients (TID) Innovating pediatric infectious diseases recruitment and training (JPIDS) Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Es la Mañana del Fin de Semana
Es la Mañana de fin de Semana. La bacteria que cambió la civilización europea

Es la Mañana del Fin de Semana

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 57:14


Javier Santamarta sube al tren a José Canalejas. Con Miguel del Pino, la bacteria que nos cambió. Babymoni, la ‘precuela' de Minimoni.

Bright Side
Scientists have made a significant breakthrough by discovering bacteria that can actually break down certain types of plastic

Bright Side

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 11:06


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Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast
This beer podcast is illegal in 15 states

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 60:11


Would you pay $250 for 25 ounces of beer?It's once again time for the semi-annual release of Sam Adams Utopias and with that, the slew of websites touting that it is illegal in 15 states.  Technically a beer, but drinks more like a spirit, and hits a hefty 28%.  Have you tried it?  What did you think?Along with Utopias we recently saw the annual release of Bruery's Black Tuesday and Founders teased the return of their CBS (that's Canadian Breakfast Stout).  We talked with Founders Brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki about these big beers back in 2019.What's the deal with beer fests?Beer fests are a hot topic these days, too.  People are divided on whether they're still cool, if they ever were, or if it's just a huge group of nerds getting drunk.  We like beer fests.  Well, some beer fests.NA beer and bacterial growth, a bit of pee in your TsingTao, Alcohol and Loose MoralsA recent report says NA beer is a "breeding ground" for bacteria.  We get the point they're making, but the headlines make it sounds a bit more scarier than we think it actually is.An employee was caught on camera urinating into some malt at a TsingTao brewery in China.  The brewery said they have secured the malt.  They didn't say they tossed it, just that they secured it.A study shows "one drink" of just 7 oz of spirits can impact your moral compass and have you dancing nude on stage at concerts BUT your loyalty won't waiver.  Alrighty then.Beers of the WeekSierra Nevada - Celebration IPAFour Fathers Brewing - The Gadget MilkshakeVoodoo Brewing - Grindin' (Imperial Coffee Stout, 9%!)Halfway Crooks - Exporrrt (Belgian - Style Export Lager)Blackstack Brewing - 100 Year Jubilee - TDH DIPAHighland Cold Mountain Winter WarmerThanks for listening to Beer Guys Radio! Your hosts are Tim Dennis and Brian Hewitt with producer Nate "Mo' Mic Nate" Ellingson and occasional appearances from Becky Smalls.Subscribe to Beer Guys Radio on your favorite app: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSSFollow Beer Guys Radio: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube If you enjoy the show we'd appreciate your support on Patreon. Patrons get cool perks like early, commercial-free episodes, swag, access to our exclusive Discord server, and more!

Matters Microbial
Matters Microbial #14: An inordinate fondness for viruses with Jack Gilbert

Matters Microbial

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 45:40


Today Dr. Jack Gilbert, Professor of Pediatrics and of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, chats with us about his MANY interests in microbiology, from human health to marine environments. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Jack Gilbert Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode Marley and Murtle's Etsy shop, which created my glow in the dark needle felted tardigrade. My wife Dr. Jennifer Quinn's Wikipedia page and blog. Ethan Kocak's fine artwork is found at his website.  An overview of the BLAST program used for sequence analysis. An overview of RDP Classifier, no longer online, but can be downloaded to your own computer.   A brief biography of JBS Haldane, and the story of his wonderful quote about beetles.   A nice overview of microbiology and social equity, from the ASM website. Dr. Susan Ishaq's working group of microbiology and social equity.   A great short video about Dr. Jack Gilbert's interests and philosophy. Dr. Jack Gilbert's profile at UC San Diego, and his faculty website at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Dr. Jack Gilbert's laboratory website. Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com

The Audio Long Read
‘We are just getting started': the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world

The Audio Long Read

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 34:42


When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Creation Moments on Oneplace.com
Bacteria's Eyes and Ears

Creation Moments on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 2:02


Exodus 15:2 "The LORD [is] my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he [is] my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him." To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29

On Medical Grounds
OMG Medical History - History of Influenza

On Medical Grounds

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 9:16 Transcription Available


Welcome to OMG Medical History, a short podcast from On Medical Grounds where we talk about interesting topics and events in medical history. Today's episode covers the dreaded flu, also known as influenza, Plu, the Cough of Pernithus, and a pestilential catarrh, among other names over the centuries. We will discuss the earliest possible mentions of the flu all the way through the great 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and beyond. Join us to learn about how the flu was seen throughout history and how it was first discovered to be a contagious virus.Voice/Host:Hyda-James HillVisit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more podcasts! You can subscribe through your podcast platform, our website, or follow us on social media for podcast updates and medical news. Some of our podcasts offer FREE CME/CE credits.LinkTreeTwitterLinkedInInstagram

Infectious Disease Puscast
Infectious Disease Puscast #40

Infectious Disease Puscast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 38:41


