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A groundbreaking antibiotic discovery might finally tip the balance in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria.

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Scientists have highlighted simple mistakes people make with their fridge which turn it into a nest of bacteria. The whole ...

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Marine bacteria control how much CO2 is stored in the oceans, by swimming after and degrading sinking particles that would otherwise remain stored in the ocean for millennia. Researchers have ...

As the weather gets warmer, public health experts are warning about the risk of tick-borne illnesses like lyme disease -- a ...

As concerns about waning antibiotic effectiveness grow, researchers are using unique tools to search for new ways to keep ...