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Intestinal Bacteria Influence Aging of Blood Vessels May 28, 2025 — The aging of the innermost cell layer of blood vessels leads to cardiovascular diseases. Researchers have now shown for the ...

Western Sydney University researchers have discovered that drought-affected wheat plants are able to call on eco-friendly soil bacteria to survive, helping keep crops healthy, boost yields ...

Dr Robert Koch was a pivotal figure in the golden age of microbiology. It was the German bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes anthrax, septicaemia, tuberculosis and cholera ...

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Bacteria can undergo adaptive evolution during severe infections, leading to treatment failure. The authors use within-host evolution genomic analysis to investigate persistent Staphylococcus ...

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