On episode #40 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/13 – 10/25/23. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Sustained viral suppression with dolutegravir monotherapy over 192 weeks in patients starting combination antiretroviral therapy during primary HIV infection (CID) Dolutegravir monotherapy possibly boosted by highly active natural immunity (CID) Mpox neutralizing antibodies at 6 months from mpox infection or MVA-BN vaccination (The Lancet) Linezolid population pharmacokinetic model in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid among patients with tuberculosis meningitis (JID) Adjunctive dexamethasone for tuberculous meningitis in HIV-positive adults (NEJM) Cefepime vs piperacillin-tazobactam in adults hospitalized with acute infection (JAMA) Acute kidney injury with empirical antibiotics for sepsis (JAMA) Mycobacterium abscessus outbreak related to contaminated water among  ventilator-dependent residents of a pediatric facility (CDC) Trial of Vancomycin and Cefazolin as surgical prophylaxis in arthroplasty (NEJM) Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole significantly reduces the risk of nocardiosis in solid organ transplant recipients (CMI) Risk of hematologic cancers among individuals tested for Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies, and Borrelia burgdorferi seropositive individuals (CMI) In vitro susceptibility patterns for slowly growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria (JAC) Real-world use of mold-active triazole prophylaxis in the prevention of invasive fungal diseases (OFID) Fungal microbiota sustains lasting immune activation of neutrophils and their progenitors in severe COVID-19 (INI) Real-time dermoscopy of numerous mites crawling on the crusted scabies (CMI) The African eye worm: current understanding of the epidemiology, clinical disease, and treatment of loiasis (The Lancet) Decolonization in nursing homes to prevent infection and hospitalization (NEJM) Can chatbot artificial intelligence replace ID physicians in the management of bloodstream infections (CID) Nasal iodophor antiseptic vs nasal mupirocin antibiotic in the setting of chlorhexidine bathing to prevent infections in ICUs (JAMA) FDA Approves PENBRAYATM for the prevention of the five most common serogroups causing meningococcal disease in adolescents (Pfizer) Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Zero Percent Scared
65: Mummies and their cursed bacteria

Zero Percent Scared

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 64:49


We've resurfaced - just in time for Halloween.  Welcome friends, as Sarah and Dr. Kelly discuss all things mummy -- the hotness in the movies, how mummies were made, why they're so cool, and the curses those hilariously macabre victorians inevitably unleashed upon our earth.    REFERENCES: Robbing Cleopatra's tomb- the first horror movie? Eyptomaaaaaania!!!! How we know about Egyptian mummy embalming. Eating mummies for fun and healing (WTF) The Midnight Library podcast - Corpse Medicine episode!  The Pharoh's curse!  The Unlucky Mummy in the British Museum (where else) Nautilus article on the unlucky mummy psychology. Metagenomic Analysis of Ancient Egyptian Canopic jars  The mummy's curse: historical cohort study  Lord Carnarvon's Death: the curse of aspergillosis (why is it so hard to say tho) Lady Dai, the best preserved mummy ever. Warning, the photos are very real.    Find us Online! If you like Zero Percent Scared, help us grow by spreading the word on Facebook, or Instagram! Struggling with drug or alcohol addiction? We understand, it's ok to struggle. But please, ask for help. SAMHSA Drug and Alcohol addiction hotline Or call 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

BacterioFiles
486: Biohybrid Bacteria Build Biomass

BacterioFiles

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 9:28


This episode: Incorporating light-absorbing molecules into bacterial membranes can allow bacteria to use solar energy to transform nitrogen gas into fertilizer! Download Episode (6.5 MB, 9.9 minutes) Show notes: Microbe of the episode: Wheat dwarf virus   Takeaways Turning nitrogen gas into biologically useful compounds, such as protein or ammonia for fertilizer, is an essential part of the global nitrogen cycle and therefore, for agriculture. Today much fertilizer is produced from nitrogen gas by a chemical process that requires large amounts of energy, contributing to global warming. But certain bacteria can perform the same process using special enzymes much more efficiently. In this study, a light-absorbing molecule was inserted into the cell membrane of some of these bacteria, allowing them to use light energy directly to power the nitrogen converting enzymes. These "biohybrids" were able to produce convert significantly more nitrogen gas and produce additional bacterial biomass from it, showing promise for using such an approach for more sustainable microbial fertilizer production.   Journal Paper: Chen Z, Quek G, Zhu J, Chan SJW, Cox‐Vázquez SJ, Lopez‐Garcia F, Bazan GC. 2023. A Broad Light‐Harvesting Conjugated Oligoelectrolyte Enables Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation in a Bacterial Biohybrid. Angew Chem Int Ed 62:e202307101.   Other interesting stories: Update on using mosquito bacteria to block mosquito-borne viruses   Email questions or comments to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, or RSS. Support the show at Patreon, or check out the show at Twitter or Facebook.

Zorba Paster On Your Health
Renting rather than owning a home linked to faster aging, Bacteria at day care might raise kids' odds for asthma, Kungpao Meatballs

Zorba Paster On Your Health

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023


This week Zorba and Karl discuss research that shows renting rather than owning a home linked to faster aging, and they look at how bacteria at day care might raise kids' odds for asthma. Plus, they share a delicious guest chef recipe for Kungpao meatballs.

Zorba Paster On Your Health
Renting rather than owning a home linked to faster aging, Bacteria at day care might raise kids' odds for asthma, Kungpao Meatballs

Zorba Paster On Your Health

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023


This week Zorba and Karl discuss research that shows renting rather than owning a home linked to faster aging, and they look at how bacteria at day care might raise kids' odds for asthma. Plus, they share a delicious guest chef recipe for Kungpao meatballs.

