What is it you're swimming in? The Texas General Land Office has a way for you to check how much bacteria associated with fecal matter is in beach water.

Microsoft warns about the security risks posed by default configurations in Kubernetes deployments, particularly those using out-of-the-box Helm charts, which could publicly expose sensitive data ...

According to the German Center for Infection Research, an estimated 4.95 million deaths worldwide in 2019 were directly or indirectly linked to infections caused by resistant bacteria. In May 2024 ...

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a new compartment formed by the bacterial protein CsrA. This membraneless compartment, resembling a droplet-like structure ...

Short-term ciprofloxacin use in healthy adults induces persistent antibiotic resistance in gut bacteria, with gyrA mutations arising independently across species and persisting for over 10 weeks.

A new study found that childhood exposure to the bacterial toxin colibactin may be contributing to a rise in early-onset colorectal cancer cases. Colibactin is produced by bacteria commonly found ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new strain of Rickettsia bacteria, Rickettsia sp. ME2023, was identified in rabbit ticks (Haemaphysalis leporispalustris) in Maine. This strain is related to ...

Lariocidin is a lasso peptide, a string of amino acids in a lasso shape that attacks bacteria and keeps it from growing and surviving, according to a McMaster press release. It is produced by a ...

One in three women are affected by bacterial vaginosis (BV), a common but poorly understood condition caused by an imbalance of vaginal bacteria that can cause discomfort and pain. BV is treated ...

Bacterial 'jumping genes' can target and control chromosome ends Date: March 6, 2025 Source: Cornell University Summary: Transposons, or 'jumping genes' -- DNA segments that can move from one part ...

Bacterial vaginosis, or BV, is currently viewed as a woman’s issue, thus leaving the sexual partner untreated. “I started getting them quite recurrently. I’d go to doctors and get treated ...

Researchers at Northwestern University found significant differences in gut and mouth bacteria between people following a juice-only diet versus diets that included whole foods. They suggested ...