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A Truly Global Germ: The Case of Malassezia

A Truly Global Germ: The Case of Malassezia

Better Know A Plague: Palmer Amaranth

Better Know A Plague: Palmer Amaranth

By Brooke Borel

This Pill Can Stop HIV

This Pill Can Stop HIV

By Breanna Draxler

Meet the Robotic Weeders

Meet the Robotic Weeders

By Brooke Borel

Why Ebola Isn’t A ‘Global Health Emergency’–At Least Not In The Way You Might Think

Why Ebola Isn’t A ‘Global Health Emergency’–At Least Not In The Way You Might Think

How Two Americans Got An Untested Ebola Treatment

How Two Americans Got An Untested Ebola Treatment

By Francie Diep

How Did The Deadliest Strain Of Ebola Travel From Central To West Africa?

How Did The Deadliest Strain Of Ebola Travel From Central To West Africa?

By Francie Diep

Nom Nom Nom – How Toxoplasma gondii Feeds on Cellular Proteins

Nom Nom Nom – How Toxoplasma gondii Feeds on Cellular Proteins

The Pros and Cons of Herbicide-Tolerant GMOs

The Pros and Cons of Herbicide-Tolerant GMOs

By Brooke Borel

5 Questions About The Smallpox Vials Found In Maryland

5 Questions About The Smallpox Vials Found In Maryland

By Francie Diep

DNA. Medical science, genetic biotechnology, chemistry biology. Innovation technology concept and nano technology background

How DNA Scissors Can Perform Surgery Directly On Your Genes

By Nathalia Holt

Cancer Screening Can Do More Harm Than Good

Cancer Screening Can Do More Harm Than Good

By Christie Aschwanden

Never Mind the CDC: The Search for Anthrax on the ISS

Never Mind the CDC: The Search for Anthrax on the ISS

The Month In Plagues: Newly Approved Antibiotics, A Sheep-Repellent That Smells Like Dog Poop, And More

The Month In Plagues: Newly Approved Antibiotics, A Sheep-Repellent That Smells Like Dog Poop, And More

By Brooke Borel

How To Predict A Lifetime Of Diseases

How To Predict A Lifetime Of Diseases

By Francie Diep

Unveiling the Hidden Movements of Fecal Transplantation

Unveiling the Hidden Movements of Fecal Transplantation

Bionic Pancreas Handles Ice Cream Sundaes, French Fries

Bionic Pancreas Handles Ice Cream Sundaes, French Fries

By Francie Diep

Better Know a Plague: Lyme Disease

Better Know a Plague: Lyme Disease

By Brooke Borel

DNA Sequencing Diagnoses Boy’s Mysterious Bacterial Disease

DNA Sequencing Diagnoses Boy’s Mysterious Bacterial Disease

By Francie Diep

A New Peptide Tackles Infections, Biofilms, & Antibiotic Resistance

A New Peptide Tackles Infections, Biofilms, & Antibiotic Resistance

Identifying Insects By The Music Of Their Wings

Identifying Insects By The Music Of Their Wings

By Brooke Borel

We May One Day Go Viral For That Perfect Smile

We May One Day Go Viral For That Perfect Smile

The Medical and Microbiological Consequences of Alcohol Abuse

The Medical and Microbiological Consequences of Alcohol Abuse

Better Know A Plague: Smallpox

Better Know A Plague: Smallpox

By Brooke Borel

The New DNA Test That Could Replace Pap Smears

The New DNA Test That Could Replace Pap Smears

By Francie Diep

The Month In Plagues: A Deadly Fungus, Genetically-Engineered Mosquitoes, And More

The Month In Plagues: A Deadly Fungus, Genetically-Engineered Mosquitoes, And More

By Brooke Borel

The Talking Germs: Deciphering Microbial Linguistics and Cognition

The Talking Germs: Deciphering Microbial Linguistics and Cognition

Measles vaccines: Late is better than never

Measles vaccines: Late is better than never

By Brooke Borel

Dirty Dog: Do Pets Track Bacteria In Your Home?

Dirty Dog: Do Pets Track Bacteria In Your Home?