Matters Microbial
Matters Microbial #13: (Magnetically) attractive bacteria with Arash Komeili

Matters Microbial

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 61:41


Today Dr. Arash Komeili, professor of plant and microbial biology at UC Berkeley, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss compartmentalization in bacteria, and the amazing world of living magnets—the magnetotactic bacteria! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Arash Komeili Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode “Hooked by Bex”'s Etsy page. An introduction to Paenibacillus. More wonderful information on this fascinating bacterium. Another remarkable article on colony pattern formation by this microbe. An interesting essay about how Paenibacillus can move other organisms around, from the wonderful Small Things Considered blog. Muriwai Beach in New Zealand. Magnetic sand in New Zealand article. A lovely introductory video about magnetotactic bacteria. A video “dance” of the magnetotactic bacteria. An introduction to magnetotactic bacteria. Techniques to isolate/enrich for magnetotactic bacteria of your own. A wonderful article on analyzing magnetotactic microbes from the Komeili lab. Dr. Komeili's faculty website. Dr. Komeili's laboratory website. Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com

Kate Dalley Radio
102723 Part 2 Lee Merritt On Bacteria Israel Gaza So Interesting

Kate Dalley Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 22:40


102723 Part 2 Lee Merritt On Bacteria Israel Gaza So Interesting by Kate Dalley

Incubation
Phages: Bacteria's Worst Nightmare

Incubation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 30:13 Transcription Available


Can bacteriophages help us in the fight against antibiotic-resistant infections? Author Tom Ireland joins the show to discuss the fascinating world of bacteriophages, also known as phages – viruses that attack bacteria.. Then, Ben Chan, a researcher with a fridge full of phages, tells the story of what it was like putting them to use in a high-stakes case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creation Moments on Oneplace.com
Can Bacteria Think?

Creation Moments on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 2:01


1 Corinthians 1:25 "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men." To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29

UF Health Podcasts
Wristbands can be a bacteria breeding ground

UF Health Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023


Whether used to make a fashion statement, reinforce a motivational message or stop sweat…

UF Health Podcasts
Wristbands can be a bacteria breeding ground

UF Health Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023


Whether used to make a fashion statement, reinforce a motivational message or stop sweat…

Good Morning, RVA!
Good morning, RVA: Billions of bacteria, casino wages, and a packed calendar

Good Morning, RVA!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023


I'm fascinated by how hard it is to accurately talk about what people working at this casino will get paid.

Infectious Disease Puscast
Infectious Disease Puscast #39

Infectious Disease Puscast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 38:15


On episode #39 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, recorded at IDWeek in Boston, Daniel and special host Priya Kodiyanplakkal review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 9/27 – 10/12/23. Host: Daniel Griffin and Priya Kodiyanplakkal Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Survival from rabies in a young child from India (AJTMH) The perils of overly-sensitive viral load testing for persons living with HIV (OFID) Letermovir vs Valganciclovir for prophylaxis of Cytomegalovirus in high-risk kidney transplant recipients (JAMA) Frailty and survival in the 1918 influenza pandemic (PNAS) Adverse pregnancy outcomes among HIV-infected Women taking isoniazid preventive therapy during the first trimester (CID) Ceftobiprole for treatment of complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (NEJM) Real-world application of oral therapy for infective endocarditis (CID) Efficacy and safety of sulbactam–durlobactam versus colistin for the treatment of patients with serious infections (The Lancet) Information delay of significant bloodstream isolates and patient mortality (CID) Critical appraisal beyond clinical guidelines for intra-abdominal candidiasis (CC) Update on outbreak of fungal meningitis among Americans who received epidural anesthesia at clinics in Mexico Increasing prevalence of artemisinin-resistant HRP2-negative malaria in Eritrea (NEJM) Gender differences in psychosocial determinants of hand hygiene among physicians (ICHE) Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Vitality Radio Podcast with Jared St. Clair
#370: Fermentation 101: What It Is, The Many Benefits of Fermented Foods, and How They Differ From Probiotics!

Vitality Radio Podcast with Jared St. Clair

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 54:12


Many of our listeners have asked Jared to do a show on fermentation…well here it is! On this episode, Jared interviews the brilliant Nick Zemp and they talk all about fermented foods and probiotics. Nick is a Chinese & Western Herbalist, Aromatherapist, educator, an avid naturalist and gardener, and currently does research evaluating the efficacy of dietary supplements and herbs for Better Being Co/Solaray. He's been studying, teaching, and practicing herbal medicine for over 20 years. Nick has taught on numerous topics around the United States and presented original research at various international conferences and has a passion for sharing both traditional wisdom and science based approaches to living healthier and happier. You'll learn all about what happens during the fermentation process, the differences between eating fermented foods and taking probiotic supplements, and some great resources for learning to ferment your own food at home.Products:Solaray Nattokinase and SerrapeptasePrecision Probiotic Vital SporesAdditional Information:Wild Fermentation Book by Sandor KatzThe Art of Fermentation Book by Sandor KatzEpisode #306: The Great Debate in Probiotics: Human Strains vs. SporesVisit the podcast website here: VitalityRadio.comYou can follow @vitalityradio and @vitalitynutritionbountiful on Instagram, or Vitality Radio and Vitality Nutrition on Facebook. Join us also in the Vitality Radio Podcast Listener Community on Facebook. Shop the products that Jared mentions at vitalitynutrition.com. Let us know your thoughts about this episode using the hashtag #vitalityradio and please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Thank you!Please also join us on the Dearly Discarded Podcast with Jared St. Clair.Just a reminder that this podcast is for educational purposes only. The FDA has not evaluated the podcast. The information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The advice given is not intended to replace the advice of your medical professional.

