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Bacteria May Travel Thousands of Miles through the Air Globally

March 25, 2019

The study could shed light on harmful bacteria that share antibiotic resistance genes

Children's Noses Hold Clues to Serious Lung Infections

March 18, 2019

Researchers say the results help explain why some children are more prone to developing infections than others

Seawater Bacteria Provides Leads to Fight Melanoma

March 7, 2019

While new cases of most types of cancer are declining, those of melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—contin...

More Scrutiny Needed for Less-Deadly Foodborne Bacteria

February 14, 2019

Although Bacillus cereus causes 63,400 foodborne disease cases per year, the bacteria does not receive the attention giv...

Gene-Editing Tool Now Being Used to Develop Better Antibiotics

January 15, 2019

The technique, known as Mobile-CRISPRi, allows scientists to screen for antibiotic function in a wide range of pathogenic bac...

Some Nose, Throat Bacteria Make It Less Likely to Get Flu

January 14, 2019

Imagine taking a pill that would help you stave off the flu

Medication for Severe Acne Alters Skin Microbiome

December 31, 2018

Study raises potential for development of microbiome-based acne treatments

Bacteria-Based Drug Delivery System Outperforms Conventional Methods

December 21, 2018

A new drug delivery system could radically expand cancer treatment options

Double the Stress Slows Down Evolution

December 10, 2018

Bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics more slowly if they also have to defend themselves against predators

A Detailed Look at the Microorganisms That Colonize and Degrade a 400-Year-Old Painting

December 6, 2018

Bacterial spores may be able to halt degradation by outcompeting other microbes

Oxygen Could Have Been Available to Life as Early as 3.5 Billion Years Ago

November 28, 2018

The finding could change ideas of how and when complex life evolved on Earth

The Potentially Deadly Bacterium That's on Everyone's Skin

November 28, 2018

A close relative of MRSA, Staphylococcus epidermidis, is a major cause of life-threatening infections after surgery, but...

ISS Microbes Should Be Monitored to Avoid Threat to Astronaut Health

November 26, 2018

Strains of the bacterium Enterobacter have been identified on the International Space Station (ISS)

Bursting Bubbles Launch Bacteria from Water to Air

November 16, 2018

A study illuminates new mode of bacteria dispersal

Study Reveals How Soil Bacteria Are Primed to Consume Greenhouse Gas

October 30, 2018

Some soil bacteria are primed ready to consume the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide when they experience life without oxyg...

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