By Brooke Borel

No, Rats Are Not Exonerated From The Black Death

No, Rats Are Not Exonerated From The Black Death

By Brooke Borel

The Link Between Breasts, Cancer and Germs

The Link Between Breasts, Cancer and Germs

The Month In Plagues: Giant Invasive Lizards, Ebola Outbreak, And More

The Month In Plagues: Giant Invasive Lizards, Ebola Outbreak, And More

By Brooke Borel

Do Insects Sleep?

Do Insects Sleep?

By Brooke Borel

Ebola: Looking Beyond the Pucker Factor

Ebola: Looking Beyond the Pucker Factor

It’s a Bug! It’s a Pain! It’s Super-Lice!

It’s a Bug! It’s a Pain! It’s Super-Lice!

Do Microbes Sleep?

Do Microbes Sleep?

By Brooke Borel

The Secret To Better Teeth Found In Beer Breweries

The Secret To Better Teeth Found In Beer Breweries

Do Plants Sleep?

Do Plants Sleep?

By Brooke Borel

The AIDS Cure

By Apoorva Mandavilli

The Month in Plagues: Nazi Mosquitoes, Agricultural Espionage, And More

The Month in Plagues: Nazi Mosquitoes, Agricultural Espionage, And More

By Brooke Borel

Cat Bites, Depression and Germs: Is there a Link?

Cat Bites, Depression and Germs: Is there a Link?

How Effective Is This Year’s Flu Vaccine?

How Effective Is This Year’s Flu Vaccine?

By Brooke Borel

The Hostage Horror of Herpesvirus

The Hostage Horror of Herpesvirus

How Nutrition In One Generation Can Change The Genetics Of The Next

How Nutrition In One Generation Can Change The Genetics Of The Next

By Francie Diep

Better Know a Plague: Measles, Mumps & Rubella

Better Know a Plague: Measles, Mumps & Rubella

By Brooke Borel

Stating the Case for Germs Awareness Month

Stating the Case for Germs Awareness Month

The Month In Plagues: Pigeon Poop In NYC Water Towers, Livestock Antibiotics Are Bad News, And More

The Month In Plagues: Pigeon Poop In NYC Water Towers, Livestock Antibiotics Are Bad News, And More

By Brooke Borel

Building Design Influences Bacterial Growth

Building Design Influences Bacterial Growth

By Brooke Borel

Antioxidant Supplements Worsen Lung Tumors, Study Finds

Antioxidant Supplements Worsen Lung Tumors, Study Finds

By Francie Diep

Ruminating Climate Change & the Criminal Cow

Ruminating Climate Change & the Criminal Cow

How Did Insects Evolve To Feast On Your Blood?

How Did Insects Evolve To Feast On Your Blood?

By Brooke Borel

100 Years Of Smoking Studies In Popular Science

100 Years Of Smoking Studies In Popular Science

By Francie Diep

The Nightmare of Flu-Induced Narcolepsy

The Nightmare of Flu-Induced Narcolepsy

Another Reason To Get A Flu Shot

Another Reason To Get A Flu Shot

By Brooke Borel

Why You Shouldn’t Fear The Eggnog

By Brooke Borel

Love in the Time of Cholera Vaccine

Love in the Time of Cholera Vaccine

Killing Fungus With Plastic Bottles

Killing Fungus With Plastic Bottles

By Francie Diep

Better Know a Plague: Bed Bugs

Better Know a Plague: Bed Bugs

By Brooke Borel

Trae Menard leans out of a helicopter with a paintball gun over a patch of healthy Australian tree ferns

Zapping Invasive Plants from a Helicopter

By Brooke Borel

The Microbiome and the Future of Artisanal Gastronomy

The Microbiome and the Future of Artisanal Gastronomy

The Week in Plagues: A World Without Antibiotics, Why You’re Not Drowning in Poop, and More

The Week in Plagues: A World Without Antibiotics, Why You’re Not Drowning in Poop, and More

By Brooke Borel

Forget Prozac, Psychobiotics Are the Future of Psychiatry

Forget Prozac, Psychobiotics Are the Future of Psychiatry

Turning to Germs in a Post-Antibiotic Era

Turning to Germs in a Post-Antibiotic Era

This Week in Plagues: The Origin of Syphilis, Cheese Made from Armpit Bacteria, And More

This Week in Plagues: The Origin of Syphilis, Cheese Made from Armpit Bacteria, And More

By Brooke Borel