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Farming out antibiotics

Oct 29, 2014

Ag Week- A study published last year about the use of tetracyclines on cattle raises this question anew. The research, by a team that included H. Morgan Scott of Texas A&M University and Guy Loneragan of Texas Tech University, showed the use of a tetracycline led to “co-selection,” a process in which the antibiotic expanded the population of bacteria that are resistant to other antibiotics as well. In their experiment, the tetracycline expanded resistance to a cephalosporin, a class of antibiotic that is highly valued in human medicine.

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Internet Infidelity: When a Poke Is More Than a Poke

Oct 29, 2014

Psychology Today - A web site exists (www.FacebookCheating.com) for men and women who have experienced Internet infidelity and who wish to anonymously share their stories—to help others avoid such pain, or simply to vent. Researchers from the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Texas Tech University took it upon themselves to analyze a series of such stories (Contemporary Family Therapy, 2013, vol. 35, pages 74-90). One thing they were looking for was some consensus within these stories about what were the “warning signs” that something might be amiss in a relationship, and which has to do with social media.

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