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Common type of inflammatory bowel disease linked to toxic bacteria

Common type of inflammatory bowel disease linked to toxic bacteria

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Ulcerative colitis is characterized by inflammation of the mucous membrane of the colon and rectum. BSIP SA/Alamy The toxin produced ...

Investigation into sickened babies continues after rare California program ID’s botulism

Investigation into sickened babies continues after rare California program ID’s botulism

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Health officials are warning parents to avoid using infant formula linked to a nationwide botulism outbreak. As of November 10, ...

Cloud microbes’ colours could help us detect life on other planets

Cloud microbes’ colours could help us detect life on other planets

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A variety of bacteria, fungi and viruses live in the clouds above the Earth's surface. George Pachanturis/Getty Images For the ...

Artificial Neurons Bridge Bio-Electronic Gap

Artificial Neurons Bridge Bio-Electronic Gap

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bacteria Geobacter sulfurreducens came from humble beginnings; it was first isolated from the mud in the ditch to Norman, Oklahoma. ...

Extraordinary pictures show what a common antibiotic does to E. coli

Extraordinary pictures show what a common antibiotic does to E. coli

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The top image shows untreated E.coli bacteria; Below is a picture of a bacterium after 90 minutes of exposure to ...

The exceptionally tasty new fermented foods being cooked up in the lab

The exceptionally tasty new fermented foods being cooked up in the lab

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Fermented foods and beverages make up a large proportion of the human diet and come in a wide variety of ...

Researchers Revive Pleistocene-Age Microbes | Sci.News

Researchers Revive Pleistocene-Age Microbes | Sci.News

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Scientists resurrected ancient microbes from the eternal permafrost of the nucleus of the late Pleistocene (up to 40,000 years), assembled ...

New study reveals leprosy existed in Americas before Europeans’ arrival

New study reveals leprosy existed in Americas before Europeans’ arrival

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Scientists say that the type of bacteria rewrites history when infectious and potentially fatal illness first arrived in America. And ...