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Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are

Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are

An entertaining and accessible look into what makes people tick - how our genes, environment, and microbes shape our personality and behavior.

2019

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Published in
The Quantastic Journal

How to Detect a Scam: Let’s Look at the LifeWave X39 Stem Cell Activation Patch

A scientist explains how to apply critical thinking skills to protect you from wellness scams

3d ago

In the years before the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, medicine show’s and wild curing ailments were popular. The contents of these miracle drugs were large doses of opium, alcohol. They usually cured nothing but made the user feel good. (source)

3d ago

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Microbial Instincts

How does raw water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains why the risks outweigh the…

An expert explains what you need to know about the “raw water” trend

Jan 27

How does raw water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains why the risks outweigh the…

Jan 27

Better Insect Control Using Sex as a Weapon

Scientists genetically engineer male insects to make deadly semen

Jan 12

Better Insect Control Using Sex as a Weapon

Jan 12

Published in
Read or Die — HQ

How Jimmy Carter Saved Millions of Lives

The former President’s greatest achievement involves conquering a parasite

Jan 1

How Jimmy Carter Saved Millions of Lives

Jan 1

Published in
Read or Die — HQ

A Common Parasite Could One Day Deliver Drugs To The Brain

How scientists are turning Toxoplasma gondii from foe into friend

Aug 7, 2024

Microscopic depiction of bacteria

Aug 7, 2024

Published in
Read or Die — HQ

Toxoplasma is a common parasite that causes birth defects — but the US doesn’t screen for it…

Imagine the shock of your baby being born with a swollen brain, blindness and debilitating seizures. Now imagine learning that these…

Jul 10, 2024

A pregnant woman sitting on a sofa with her cat

Jul 10, 2024

Published in
The Quantastic Journal

Is Our Fate Determined by Our Genes?

What the science of the self is teaching us about who we are and who we can be.

Jul 9, 2024

Is Our Fate Determined by Our Genes? What the science of the self is teaching us about who we are and who we can be.

Jul 9, 2024

Summertime can be germy: A microbiologist explains how to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in…

Don’t let germs rain on your summer parade

Jun 11, 2024

Summertime can be germy: A microbiologist explains how to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in…

Jun 11, 2024

Published in
Read or Die — HQ

How Worried Should You Be About Bacteria?

A microbiologist explains the bacteria featured in John Green’s “Turtles All the Way Down”

May 21, 2024

How Worried Should You Be About Bacteria?

May 21, 2024

Published in
Read or Die — HQ

How the Microbiome Can Create a Microbrewery

Gut microbes can get you drunk and damage your liver

May 3, 2024

How the Microbiome Can Create a Microbrewery

May 3, 2024

Bill Sullivan Jr

Bill Sullivan Jr

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Bill Sullivan is the author of “Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are" & other cool or funny science & health stories

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