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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

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