#931 How does anthrax kill?
How does anthrax kill? Anthrax is an infection caused by a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. Because it is a bacterial infection, it can be treated with antibiotics if it is…
How does anthrax kill? Anthrax is an infection caused by a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. Because it is a bacterial infection, it can be treated with antibiotics if it is…
What is a metal? A metal is any material that readily loses its outer shell electrons, can be polished to be highly reflective of light, is opaque, conducts heat, conducts…
Henrietta Lacks developed cervical cancer and the cells taken from a tumor biopsy have formed the HeLa cell line, named after her. Ms. Lacks didn’t know that her cells had…
Why does dry ice fog sink? The gas from dry ice is more dense than air and therefore it sinks. Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide. It is called dry…
During his career, Maurice Hilleman developed over 40 vaccinations. It is thought that his vaccinations save over 8 million lives every year. However, he was not interested in making a…
What is a gluon? It is a massless subatomic particle that carries the force that binds quarks together, known as the strong force. There are four forces that affect everything…
What color is the sea? It is technically blue, but that depends on the depth and what particles are in the water. The sky is blue because the blue light…
How do noise cancelling headphones work? They play the sound from around you, but reversed, which cancels out the noise. Sound is a pressure wave that is created by an…
Do antibiotics kill all of the bacteria in the body? Yes, they do. Antibiotics kill bacteria in the body. They do not work on viruses. We use bacteria when we…
Why are clouds white? Because the water particles in the clouds scatter light equally. When light comes out of the sun, it is white. That is to say, it emits…