Mass General Brigham researchers are shining a powerful new light into the viral darkness with the development of ...

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For decades hypochlorous acid lingered in the background, used as a disinfectant ... device to reduce the risk of infection from viruses and bacteria, including SARS-CoV-2, by lowering the ...

In the microscopic world, bacteria face a similar scenario. For every bacterium out there—good and bad—there are around 10 viruses, also called "bacteriophages" or simply "phages." Each of ...

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Showerheads These bacteria have been found on showerheads at levels over 100 times those found in tap water. In showerheads, there will inevitably be viruses that infect the bacteria found on them ...

These first microbes would have been extremely simple. Meanwhile, viruses degrade more easily than bacteria, so there are no physical fossils of viruses. Related: What was the first animal on Earth?

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As the world fights the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, another group of dangerous pathogens looms in the background. The threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been growing ...

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