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Here’s what your gut microbes can tell you about how you will age!
By studying the gut bacteria of people in their 80s, scientists have found that while some benefici…
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Did you know that genetically engineered bacteria can do math?
Believe it or not, scientists in India have genetically engineered bacteria to perform mathematical…
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Delicious digestion: 8 nourishing foods for a happy gut
Delicious digestion: 8 nourishing foods for a happy gut
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Lunar loo: Did Apollo astronauts' 96 bags of poop and urine seed the Moon with life?
During the six Apollo missions that landed on the moon between 1969 and 1972, astronauts left behin…
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Spread of flesh-eating bacteria causes frenzy in Japan: Here’s all about STSS, the deadly disease that can kill in 2 days
Japan is experiencing an increase in cases of a rare and deadly disease caused by flesh-eating bact…
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A sudden spike in cases of a rare infection often linked to flesh-eating bacteria is happening in Japan
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is rare but deadly. Since there is no vaccine, health exp…
Julia Naftulin
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Plants like lettuce could become very unhealthy if grown and eaten by astronauts in space, researchers find
Plants like lettuce, important for a balanced astronaut diet, become surprisingly hospitable to the…
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Scientist engineered bacteria to generate electricity from wastewater
Scientists have engineered E. coli bacteria -- the most widely studied microbe -- to generate elect…
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Scientists have genetically tweaked the facial acne-causing bacteria to help fight pimples instead!
Cutibacterium acnes is a common bacteria on our faces, known for causing pimples. It creates excess…
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Mariana Trench's hidden secret: the remarkable discovery of deepest-dwelling underwater virus that feasts on bacteria
Exploring sediment retrieved from the depths of the Mariana Trench, researchers stumbled upon a pre…
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Around 675,000 cans of hypoallergenic infant formula have been recalled over concerns of bacteria contamination
Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition recently agreed to voluntarily recall batches of its hypoallergenic …
Madison Hoff
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What to know about mycoplasma bacteria giving children pneumonia in China, amid a respiratory illness outbreak
Mycoplasma, which can cause walking pneumonia, is among the bugs that Chinese officials say are beh…
Kim Schewitz
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Sleeping 'extra' late on weekends can affect your gut health
Irregular sleep patterns like late sleeping on weekends, waking early on workdays could be associat…
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Study: Heat-temperature marine bacteria help detoxify asbestos
For the first time, University of Pennsylvania researchers have demonstrated that extremophilic bac…
ANI
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Wearables for plants, bacteria eating viruses, and 8 technologies in 2023 that can change the future
The World Economic Forum has announced ten breakthrough technologies set to change the world over t…
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Rare, deadly 'flesh-eating' bacteria is washing up on Florida's beaches. Here's how to stay safe.
Seaweed is washing up on Miami Beach. Scientists say the clumps harbor dangerous bacteria, Vibrio v…
Mia de Graaf
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A 25-year-old almost lost her eye after an itchy contact lens turned out to be an ulcer caused by 'harsh' bacteria
Steph Carrasco needed emergency surgery after a week of 72 daily eye drops didn't heal the ulcer.
Kim Schewitz
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Gut bacteria may explain why more young people are getting colon cancer and how to prevent it
More young people are getting diagnosed with colon cancer. A new study suggests the gut microbiome …
Allana Akhtar
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Climate change is causing bacteria to move north, causing more 'flesh-eating' infections
Infections with a sea-borne bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, are on the rise in the US as ocean waters …
Andrea Michelson
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A 54-year-old man in Missouri was infected with flesh-eating bacteria from raw oysters and died
The St. Louis County Department of Public Health warned residents about eating raw oysters after a …