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Cockroaches can transmit antimicrobial resistance genes between groups

Harnessing the power of a parasite that can stop pain

Person scratching their arm

Uncovering a culprit behind the itch: Staphylococcus aureus

Bedding

Chlorine disinfectant is no more effective than water at killing off hospital superbug

MIT chemical engineers devised a metal-organic coating that protects bacterial cells from damage without impeding their growth or function. These coated bacteria could make it much easier for farmers to deploy microbes as fertilizers. At left, the inset shows the components that create the protective shell of the microbes, as represented in the center inset by triangular formations. Credits:Image: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT based on figures courtesy of the researchers

Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers

Hurricane Ian, pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Caribbean Sea east of Belize. Credit: NASA Johnson.

Flesh-eating bacteria spotted in Florida’s coastal waters following Hurricane Ian

“More and more evidence is suggesting that [the gut microbiome] begins to exert its influence even during prenatal life,” said UCLA’s Elaine Hsiao.

A mother mouse needs a diverse gut microbiome to form a healthy placenta

A lethal parasite’s secret weapon: infecting non-immune cells

Broccoli. pixabay

New grant to optimize gut microbes, boost health benefits of broccoli

Digging deeper into how vaccines work against parasitic disease

Small harbor with spilled oil in water

“Oil-eating” microbes reshape oil droplets to accelerate hydrocarbon biodegradation

Researchers found rubber and plastic wristbands had higher bacterial counts than metal ones.

Common wristbands ‘hotbed’ for harmful bacteria including E. coli, staphylococcus

Penn State graduate student Ryan Trexler collects cores of biocrust from the field before bringing them back to the lab to study.

Soil microbiome, Earth’s ‘living skin’ under threat from climate change

Daphnia water fleas (on the right sick Daphnia & on the left healthy Daphnia)

Parasites can have a positive effect on biodiversity and a crucial role in maintaining it

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