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It’s not everyday you get to see a Escherichia coli bacterium up-close and personal. But British artist Luke Jerram’s “Glass Microbiology” series brings the microscopic world into the limelight with sculptures designed to resemble viruses and bacteria. To create each one, Jerram used images from an electron microscope and had guidance from virologist Andrew Davidson of the University of Bristol in England. “Scientists have to jump from what they can see [in the microscope] to what they know through chemical... Continue reading

Unless you have loads of cash like the great Magic Johnson, HIV and AIDS could still be a threat to your precious blood cells. Scientists may have found a way to give average earning folks like you and I an immunity to AIDS. Some people are naturally resistant to HIV due to a mutation in their cells that keeps them from producing normal CCR5, the protein which HIV is attracted to. Scientists have developed several tactics to block the production... Continue reading