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MRSA lab aims to fight the disease

By Sofie Greenbaum
September 15, 2015 12:00 AM
Brad Berges, left, and Jacob Hatch study bacteriophades in their BYU molecular biology lab. After Hatch's father lost his leg to MRSA, the two committed to finding alternative cures to the infection. (Mark A. Philbrick)
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Utah's next big pandemic and you

By Kate Hollis
October 12, 2012 12:00 AM
Bacteria is quickly weaving its way through the bloodstream, it will not stop until it reaches the lungs. Violent coughing ensues. Chest pain momentarily distracts from the coughing. Looking down, a skin ulcer is visible, until vision blurs and the mirror shows an inflamed boulder where the clear, green eye once rested. The size of the eye quickly becomes less alarming as the knot under the arm has grown, demanding recognition.
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Drug Treatment for Viral Diseases

By Karissa Urry
February 01, 2012 12:00 AM
It's 73 A.D. and the Roman Empire is at its height, literally. They're scaling a ramp to reach the top of an isolated plateau built for the sole purpose of escaping the Romans. Victorious, the Romans step on top of the plateau to find 960 people, already dead.
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