A Well with No Water

Well, well, well water.

Although the multiplication of bacteriophages (phages) has a substantial impact on the biosphere, comparatively little is known about how the external environment affects phage production. Here we report that sub-lethal concentrations of certain antibiotics can substantially stimulate the host bacterial cell’s production of some virulent phage. For example, a low dosage of cefotaxime, a cephalo...

Dermatitis after Bathing with Well Water among a Group of Secondary Students Participating in SOTUS Activity

Well–Posedness of a Model for Water Waves with Viscosity

The water wave equations of ideal free–surface fluid mechanics are a fundamental model of open ocean movements with a surprisingly subtle well–posedness theory. In consequence of both theoretical and computational difficulties with the full water wave equations, various asymptotic approximations have been proposed, analysed and used in practical situations. In this essay, we establish the well–...

“No Water, No Life. No Blue, No Green”

W is the most precious and essential natural resource. If unadulterated and at room temperature, it is tasteless, odorless (to humans), and transparent. Water sustains life, reshapes topography, provides passage and conveyance, and delineates and destroys geopolitical boundaries. Water comprises ≈71% of Earth’s surface, and the United States Geological Survey estimates that Earth is covered by ...

Naegleria fowleri in Well Water

Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 14, No. 9, September 2008 1499 Most of the patients whose cases were diagnosed in Buenos Aires, including 5 who required hospitalization, were referred to Muñiz Hospital. Built a century ago, Muñiz Hospital comprises a number of independent pavilions surrounded by a spacious garden, where mosquitoes thrive, especially in summer. Thus, vector...