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People wearing different types of black and white clothes sit and stand among orange and yellow seats on the New York subway
Science
New research can ‘fingerprint’ a city’s ecosystem to better understand the microbes within it
Global Politics
Documentary questions whether FBI ID’d right suspect in anthrax attack
Frog chytrid fungus
Environment
‘Good’ bacteria could save amphibians hit by fungal diseases
Biofilm imaging
Science
Bacterial ‘Hunger Games’ could help in the fight against infectious diseases
CRISPR is different from other gene editing techniques. It emerged from basic research into how bacteria fight off infections. Scientists realized they could use CRISPR to identify and cut apart specific DNA sequences in any cell.
Science
A promising gene editing method causes ethical controversy
Allen Leonard, research associate with Texas A&M AgriLife Research, uses a custom spray rig to apply herbicide to Roundup Ready alfalfa test plots.
Science
Weed-killing sprays may also be killing our ability to fight bacteria
Microscopic synthetic structures are specially shaped objects that perform or move in intended ways when acted on by swarms of bacteria.
Science
The dawn of the cyborg bacteria is here
Sediment from a stream bed containing fracking wastewater (jars on the left) developed orange residues after 90 days; sediment from a clean stream bed (jar on the right) did not.
Environment
As fracking booms, waste spills rise — and so do arsenic levels in groundwater
bacterial nanowires
Science
‘Bacterial nanowires’ may lead to breakthroughs in semiconductors, fuel cells and more
Gut and Brain
Science
Bacteria in our gut may influence both our physical and mental health
Environment
When it comes to food, there’s no end to this debate. Does it go in the fridge or on the counter?
Why Bacteria Can Be Good for Us
Health & Medicine
FDA makes confusing, conflicting statements on antibiotic use in farm animals
Health & Medicine
Salmonella outbreak leads to largest meat recall in U.S. history.
Health & Medicine
Antibiotics losing effectiveness
Microbes and Evolution
The Vital Role of Bacteria
Science Note/ Bacteria: Knights in Shining Armor
Farm Animals Breed Antibiotic Resistance
New Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Threat Identified
Health & Medicine
Was Bruce Ivins really behind the anthrax attacks after 9/11?
Business, Economics and Jobs
Cantaloupes cause worst food-borne illness outbreak in a decade
Arts, Culture & Media
Scientists Claim To Have Found Earliest Fossils
Arts, Culture & Media
Facing the Facts On What We Eat
Where Did Germany’s ‘Supertoxic’ E. coli Outbreak Come From?
Business, Economics and Jobs
Spain to Sue Germany over E. Coli Allegations
Environment
Bacteria Biofuel
Environment
Move Over Blood Type, Gut Bacteria Is Here
Science Note/Micro-Ear
The Smallest Clean Up Crew
Art of Synthetic Biology
Emerging Science Note/Multi-talented Bacteria
Emerging Science Note/Microbial Fuel Cells
Almanac/Teeth Beasties
Emerging Science Note/Microbing Michaelangelo
California Sludge
Health Note: Bacterial Cancer Treatment
Tech Note: Bacterial Sunscreen
Technology Note
Health Update
Arts, Culture & Media
Godfather of Bacteria
Development & Education
Bacteria Biofuel
Environment
Arsenic-Eating Bacteria: Suggesting Alien Life?
Arts, Culture & Media
More eggs recalled due to salmonella
Environment
New superbug coming soon
Arts, Culture & Media
Salmonella outbreak reveals a broken food safety system
Environment
The Ick Factor: Can worms cure common illnesses?
Global Politics
Department of Justice releases anthrax case documents calling Bruce Ivins sole attacker
Global Politics
Outbreak of rare disease in the Netherlands
Environment
Risks and realities of a bioterror attack
Godfather of Bacteria
Godfather of Bacteria