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Here’s What It’s Like To Live With Tickborne Illnesses

Here’s What It’s Like To Live With Tickborne Illnesses

By Brooke Borel

FDA Cracks Down On Pathway Genomics’ Cancer Blood Test

FDA Cracks Down On Pathway Genomics’ Cancer Blood Test

By Claire Maldarelli

A Quick Soak In Solution Turns Brain Tissue Transparent

A Quick Soak In Solution Turns Brain Tissue Transparent

By Alexandra Ossola

How Do You Know If You Have A Tickborne Illness?

How Do You Know If You Have A Tickborne Illness?

By Brooke Borel

Here’s How Disease Spreads In A Hospital Ward

Here’s How Disease Spreads In A Hospital Ward

By Alexandra Ossola

Tuberculosis’ Game Of Hide And Tweak

Tuberculosis’ Game Of Hide And Tweak

“Disgusting” Bugs That Infested Burning Man Not Actually Disgusting

“Disgusting” Bugs That Infested Burning Man Not Actually Disgusting

By Brooke Borel

A New Way To Identify Microbes Of Interest

A New Way To Identify Microbes Of Interest

Better Know A Plague: Legionnaires’ Disease

Better Know A Plague: Legionnaires’ Disease

By Brooke Borel

The Microbial Economics of Cheating in Cystic Fibrosis

The Microbial Economics of Cheating in Cystic Fibrosis

The Bug Within The Beetle That’s Causing A Coffee Crisis

The Bug Within The Beetle That’s Causing A Coffee Crisis

Cancer-Fighting Compound Found In Wine Is More Effective At Smaller Doses

Cancer-Fighting Compound Found In Wine Is More Effective At Smaller Doses

By Alexandra Ossola

On The Farm, Algae May Be The New Corn

On The Farm, Algae May Be The New Corn

Crazy Ants Cooperate To Carry Food

Crazy Ants Cooperate To Carry Food

By Brooke Borel

Another Reason Not To Eat Sea Turtles: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Another Reason Not To Eat Sea Turtles: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

More Evidence Life Could Have Come From Beyond

More Evidence Life Could Have Come From Beyond

Let’s All Drink Recycled Wastewater (No, Seriously)

Let’s All Drink Recycled Wastewater (No, Seriously)

By Brooke Borel

A New Frontier For Statins

A New Frontier For Statins

Microbes In The Weight Room

Microbes In The Weight Room

Weird Bed Bug Gets Weirder: Genetics Edition

Weird Bed Bug Gets Weirder: Genetics Edition

By Brooke Borel

Q&A With SciBabe On GMOs, Swearing, And More

Q&A With SciBabe On GMOs, Swearing, And More

By Brooke Borel

A Ribbit-ing Concept In Wound Healing

A Ribbit-ing Concept In Wound Healing

Getting Smart About Melanoma

Getting Smart About Melanoma

Could Climate Change Cause The Next Cholera Pandemic?

Could Climate Change Cause The Next Cholera Pandemic?

Computerized Systems Can Uncover Microbial Symbiosis

Computerized Systems Can Uncover Microbial Symbiosis

Sniffing The Feet For Infection

Sniffing The Feet For Infection

Common Sense Bed Bug Control

Common Sense Bed Bug Control

By Brooke Borel

This Bacterium Carries Microbial Luggage

This Bacterium Carries Microbial Luggage

The Doctor Who Thought Bed Bugs Spread Smallpox

By Brooke Borel

Not All Viruses Are Enemies

Not All Viruses Are Enemies

bed bug with musical notes

The Bed Bug: A Musical Muse

By Brooke Borel

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of filamentous Ebola virus particles (blue) budding from a chronically infected VERO E6 cell (yellow-green).

Why Testicles Are The Perfect Hiding Spot For Ebola

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Moves From The Farm To The Hospital

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Moves From The Farm To The Hospital

An Arms Race of Microbial Proportions

An Arms Race of Microbial Proportions

8 Disgusting Diseases You Can Catch From Your Pet

8 Disgusting Diseases You Can Catch From Your Pet

A Possible Probiotic For Bats

A Possible Probiotic For Bats

The Environmental Benefits Of Eating Crickets Vs. Chicken: It’s Complicated

The Environmental Benefits Of Eating Crickets Vs. Chicken: It’s Complicated

By Brooke Borel

Our Modern Lifestyle May Be Destroying Microbiome Diversity

Our Modern Lifestyle May Be Destroying Microbiome Diversity

Cancer Treatment Would Be Even More Effective With 3D Tissue Modeling

Cancer Treatment Would Be Even More Effective With 3D Tissue Modeling

By Alexandra Ossola

To Predict Future Diseases, Doctors Will Map Newborns’ Genes

To Predict Future Diseases, Doctors Will Map Newborns’ Genes

By Rachel Fobar

150 Years After the Civil War: Reflections on Medical Care

150 Years After the Civil War: Reflections on Medical Care

By Brooke Borel

Bed Bugs: Chemical Cover Caveats

Bed Bugs: Chemical Cover Caveats

By Brooke Borel

Do Insects Get Stressed?

Do Insects Get Stressed?

By Brooke Borel

The Candida Cold War

The Candida Cold War

Can You Get Diseases From Bad Bathroom Smells?

Can You Get Diseases From Bad Bathroom Smells?

By PopSci Editors

Do Microbes Get Stressed?

Do Microbes Get Stressed?

By Brooke Borel

Yes, You Can Reverse Disease

Yes, You Can Reverse Disease

By PopSci Editors

Do Plants Get Stressed?

Do Plants Get Stressed?

By Brooke Borel

Bottling A Better Beer With New Yeast Strains

Bottling A Better Beer With New Yeast Strains

The Hot Zone: An Ebola Treatment Unit Rises In West Africa

The Hot Zone: An Ebola Treatment Unit Rises In West Africa

By Jefferson Mok

The Mechanism Of Microbial Memory

The Mechanism Of Microbial Memory

Will Gardeners Buy A Color-Changing GMO Petunia?

Will Gardeners Buy A Color-Changing GMO Petunia?

By Brooke Borel

Alligator Antimicrobials May Help Us In A Post-Antibiotic Era

Alligator Antimicrobials May Help Us In A Post-Antibiotic Era

Warm Weather In Asia May Have Spurred Black Death Outbreaks In Europe

Warm Weather In Asia May Have Spurred Black Death Outbreaks In Europe

By Mary Beth Griggs

Building The House Of Virus

Building The House Of Virus

When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Crack A Cancer Joke

When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Crack A Cancer Joke

By Brooke Borel

Right Now, You’re Breathing A Potentially Dangerous Substance

Right Now, You’re Breathing A Potentially Dangerous Substance

By PopSci Editors

Tuberculosis: Exclusive Clips From “The Forgotten Plague”

Tuberculosis: Exclusive Clips From “The Forgotten Plague”

By Brooke Borel

The Ebola Vaccine Situation: A Cause For Hope

The Ebola Vaccine Situation: A Cause For Hope

Bed Bugs May Be Splitting Into New Species

Bed Bugs May Be Splitting Into New Species

By Brooke Borel

Can We Build A Better (Fruit) Fly Trap

Can We Build A Better (Fruit) Fly Trap

Why The Ebola Epidemic Is (So Far) Less Devastating Than Scientists Predicted

Why The Ebola Epidemic Is (So Far) Less Devastating Than Scientists Predicted

Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles

Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles

By Lydia Ramsey

Marshland in New Jersey

iChip: The Future of Antibiotic Discovery

By Brooke Borel