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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

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

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

Can Bed Bug Traps Clear An Infestation?

Can Bed Bug Traps Clear An Infestation?

By Brooke Borel

Got A Bacterial Infection? Maybe Don’t Blame The Spiders

Got A Bacterial Infection? Maybe Don’t Blame The Spiders

By Brooke Borel

The Problem Of The Parotid Paramyxovirus (A.K.A. Mumps)

The Problem Of The Parotid Paramyxovirus (A.K.A. Mumps)

Can New GMO Techniques Make Crops That Are More “Natural”?

Can New GMO Techniques Make Crops That Are More “Natural”?

By Brooke Borel

a year's worth of a diabetic's glucose and activity levels

Diabetic Charts A Year’s Worth Of His Health Data

Anti-GMO protester holding a sign of Grumpy Cat saying GM NO

Are Views On GMOs Changing?

By Brooke Borel

What Makes A Bug Go Bad? Exploring The Evolution of “EAEC”

What Makes A Bug Go Bad? Exploring The Evolution of “EAEC”

Is Depression An Infectious Disease?

Is Depression An Infectious Disease?

Bed Bugs And Chagas Disease: Don’t Worry Quite Yet

Bed Bugs And Chagas Disease: Don’t Worry Quite Yet

By Brooke Borel

GMOs And Perennial Crops: Not A Thing (Yet, Anyway)

GMOs And Perennial Crops: Not A Thing (Yet, Anyway)

By Brooke Borel

How Some West African Countries Have Kept Ebola Out

How Some West African Countries Have Kept Ebola Out

By Francie Diep

The Month In Plagues: Ebola Panic, Filthy New York City Rats, And More

The Month In Plagues: Ebola Panic, Filthy New York City Rats, And More

By Brooke Borel

Ebola: How Pop Culture And Infotainment Flame Our Fear

Ebola: How Pop Culture And Infotainment Flame Our Fear

By Brooke Borel

Feral Pigs and Tenacious Plants: What Makes an Invasive Species Invasive?

Feral Pigs and Tenacious Plants: What Makes an Invasive Species Invasive?

By Brooke Borel

Popular Science’s Strange Reporting Of The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

Popular Science’s Strange Reporting Of The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

By Francie Diep

Infamous Diarrhea-Causing Infections Nearly Double In U.S. Hospitals

Infamous Diarrhea-Causing Infections Nearly Double In U.S. Hospitals

By Brooke Borel

The Month In Plagues: An Enterovirus Outbreak, Pubic Lice Are Not Going Extinct, And More

The Month In Plagues: An Enterovirus Outbreak, Pubic Lice Are Not Going Extinct, And More

By Brooke Borel

In Africa, Ebola Patients Need More Than Medicine

In Africa, Ebola Patients Need More Than Medicine

By Lois Parshley

Shark Skin Biomimetics Takes a Bite Out of Infection Spread

Shark Skin Biomimetics Takes a Bite Out of Infection Spread

Artificial Sweeteners May Contribute to Metabolic Disorders

Artificial Sweeteners May Contribute to Metabolic Disorders

We Now Know Why Rabies is a Speeding Bullet

We Now Know Why Rabies is a Speeding Bullet

The Trouble with Listeria: Redundancy Equals Pathogenic Success

The Trouble with Listeria: Redundancy Equals Pathogenic Success

In Your Basement: Jiminy (Asian Camel) Cricket!

In Your Basement: Jiminy (Asian Camel) Cricket!

By Brooke Borel

Biocontrol: More Than Cane Toads and Mongooses

Biocontrol: More Than Cane Toads and Mongooses

By Brooke Borel