Sentences with phrase «from harmful pathogens»

It may be a pain to pick up poop, but the risk of illness from harmful pathogens and bacteria can be much more problematic.

Probiotics — our little helpers — compete against bad bugs, one of many ways they protect us from harmful pathogens.

From regulating our immune and nervous systems to assisting with digestion, producing vitamins and enzymes, protecting us from harmful pathogens, and even boosting our memory, it's no surprise that the friendly flora in our gut — the probiotics — play a starring role in our metabolisms as well.

During her graduate training, she discovered that normal bacteria living on our skin educate the immune system and help protect us from harmful pathogens, opening the door for microbiota - based therapies in the skin.

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After that, AmpliPhi uses DNA sequencing to make sure there's no errant genetic material left over from potentially harmful pathogens.

Some growth factors promote the growth of cells in babies» digestive tracts; others help seal up babies» intestines, which protects babies from pathogens and harmful foreign substances.

«Harmful» refers to the fact that BLBT is made from trimmings that are more susceptible to pathogens (due to more surface area) which have been found to persist despite the presence of an alkaloid like ammonium hydroxide.

While it's known that these microbes do everything from producing essential nutrients to crowding out harmful pathogens, their full role is largely unknown.

The blood - brain barrier not only protects the brain from pathogens and potentially harmful substances, it also makes neural disorders such Alzheimer's and Gaucher's disease extremely difficult to treat.

The blood - brain barrier allows the body to keep pathogens and potentially harmful chemicals circulating in the blood from entering the brain and spinal cord.

Scientists have long known that our immune system targets microbes, that is how this system defends us from potentially harmful pathogens.

They assist in maintaining the integrity of the gut wall, defend against pathogens and block harmful microbes from setting up camp in our digestive tract.

Vaginal flora help make this white fluid, which helps maintain an acidic pH in the vagina and prevents other harmful pathogens from thriving.

The liver is a vital organ that performs has many functions essential to sustain life, including manufacturing blood proteins, fats, and clotting factors, storing energy as glycogen to be used as energy, storing fat - soluble vitamins and iron, detoxifying drugs, chemicals, and toxic metabolic byproducts, secreting bile for proper digestion, and filtering harmful bacteria and other pathogens from the blood.

Not every food animal that is infected with a potentially harmful pathogen can be detected and rejected from the human food supply, but considering the scale of the project, food inspectors do a heroic job.

Now, bioDOGradable introduces new methods of disposal through the first Home Pet Waste Composter, bioCOMpet, to safely eliminate harmful pathogens and divert waste from landfills to help support a circular life cycle.

A number of companies process corncobs, usually by heat treatment, to keep the bedding from harboring any mold or other harmful pathogens such as bacteria.

Produced in regulated manufacturing facilities in the US in small batches to maintain freshness and quality, they've also been tested as safe from harmful microbiological pathogens such as EColi, Salmonella, Yeast, Staphlococcus Aureus and Coliforms.

``... possible presence of harmful bacteria in dust, and Florida, which gets about 4 percent of the dust that blows off the Sahara... In recent years scientists have documented that dust from the great storms of China reach the west coast of North America, possibly carrying pathogens.»

5: Transportation, «Tropical Storm Irene Devastates Vermont Transportation in August 2011»).17 Affected residents suffered from increased allergen exposure due to mold growth in flooded homes and other structures and were exposed to potentially harmful chemicals and pathogens in their drinking water.