The Derm Vet Podcast
190. What are ear cultures controversial?

The Derm Vet Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 13:16


Ear cultures are a bit controversial in veterinary dermatology. Do you know why? Check out this week's episode of The Derm Vet podcast to find out!

Marketplace All-in-One
Bacteria could be the key to a safer, greener way of processing rare-earth metals

Marketplace All-in-One

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 7:39


The word “bacteria” doesn’t exactly evoke positive images, but scientists at Cornell University recently discovered a novel way to replicate and use a bacterium from Oneida Lake in New York state. It’s called Shewanella oneidensis, and it has a special affinity for the rare-earth elements — such as so-called lanthanides, metals that are important for clean, renewable energy technology. The bacteria can be used to process rare-earth metals through a method called biosorption, which is considered safer and less taxing on the environment than current means of extraction. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali discussed the findings with Buz Barstow, a professor of biological and environmental engineering at Cornell and a lead researcher on the project.

Marketplace Tech
Bacteria could be the key to a safer, greener way of processing rare-earth metals

Marketplace Tech

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 7:39


The word “bacteria” doesn’t exactly evoke positive images, but scientists at Cornell University recently discovered a novel way to replicate and use a bacterium from Oneida Lake in New York state. It’s called Shewanella oneidensis, and it has a special affinity for the rare-earth elements — such as so-called lanthanides, metals that are important for clean, renewable energy technology. The bacteria can be used to process rare-earth metals through a method called biosorption, which is considered safer and less taxing on the environment than current means of extraction. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali discussed the findings with Buz Barstow, a professor of biological and environmental engineering at Cornell and a lead researcher on the project.

