News of MSRA spreading at gyms apparently has taken gym-germ fighting up a notch.
"The best friend your germ has ever had is your fingers, " says Mr. Gerba.
But perhaps the most bizarre items are anti-bacterial plastic maracas for that germ-free salsa experience.
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In the beginning was the germ, and we came afterward, believe it or not.
There were fearsome enough weapons before World War II, including poison gas and germ warfare.
The genetic-control question that scares people most, however, is germ-line manipulation or, in tabloid parlance, designer babies.
However, if germ free animals were colonized early in life, these effects could be reversed.
According to Mr Germ there is already a debate within Rotary about what to do next.
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As the name suggests, the germ is bad for birds but harmless in humans.
Now, to get to the quote mentioned above that was the germ of the latest Thoughts page.
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Researchers then transferred samples from the guts of the three groups of mice into other germ-free mice.
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While Hasenzahl left in 2008, he and Angell stayed in touch and developed the germ for RareWire.
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The germ of a great career often lies hidden in the illegal, dangerous, or useless activities we love.
They found that colonizing an adult germ-free animal with normal gut bacteria had no effect on their behavior.
The new germ was first identified in France, where more extensive testing is routinely done for whooping cough.
Wrigley had claimed that magnolia bark extract, an ingredient in the gum and mints, contributed to the germ-killing capabilities.
An allergic reaction happens when the body identifies a normally harmless substance such as pollen as an invading germ.
To address germ fears, Elkay decided to let people use its new fountain, dubbed the EZH20, without touching it.
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Recently, it has been shown that germ-cells, too, are subject to epigenetic change, sometimes in response to environmental stimuli.
This week's meeting may be the germ of a new pan-Latin American club.
The germ of a banking union is the most likely outcome of the European summit on June 28th and 29th.
Over the past seven years the price for the standard five-germ inoculation (including diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough) has dropped 40%.
Pfizer, which always kept a presence in developing new germ-killing drugs, saw its Zyvox become a fast-growing drug in recent years.
Schools, day-care centers, and gyms may harbor the germ -- one reason it's important to get children in the hand-washing habit.
As we know the germ of the idea is the Tobin Tax: specifically devised to stop speculation in the FX markets.
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In Iraq I persuaded Dr Rihab Taha, known as Dr Germ, to be interviewed for the first time by a journalist.
Both the US and Russia have already stockpiled anti-smallpox vaccines in the wake of 11 September, amid fears of germ warfare.
To help mom in her efforts, Kimberly-Clark introduced disposable Kleenex hand towels, to prevent families from sharing the same germ-infected hand towel.
Nor do germ fears stop travelers from journeying to the pigeon-infested St.
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