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bacteria

Health

MRSA could be prevented with genetically engineered antibodies

Genetic mutations to an antibody prevented MRSA infections in mice, and boosted the effectiveness of antibiotics for fighting the infection

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Curbing fatty acid production in bacteria lowers antibiotic resistance

Health

Curbing fatty acid production in bacteria lowers antibiotic resistance

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Humans

Wine experts’ unique nasal microbiome may affect their smell and taste

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A transmission electron micrograph of a colony of Gardnerella vaginalis , bacteria that are found in vaginas and the urethras of men who have vaginal sex

Health

The microbiome inside the penis can be altered by vaginal sex

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microscope images showing ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli (credit: University of Oxford)

Health

Become a citizen scientist in the fight against antibiotic resistance

Regulars

A reconstruction of the Huc enzyme

Chemistry

Soil bacteria enzyme generates electricity from hydrogen in the air

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Health

Breastfed C-section babies get more of their microbiomes from milk

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The research vessel Falkor (too)

Life

High-tech research ship ready to seek new life at hydrothermal vents

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Health workers treat people with cholera at a hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, in January 2023

Health

Global cholera outbreak: More than 1 billion people are at risk

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In severe cases, Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria can cause pneumonia and serious blood infections

Health

Covid-19 pandemic tied to antibiotic resistance in pneumonia bacterium

A modelling study suggests that the proportion of cases involving pneumonia-causing bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics has increased amid the covid-19 pandemic

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Health

You share a third of your oral bacteria with other people in your home

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Health

Lyme disease may spread further by helping ticks survive cold winters

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Health

Strep A kills 500,000 people a year, so why isn’t there a vaccine?

Analysis

Health

What we know so far about strep A child deaths in the UK

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