Bob Enyart Live
RSR's List of Not So Old Things

Bob Enyart Live

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023


-- Finches Diversify in Decades, Opals Form in Months,  Man's Genetic Diversity in 200 Generations, C-14 Everywhere: Real Science Radio hosts Bob Enyart and Fred Williams present their classic program that led to the audience-favorites rsr.org/list-shows! See below and hear on today's radio program our list of Not So Old and Not So Slow Things! From opals forming in months to man's genetic diversity in 200 generations, and with carbon 14 everywhere it's not supposed to be (including in diamonds and dinosaur bones!), scientific observations fill the guys' most traditional list challenging those who claim that the earth is billions of years old. Many of these scientific finds demand a re-evaluation of supposed million and billion-year ages. * Finches Adapt in 17 Years, Not 2.3 Million: Charles Darwin's finches are claimed to have taken 2,300,000 years to diversify from an initial species blown onto the Galapagos Islands. Yet individuals from a single finch species on a U.S. Bird Reservation in the Pacific were introduced to a group of small islands 300 miles away and in at most 17 years, like Darwin's finches, they had diversified their beaks, related muscles, and behavior to fill various ecological niches. Hear about this also at rsr.org/spetner. * Opals Can Form in "A Few Months" And Don't Need 100,000 Years: A leading authority on opals, Allan W. Eckert, observed that, "scientific papers and textbooks have told that the process of opal formation requires tens of thousands of years, perhaps hundreds of thousands... Not true." A 2011 peer-reviewed paper in a geology journal from Australia, where almost all the world's opal is found, reported on the: "new timetable for opal formation involving weeks to a few months and not the hundreds of thousands of years envisaged by the conventional weathering model." (And apparently, per a 2019 report from Entomology Today, opals can even form around insects!) More knowledgeable scientists resist the uncritical, group-think insistence on false super-slow formation rates (as also for manganese nodules, gold veins, stone, petroleum, canyons and gullies, and even guts, all below). Regarding opals, Darwinian bias led geologists to long ignore possible quick action, as from microbes, as a possible explanation for these mineraloids. For both in nature and in the lab, opals form rapidly, not even in 10,000 years, but in weeks. See this also from creationists by a geologist, a paleobiochemist, and a nuclear chemist. * Finches Speciate in Two Generations vs Two Million Years for Darwin's Birds?  Darwin's finches on the Galapagos Islands are said to have diversified into 14 species over a period of two million years. But in 2017 the journal Science reported a newcomer to the Island which within two generations spawned a reproductively isolated new species. In another instance as documented by Lee Spetner, a hundred birds of the same finch species introduced to an island cluster a 1,000 kilometers from Galapagos diversified into species with the typical variations in beak sizes, etc. "If this diversification occurred in less than seventeen years," Dr. Spetner asks, "why did Darwin's Galapagos finches [as claimed by evolutionists] have to take two million years?" * Blue Eyes Originated Not So Long Ago: Not a million years ago, nor a hundred thousand years ago, but based on a peer-reviewed paper in Human Genetics, a press release at Science Daily reports that, "research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today." * Adding the Entire Universe to our List of Not So Old Things? Based on March 2019 findings from Hubble, Nobel laureate Adam Riess of the Space Telescope Science Institute and his co-authors in the Astrophysical Journal estimate that the universe is about a billion years younger than previously thought! Then in September 2019 in the journal Science, the age dropped precipitiously to as low as 11.4 billion years! Of course, these measurements also further squeeze the canonical story of the big bang chronology with its many already existing problems including the insufficient time to "evolve" distant mature galaxies, galaxy clusters, superclusters, enormous black holes, filaments, bubbles, walls, and other superstructures. So, even though the latest estimates are still absurdly too old (Google: big bang predictions, and click on the #1 ranked article, or just go on over there to rsr.org/bb), regardless, we thought we'd plop the whole universe down on our List of Not So Old Things!   * After the Soft Tissue Discoveries, NOW Dino DNA: When a North Carolina State University paleontologist took the Tyrannosaurus Rex photos to the right of original biological material, that led to the 2016 discovery of dinosaur DNA, So far researchers have also recovered dinosaur blood vessels, collagen, osteocytes, hemoglobin, red blood cells, and various proteins. As of May 2018, twenty-six scientific journals, including Nature, Science, PNAS, PLoS One, Bone, and Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, have confirmed the discovery of biomaterial fossils from many dinosaurs! Organisms including T. Rex, hadrosaur, titanosaur, triceratops, Lufengosaur, mosasaur, and Archaeopteryx, and many others dated, allegedly, even hundreds of millions of years old, have yielded their endogenous, still-soft biological material. See the web's most complete listing of 100+ journal papers (screenshot, left) announcing these discoveries at bflist.rsr.org and see it in layman's terms at rsr.org/soft. * Rapid Stalactites, Stalagmites, Etc.: A construction worker in 1954 left a lemonade bottle in one of Australia's famous Jenolan Caves. By 2011 it had been naturally transformed into a stalagmite (below, right). Increasing scientific knowledge is arguing for rapid cave formation (see below, Nat'l Park Service shrinks Carlsbad Caverns formation estimates from 260M years, to 10M, to 2M, to it "depends"). Likewise, examples are growing of rapid formations with typical chemical make-up (see bottle, left) of classic stalactites and stalagmites including:- in Nat'l Geo the Carlsbad Caverns stalagmite that rapidly covered a bat - the tunnel stalagmites at Tennessee's Raccoon Mountain - hundreds of stalactites beneath the Lincoln Memorial - those near Gladfelter Hall at Philadelphia's Temple University (send photos to Bob@rsr.org) - hundreds of stalactites at Australia's zinc mine at Mt. Isa.   - and those beneath Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance. * Most Human Mutations Arose in 200 Generations: From Adam until Real Science Radio, in only 200 generations! The journal Nature reports The Recent Origin of Most Human Protein-coding Variants. As summarized by geneticist co-author Joshua Akey, "Most of the mutations that we found arose in the last 200 generations or so" (the same number previously published by biblical creationists). Another 2012 paper, in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology (Eugenie Scott's own field) on High mitochondrial mutation rates, shows that one mitochondrial DNA mutation occurs every other generation, which, as creationists point out, indicates that mtEve would have lived about 200 generations ago. That's not so old! * National Geographic's Not-So-Old Hard-Rock Canyon at Mount St. Helens: As our List of Not So Old Things (this web page) reveals, by a kneejerk reaction evolutionary scientists assign ages of tens or hundreds of thousands of years (or at least just long enough to contradict Moses' chronology in Genesis.) However, with closer study, routinely, more and more old ages get revised downward to fit the world's growing scientific knowledge. So the trend is not that more information lengthens ages, but rather, as data replaces guesswork, ages tend to shrink until they are consistent with the young-earth biblical timeframe. Consistent with this observation, the May 2000 issue of National Geographic quotes the U.S. Forest Service's scientist at Mount St. Helens, Peter Frenzen, describing the canyon on the north side of the volcano. "You'd expect a hard-rock canyon to be thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years old. But this was cut in less than a decade." And as for the volcano itself, while again, the kneejerk reaction of old-earthers would be to claim that most geologic features are hundreds of thousands or millions of years old, the atheistic National Geographic magazine acknowledges from the evidence that Mount St. Helens, the volcanic mount, is only about 4,000 years old! See below and more at rsr.org/mount-st-helens. * Mount St. Helens Dome Ten Years Old not 1.7 Million: Geochron Laboratories of Cambridge, Mass., using potassium-argon and other radiometric techniques claims the rock sample they dated, from the volcano's dome, solidified somewhere between 340,000 and 2.8 million years ago. However photographic evidence and historical reports document the dome's formation during the 1980s, just ten years prior to the samples being collected. With the age of this rock known, radiometric dating therefore gets the age 99.99999% wrong. * Devils Hole Pupfish Isolated Not for 13,000 Years But for 100: Secular scientists default to knee-jerk, older-than-Bible-age dates. However, a tiny Mojave desert fish is having none of it. Rather than having been genetically isolated from other fish for 13,000 years (which would make this small school of fish older than the Earth itself), according to a paper in the journal Nature, actual measurements of mutation rates indicate that the genetic diversity of these Pupfish could have been generated in about 100 years, give or take a few. * Polystrates like Spines and Rare Schools of Fossilized Jellyfish: Previously, seven sedimentary layers in Wisconsin had been described as taking a million years to form. And because jellyfish have no skeleton, as Charles Darwin pointed out, it is rare to find them among fossils. But now, reported in the journal Geology, a school of jellyfish fossils have been found throughout those same seven layers. So, polystrate fossils that condense the time of strata deposition from eons to hours or months, include: - Jellyfish in central Wisconsin were not deposited and fossilized over a million years but during a single event quick enough to trap a whole school. (This fossil school, therefore, taken as a unit forms a polystrate fossil.) Examples are everywhere that falsify the claims of strata deposition over millions of years. - Countless trilobites buried in astounding three dimensionality around the world are meticulously recovered from limestone, much of which is claimed to have been deposited very slowly. Contrariwise, because these specimens were buried rapidly in quickly laid down sediments, they show no evidence of greater erosion on their upper parts as compared to their lower parts.- The delicacy of radiating spine polystrates, like tadpole and jellyfish fossils, especially clearly demonstrate the rapidity of such strata deposition. - A second school of jellyfish, even though they rarely fossilized, exists in another locale with jellyfish fossils in multiple layers, in Australia's Brockman Iron Formation, constraining there too the rate of strata deposition. By the way, jellyfish are an example of evolution's big squeeze. Like galaxies evolving too quickly, galaxy clusters, and even human feet (which, like Mummy DNA, challenge the Out of Africa paradigm), jellyfish have gotten into the act squeezing evolution's timeline, here by 200 million years when they were found in strata allegedly a half-a-billion years old. Other examples, ironically referred to as Medusoid Problematica, are even found in pre-Cambrian strata. - 171 tadpoles of the same species buried in diatoms. - Leaves buried vertically through single-celled diatoms powerfully refute the claimed super-slow deposition of diatomaceous rock. - Many fossils, including a Mesosaur, have been buried in multiple "varve" layers, which are claimed to be annual depositions, yet they show no erosional patterns that would indicate gradual burial (as they claim, absurdly, over even thousands of years). - A single whale skeleton preserved in California in dozens of layers of diatom deposits thus forming a polystrate fossil. - 40 whales buried in the desert in Chile. "What's really interesting is that this didn't just happen once," said Smithsonian evolutionist Dr. Nick Pyenson. It happened four times." Why's that? Because "the fossil site has at least four layers", to which Real Science Radio's Bob Enyart replies: "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha", with RSR co-host Fred Williams thoughtfully adding, "Ha ha!" * Polystrate Trees: Examples abound around the world of polystrate trees:  - Yellowstone's petrified polystrate forest (with the NPS exhibit sign removed; see below) with successive layers of rootless trees demonstrating the rapid deposition of fifty layers of strata. - A similarly formed polystrate fossil forest in France demonstrating the rapid deposition of a dozen strata. - In a thousand locations including famously the Fossil Cliffs of Joggins, Nova Scotia, polystrate fossils such as trees span many strata. - These trees lack erosion: Not only should such fossils, generally speaking, not even exist, but polystrates including trees typically show no evidence of erosion increasing with height. All of this powerfully disproves the claim that the layers were deposited slowly over thousands or millions of years. In the experience of your RSR radio hosts, evolutionists commonly respond to this hard evidence with mocking. See CRSQ June 2006, ICR Impact #316, and RSR 8-11-06 at KGOV.com. * Yellowstone Petrified Trees Sign Removed: The National Park Service removed their incorrect sign (see left and more). The NPS had claimed that in dozens of different strata over a 40-square mile area, many petrified trees were still standing where they had grown. The NPS eventually removed the sign partly because those petrified trees had no root systems, which they would have had if they had grown there. Instead, the trees of this "fossil forest" have roots that are abruptly broken off two or three feet from their trunks. If these mature trees actually had been remnants of sequential forests that had grown up in strata layer on top of strata layer, 27 times on Specimen Ridge (and 50 times at Specimen Creek), such a natural history implies passage of more time than permitted by biblical chronology. So, don't trust the National Park Service on historical science because they're wrong on the age of the Earth. * Wood Petrifies Quickly: Not