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Brent Hunt is the CEO and founder of Soft Cell Biological Research LLC, and with the help of DSU students, he conducts research in the Science Building on campus. Hunt started the company over two years ago after experiencing repeated joint rejections and wanting to discover the cause. Joint rejections occur when the body refuse to accept a synthetic body part, such as a knee or shoulder, implanted through surgery. In most cases, joint rejections are caused by nickel elements in the manufactured joint. "Between me and the other physicians working on it, we couldn't figure out what was going on," Hunt said. "I was in St. George volunteering in the Sci Ground-breakin- g 1 , I 1 F 1 1 i WEDNESDAY --J APRIL 5, 21111 VOLUME XLVI NO. 26 nonnion J tir' r 71 ' . 1 04 0r VOICEORIXIE DIXIESUNNEWS.COM ence Building museum when I started studying my own blood." Hunt has over 30 student volunteers helping him to conduct regearch on bacteria. Students are required to be in the lab a minimum of three hours a week and are compensated with course credits. Jake Walter, a junior biology major from Ivins, is in the lab every weekday for about an hour each time. "It's really interesting to me," Walter said. "I want to go into the medical field, ar i the research is something that's new. We can help a lot of people." Walter said he is grateful for the credits he earns, but it's not necessary for him to continue to keep coming back. "I get three credits, but even if I didn't, I would probably keep coming in because it's interesting," Walter said. "It's something that can also help me to further my career." DSU students are some of the first to have discovered a way to culture bacteria from blood, 1Br,t,'oks 1 urn Opinion 3 Sports 4 rt- Special Housing Section known about cell wall deficient bacteria for 81 years since they've been discovered, but no one's been able to culture them on a regular basis from blood. We do that every day." Students on campus have been able to culture 4,000 bacteria and identified 500 species. Of the 500 species, 400 are new to the scientific world. "Today this research is not going to benefit you, but it might soon," Hunt said. "Within culturing these bacteria, we've come across bacteria who produce antibiotics." Hunt said the bacteria in the lab have possible close ties to individuals with autoimmune disorders. Early research conducted on campus has shown that individuals with diseases like Crohn's disease and lupus s have up to more Lform bacteria, or bacteria without cell walls, than those without four-time- "It affects a lot of people, and it's something that science hasn't looked at specifically," Hunt said. Hunt said although there could be a relationship between bacteria and blood cancers, he "doesn't want to oversell" the idea that these bacteria can magically cure any disease, including cancer. "We want everyone to know that we're doing real science," Hunt said. "We're not dreamers in this lab. We know that road." Hunt said scientists were previously unaware of the bacteria he and his students are using to create antibiotics. Hunt and his students are working alongside Utah State University and the University of Utah to develop the findings of antibiotic-producin- g m bacteria. Other institutions from around the world, such as the Singapore Eye Research Institute and CARB-X- , have reached out to the company to work alongside see SCIENTISTS page these illnesses. 2 MEE WHAT'S INSIDE News Hunt said. "That's a huge breakthrough for science," Hunt said. "We've the Elson celebrates 1st birth ay ' -'11 it 6 8 Bison Taii 10 More , D-We- ek events , 1 Features e r WEDNESDAY: - Dixie Idol finale 7:30 p.m. at the Gardner Center ballroom. 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