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New species of soil bacteria can break down soil pollutants
Researchers at Cornell University discovered a new species of bacteria that can break down organic contaminants in the soil. Image ...
New compounds fight drug-resistant bacteria by turning their membranes into prison cells
"This approach can be applied to other antibiotics and help us discover new ones," the team explains.
Researchers develop new bandage that senses and treats drug-resistant bacteria
Resistance to antibiotics is one of the main threats to global health, with two million new infections in the US ...
Bacteria-laden materials point the way to living, growing, healing buildings
It's not ready yet, but it is promising.
Birds and bats have very weird gut bacteria, and it’s likely linked to flying
If you wanna fly, sacrifices must be made; mostly in the gut.
Scientists make plastic self-cleaning surface that repels even the worst superbugs
The material was inspired by the self-cleaning lotus leaf.
That make-up you’re using? It’s probably riddled with superbugs
Nine in ten make-up bags contained dangerous microbes. The newly popular ‘beauty blender’ products were worst offenders.
New, free app modifies antibiotics to work against drug-resistant infections
"There's an app for that" has never been more relevant.
Copper-lined hospital beds harbor up to 95% less bacteria, can help save patient lives
Plus, they'd also look cool.
Sanitizing homes gets rids of bacteria but makes room for fungi
Urban homes are artificial environments that foster fungi development.
Bacteria’s social lives influence how they develop drug resistance
Judging by the findings, I should be completely drug-resistant forever.
Dolphins are seeing a rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and it’s our fault
Antibiotic resistance is reaching dramatic levels in some wild ecosystems, reports a study on bottlenose dolphins living in Florida's Indian ...
Cigarette smoke breeds drug-resistant bacteria
Tobacco smoking represents the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. We just realized it's even worse than we thought.
Hospitals in Europe are contributing to the spread of extremely drug-resistant bacteria
However, simple infection control procedures can go a long way to mitigate the risk.
London’s waterways found to contain antibiotic-resistant bacterial genes
"This shows that more research is needed into the efficiency of different water treatment methods for antibiotic removal, as ...
The Wonderful World of Bacteriophages
These may be our hidden weapon against antibiotic resistance in the near future.
Elite athletes may owe some of their peak performance to unique gut microbes
And some scientists think that we could one day gain access to these probiotics.
Researchers, at long last, develop effective tool to study soil-borne microbes
Surprisingly, it was easier for us to go to the Moon than to develop such a tool.
Phages in kitchen sponges could help us wipe antibiotic resistant bacteria clean off
Kitchen sponges are crawling with bacteria. Turns out that's a good thing.
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Scientists warn healthcare systems could be overwhelmed by COVID-19 pandemic
A new report from the Lancet finds a decrease in rates of death in COVID-19 cases but warns that even...
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