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Because of their expertise and reputations, members of the UB faculty and staff are sought out by reporters who quote them in print, broadcast and online publications around the world. Here is a sampling of recent media coverage in which UB is mentioned prominently.
"We are somehow like an amalgam, a mix of bacteria and human cells. There are some estimates that say 90 percent of the cells on our body are actually bacteria. We're entirely dependent on this microbial population for our well-being. A shift within the population, often leading to the absence or presence of beneficial microbes, can trigger defects in metabolism and development of diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease."
Steven Gill, associate professor of oral biology, in an article distributed around the world by Reuters news service, reports on his research, which studied the DNA of hundreds of different kinds of bacteria in the human gut.
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"John of Patmos is writing in code, for security, to other persecuted Christians around the Mediterranean. He's writing in language that they will understand."
Phillips Stevens Jr., associate professor of anthropology, in the Baltimore Sun in an article that looks at the commercial enterprises that are taking advantage of the June 6, 2006, date to launch new products, including the remake of the movie "The Omen," the start of a thrash metal "Unholy Alliance" tour and the release of a new book by Ann Coulter titled "Godless: the Church of Liberalism."
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"The problem is Christians don't read Revelation. They've only heard about it. If you read it, it sounds like an acid trip."
Phillips Stevens Jr., in an article in The Lakeland Ledger on the cultural significance of "666."
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