surprisingly, by the common evolutionary knee-jerk claim of deep time, "several researchers believe that several millions of years are necessary for the complete formation of silicified wood". Our List of Not So Old and Not So Slow Things includes the work of five Japanese scientists who proved creationist research and published their results in the peer-reviewed journal Sedimentary Geology showing that wood can and does petrify rapidly. Modern wood significantly petrified in 36 years these researchers concluded that wood buried in strata could have been petrified in "a fairly short period of time, in the order of several tens to hundreds of years." * The Scablands: The primary surface features of the Scablands, which cover thousands of square miles of eastern Washington, were long believed to have formed gradually. Yet, against the determined claims of uniformitarian geologists, there is now overwhelming evidence as presented even in a NOVA TV program that the primary features of the Scablands formed rapidly from a catastrophic breach of Lake Missoula causing a massive regional flood. Of course evolutionary geologists still argue that the landscape was formed over tens of thousands of years, now by claiming there must have been a hundred Missoula floods. However, the evidence that there was Only One Lake Missoula Flood has been powerfully reinforced by a University of Colorado Ph.D. thesis. So the Scablands itself is no longer available to old-earthers as de facto evidence for the passage of millions of years. * The Heart Mountain Detachment: in Wyoming just east of Yellowstone, this mountain did not break apart slowly by uniformitarian processes but in only about half-an-hour as widely reported including in the evolutionist LiveScience.com, "Land Speed Record: Mountain Moves 62 Miles in 30 Minutes." The evidence indicates that this mountain of rock covering 425 square miles rapidly broke into 50 pieces and slid apart over an area of more than 1,300 square miles in a biblical, not a "geological," timeframe.  * "150 Million" year-old Squid Ink Not Decomposed: This still-writable ink had dehydrated but had not decomposed! The British Geological Survey's Dr. Phil Wilby, who excavated the fossil, said, "It is difficult to imagine how you can have something as soft and sloppy as an ink sac fossilised in three dimensions, still black, and inside a rock that is 150 million years old." And the Daily Mail states that, "the black ink was of exactly the same structure as that of today's version", just desiccated. And Wilby added, "Normally you would find only the hard parts like the shell and bones fossilised but... these creatures... can be dissected as if they are living animals, you can see the muscle fibres and cells. It is difficult to imagine... The structure is similar to ink from a modern squid so we can write with it..." Why is this difficult for evolutionists to imagine? Because as Dr. Carl Wieland writes, "Chemical structures 'fall apart' all by themselves over time due to the randomizing effects of molecular motion."Decades ago Bob Enyart broadcast a geology program about Mount St. Helens' catastrophic destruction of forests and the hydraulic transportation and upright deposition of trees. Later, Bob met the chief ranger from Haleakala National Park on Hawaii's island of Maui, Mark Tanaka-Sanders. The ranger agreed to correspond with his colleague at Yellowstone to urge him to have the sign removed. Thankfully, it was then removed. (See also AIG, CMI, and all the original Yellowstone exhibit photos.) Groundbreaking research conducted by creation geologist Dr. Steve Austin in Spirit Lake after Mount St. Helens eruption provided a modern-day analog to the formation of Yellowstone fossil forest. A steam blast from that volcano blew over tens of thousands of trees leaving them without attached roots. Many thousands of those trees were floating upright in Spirit Lake, and began sinking at varying rates into rapidly and sporadically deposited sediments. Once Yellowstone's successive forest interpretation was falsified (though like with junk DNA, it's too big to fail, so many atheists and others still cling to it), the erroneous sign was removed. * Asiatic vs. European Honeybees: These two populations of bees have been separated supposedly for seven million years. A researcher decided to put the two together to see what would happen. What we should have here is a failure to communicate that would have resulted after their "language" evolved over millions of years. However, European and Asiatic honeybees are still able to communicate, putting into doubt the evolutionary claim that they were separated over "geologic periods." For more, see the Public Library of Science, Asiatic Honeybees Can Understand Dance Language of European Honeybees. (Oh yeah, and why don't fossils of poorly-formed honeycombs exist, from the millions of years before the bees and natural selection finally got the design right? Ha! Because they don't exist! :) Nautiloid proves rapid limestone formation. * Remember the Nautiloids: In the Grand Canyon there is a limestone layer averaging seven feet thick that runs the 277 miles of the canyon (and beyond) that covers hundreds of square miles and contains an average of one nautiloid fossil per square meter. Along with many other dead creatures in this one particular layer, 15% of these nautiloids were killed and then fossilized standing on their heads. Yes, vertically. They were caught in such an intense and rapid catastrophic flow that gravity was not able to cause all of their dead carcasses to fall over on their sides. Famed Mount St. Helens geologist Steve Austin is also the world's leading expert on nautiloid fossils and has worked in the canyon and presented his findings to the park's rangers at the invitation of National Park Service officials. Austin points out, as is true of many of the world's mass fossil graveyards, that this enormous nautiloid deposition provides indisputable proof of the extremely rapid formation of a significant layer of limestone near the bottom of the canyon, a layer like the others we've been told about, that allegedly formed at the bottom of a calm and placid sea with slow and gradual sedimentation. But a million nautiloids, standing on their heads, literally, would beg to differ. At our sister stie, RSR provides the relevant Geologic Society of America abstract, links, and video. *  Now It's Allegedly Two Million Year-Old Leaves: "When we started pulling leaves out of the soil, that was surreal, to know that it's millions of years old..." sur-re-al: adjective: a bizarre mix of fact and fantasy. In this case, the leaves are the facts. Earth scientists from Ohio State and the University of Minnesota say that wood and leaves they found in the Canadian Arctic are at least two million years old, and perhaps more than ten million years old, even though the leaves are just dry and crumbly and the wood still burns! * Gold Precipitates in Veins in Less than a Second: After geologists submitted for decades to the assumption that each layer of gold would deposit at the alleged super slow rates of geologic process, the journal Nature Geoscience reports that each layer of deposition can occur within a few tenths of a second. Meanwhile, at the Lihir gold deposit in Papua New Guinea, evolutionists assumed the more than 20 