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Teenager contracts rare 'welder's anthrax,' marking the ninth known case ever reported
A teenager training to be a welder contracted a rare and dangerous lung infection, prompting a combined state and federal investigation.
Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria
Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal interactions in ways that could help us treat drug-resistant infections.
This is SPARDA: A self-destruct, self-defense system in bacteria that could be a new biotech tool
A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future biotechnologies.
Cassius the giant crocodile died from sepsis after 40-year-old dormant infection burst from 'abscess,' necropsy reveals
Cassius was an 18-foot-long saltwater crocodile living in captivity in Marineland Crocodile Park in Australia. He died last year at the age of about 120, and we finally know why.
Scientists invent way to use E. coli to create and dye rainbow-colored fabric in the lab
Scientists have used a novel method to create sustainable, rainbow-colored fibers using bacteria in the lab.
1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued prehistoric people in Mexico's 'Cave of the Dead Children'
Scientists studied ancient poop and found loads of intestinal diseases.
A toddler accidently ate gonorrhea bacteria from a lab dish
In a bizarre medical case published in 1984, a young boy was inadvertently exposed to an STI-causing bacteria in a lab dish.
Mysterious chunks of DNA called 'inocles' could be hiding in your mouth
Researchers have discovered giant DNA structures in oral bacteria, and data hint they could influence the function of your immune system.
