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How does E. coli get into food?Dangerous strains of E. coli bacteria can infiltrate the food supply through many different routes, experts explain.
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'Mirror life forms' may sound like science fiction, but scientists warn they could be deadly to humans and destroy the environmentBacteria that are mirror images of existing ones could evade our immune systems, causing serious illness.
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Scientists peered into a secret Antarctic lake hidden beneath the ice — and uncovered a never-before-seen ecosystemScientists investigating the frozen Lake Enigma in Antarctica discovered an ecosystem teeming with strange microbial communities.
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Bat poop used to grow cannabis kills 2 in New York in unusual casesTwo men from Rochester, New York died from a type of pneumonia after being exposed to a harmful fungus living in bat poop used to grow cannabis.
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Radiation-resistant 'extremophile' microbe dubbed 'Conan the Bacterium' inspires new antioxidantA three-part complex based on the molecules that give "Conan the Bacterium" its radiation resistance may protect humans against damage from ionizing radiation.
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'Medicine needed an alternative': How the 'phage whisperer' aims to replace antibiotics with viruses"Both understood phages as medicinal agents, which the rest of the medical field viewed as nonsensical."
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What's the difference between a cold and the flu?Common colds and the flu differ in many ways, including their causes, some of their symptoms and their treatments.
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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman cleaned her fish tank and ended up in the hospitalA bacterial infection that rarely occurs in the United States hit a woman in Maryland after she cleaned her home aquarium.
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Do any infectious diseases have a 100% fatality rate?Researchers have made great strides to prevent deaths from fatal diseases, but the cures for some of them still elude us.