million ounces of gold in the Lihir reserve took millions of years to deposit, but as reported in the journal Science, geologists can now demonstrate that the deposit could have formed in thousands of years, or far more quickly! Iceland's not-so-old Surtsey Island looks ancient. * Surtsey Island, Iceland: Of the volcanic island that formed in 1963, New Scientist reported in 2007 about Surtsey that "geographers... marvel that canyons, gullies and other land features that typically take tens of thousands or millions of years to form were created in less than a decade." Yes. And Sigurdur Thorarinsson, Iceland's chief  geologist, wrote in the months after Surtsey formed, "that the time scale," he had been trained "to attach to geological developments is misleading." [For what is said to] take thousands of years... the same development may take a few weeks or even days here [including to form] a landscape... so varied and mature that it was almost beyond belief... wide sandy beaches and precipitous crags... gravel banks and lagoons, impressive cliffs… hollows, glens and soft undulating land... fractures and faultscarps, channels and screes… confounded by what met your eye... boulders worn by the surf, some of which were almost round... -Iceland's chief geologist * The Palouse River Gorge: In the southeast of Washington State, the Palouse River Gorge is one of many features formed rapidly by 500 cubic miles of water catastrophically released with the breaching of a natural dam in the Lake Missoula Flood (which gouged out the Scablands as described above). So, hard rock can be breached and eroded rapidly. * Leaf Shapes Identical for 190 Million Years?  From Berkley.edu, "Ginkgo biloba... dates back to... about 190 million years ago... fossilized leaf material from the Tertiary species Ginkgo adiantoides is considered similar or even identical to that produced by modern Ginkgo biloba trees... virtually indistinguishable..." The literature describes leaf shapes as "spectacularly diverse" sometimes within a species but especially across the plant kingdom. Because all kinds of plants survive with all kinds of different leaf shapes, the conservation of a species retaining a single shape over alleged deep time is a telling issue. Darwin's theory is undermined by the unchanging shape over millions of years of a species' leaf shape. This lack of change, stasis in what should be an easily morphable plant trait, supports the broader conclusion that chimp-like creatures did not become human beings and all the other ambitious evolutionary creation of new kinds are simply imagined. (Ginkgo adiantoides and biloba are actually the same species. Wikipedia states, "It is doubtful whether the Northern Hemisphere fossil species of Ginkgo can be reliably distinguished." For oftentimes, as documented by Dr. Carl Werner in his Evolution: The Grand Experiment series, paleontogists falsely speciate identical specimens, giving different species names, even different genus names, to the fossil and living animals that appear identical.) * Box Canyon, Idaho: Geologists now think Box Canyon in Idaho, USA, was carved by a catastrophic flood and not slowly over millions of years with 1) huge plunge pools formed by waterfalls; 2) the almost complete removal of large basalt boulders from the canyon; 3) an eroded notch on the plateau at the top of the canyon; and 4) water scour marks on the basalt plateau leading to the canyon. Scientists calculate that the flood was so large that it could have eroded the whole canyon in as little as 35 days. See the journal Science, Formation of Box Canyon, Idaho, by Megaflood, and the Journal of Creation, and Creation Magazine. * Manganese Nodules Rapid Formation: Allegedly, as claimed at the Wikipedia entry from 2005 through 2021: "Nodule growth is one of the slowest of all geological phenomena – in the order of a centimeter over several million years." Wow, that would be slow! And a Texas A&M Marine Sciences technical slide presentation says, “They grow very slowly (mm/million years) and can be tens of millions of years old", with RWU's oceanography textbook also putting it at "0.001 mm per thousand years." But according to a World Almanac documentary they have formed "around beer cans," said marine geologist Dr. John Yates in the 1997 video Universe Beneath the Sea: The Next Frontier. There are also reports of manganese nodules forming around ships sunk in the First World War. See more at at youngearth.com, at TOL, in the print edition of the Journal of Creation, and in this typical forum discussion with atheists (at the Chicago Cubs forum no less :). * "6,000 year-old" Mitochondrial Eve: As the Bible calls "Eve... the mother of all living" (Gen. 3:20), genetic researchers have named the one woman from whom all humans have descended "Mitochondrial Eve." But in a scientific attempt to date her existence, they openly admit that they included chimpanzee DNA in their analysis in order to get what they viewed as a reasonably old date of 200,000 years ago (which is still surprisingly recent from their perspective, but old enough not to strain Darwinian theory too much). But then as widely reported including by Science magazine, when they dropped the chimp data and used only actual human mutation rates, that process determined that Eve lived only six thousand years ago! In Ann Gibbon's Science article, "Calibrating the Mitochondrial Clock," rather than again using circular reasoning by assuming their conclusion (that humans evolved from ape-like creatures), they performed their calculations using actual measured mutation rates. This peer-reviewed journal then reported that if these rates have been constant, "mitochondrial Eve… would be a mere 6000 years old." See also the journal Nature and creation.com's "A shrinking date for Eve," and Walt Brown's assessment. Expectedly though, evolutionists have found a way to reject their own unbiased finding (the conclusion contrary to their self-interest) by returning to their original method of using circular reasoning, as reported in the American Journal of Human Genetics, "calibrating against recent evidence for the divergence time of humans and chimpanzees,"  to reset their mitochondrial clock back to 200,000 years. * Even Younger Y-Chromosomal Adam: (Although he should be called, "Y-Chromosomal Noah.") While we inherit our mtDNA only from our mothers, only men have a Y chromosome (which incidentally genetically disproves the claim that the fetus is "part of the woman's body," since the little boy's y chromosome could never be part of mom's body). Based on documented mutation rates on and the extraordinary lack of mutational differences in this specifically male DNA, the Y-chromosomal Adam would have lived only a few thousand years ago! (He's significantly younger than mtEve because of the genetic bottleneck of the global flood.) Yet while the Darwinian camp wrongly claimed for decades that humans were 98% genetically similar to chimps, secular scientists today, using the same type of calculation only more accurately, have unintentionally documented that chimps are about as far genetically from what makes a human being a male, as mankind itself is from sponges! Geneticists have found now that sponges are 70% the same as humans genetically, and separately, that human and chimp Y chromosomes are  "horrendously" 30%