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Better Know A Plague: Smallpox
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Better Know A Plague: Smallpox

By Brooke Borel

The New DNA Test That Could Replace Pap Smears
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The New DNA Test That Could Replace Pap Smears

By Francie Diep

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

By Brooke Borel

The Talking Germs: Deciphering Microbial Linguistics and Cognition
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The Talking Germs: Deciphering Microbial Linguistics and Cognition

By Jason Tetro

Measles vaccines: Late is better than never
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Measles vaccines: Late is better than never

By Brooke Borel

Dirty Dog: Do Pets Track Bacteria In Your Home?
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Dirty Dog: Do Pets Track Bacteria In Your Home?

By Brooke Borel

No, Rats Are Not Exonerated From The Black Death
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No, Rats Are Not Exonerated From The Black Death

By Brooke Borel

The Link Between Breasts, Cancer and Germs
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The Link Between Breasts, Cancer and Germs

By Jason Tetro

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

By Brooke Borel

Do Insects Sleep?
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Do Insects Sleep?

By Brooke Borel

Ebola: Looking Beyond the Pucker Factor
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Ebola: Looking Beyond the Pucker Factor

By Jason Tetro

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

By Jason Tetro

Do Microbes Sleep?
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Do Microbes Sleep?

By Brooke Borel

The Secret To Better Teeth Found In Beer Breweries
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The Secret To Better Teeth Found In Beer Breweries

By Jason Tetro

Do Plants Sleep?
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Do Plants Sleep?

By Brooke Borel

The AIDS Cure
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The AIDS Cure

By Apoorva Mandavilli

New Wearable Device Could Protect Against HIV and Pregnancy
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New Wearable Device Could Protect Against HIV and Pregnancy

By Lindsey Kratochwill

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

By Brooke Borel

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

By Jason Tetro

How Effective Is This Year’s Flu Vaccine?
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How Effective Is This Year’s Flu Vaccine?

By Brooke Borel

The Hostage Horror of Herpesvirus
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The Hostage Horror of Herpesvirus

By Jason Tetro

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

By Francie Diep

Better Know a Plague: Measles, Mumps & Rubella
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Better Know a Plague: Measles, Mumps & Rubella

By Brooke Borel

Stating the Case for Germs Awareness Month
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Stating the Case for Germs Awareness Month

By Jason Tetro

The Month In Plagues: Pigeon Poop In NYC Water Towers, Livestock Antibiotics Are Bad News, And More
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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
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Building Design Influences Bacterial Growth

By Brooke Borel

Antioxidant Supplements Worsen Lung Tumors, Study Finds
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Antioxidant Supplements Worsen Lung Tumors, Study Finds

By Francie Diep

Ruminating Climate Change & the Criminal Cow
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Ruminating Climate Change & the Criminal Cow

By Jason Tetro

How Did Insects Evolve To Feast On Your Blood?
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How Did Insects Evolve To Feast On Your Blood?

By Brooke Borel

100 Years Of Smoking Studies In Popular Science
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100 Years Of Smoking Studies In Popular Science

By Francie Diep

The Nightmare of Flu-Induced Narcolepsy
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The Nightmare of Flu-Induced Narcolepsy

By Jason Tetro

Another Reason To Get A Flu Shot
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Another Reason To Get A Flu Shot

By Brooke Borel

egg nog
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Why You Shouldn’t Fear The Eggnog

By Brooke Borel

Love in the Time of Cholera Vaccine
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Love in the Time of Cholera Vaccine

By Jason Tetro

Better Know a Fix: DDT
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Better Know a Fix: DDT

By Brooke Borel

Killing Fungus With Plastic Bottles
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Killing Fungus With Plastic Bottles

By Francie Diep

Better Know a Plague: Bed Bugs
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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
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Zapping Invasive Plants from a Helicopter

By Brooke Borel

The Microbiome and the Future of Artisanal Gastronomy
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The Microbiome and the Future of Artisanal Gastronomy

By Jason Tetro

The Week in Plagues: A World Without Antibiotics, Why You’re Not Drowning in Poop, and More
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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
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Forget Prozac, Psychobiotics Are the Future of Psychiatry

By Jason Tetro

Public Health Concerns in Typhoon Haiyan Aftermath (Updated 11/18/13)
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Public Health Concerns in Typhoon Haiyan Aftermath (Updated 11/18/13)

By Brooke Borel

Turning to Germs in a Post-Antibiotic Era
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Turning to Germs in a Post-Antibiotic Era

By Jason Tetro

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

By Brooke Borel

Was Salvador Dalí Plagued By Phantom Bed Bugs?
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Was Salvador Dalí Plagued By Phantom Bed Bugs?

By Brooke Borel

The 51st Anniversary of Silent Spring
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The 51st Anniversary of Silent Spring

By Brooke Borel

Government Shutdown: Bad for Insect Science
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Government Shutdown: Bad for Insect Science

By Brooke Borel

OMP’s Friday Link Roundup
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OMP’s Friday Link Roundup

By Brooke Borel

Introducing: Our Modern Plagues
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Introducing: Our Modern Plagues

By Brooke Borel

Whoa! Scientists Grow A Brain In A Dish
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Whoa! Scientists Grow A Brain In A Dish

By Shaunacy Ferro

Does CTE, The Brain Disease Found In NFL Players, Really Exist?
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Does CTE, The Brain Disease Found In NFL Players, Really Exist?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Unbelievably Detailed Maps Track AIDS In The U.S.
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Unbelievably Detailed Maps Track AIDS In The U.S.

By Colin Lecher

A Guide To Not Saying Dumb Things About Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy
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A Guide To Not Saying Dumb Things About Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy

By Shaunacy Ferro

New Device Detects Asbestos In Real-Time, With Lasers And Magnets
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New Device Detects Asbestos In Real-Time, With Lasers And Magnets

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Scientists Create Hybrid, Air-Transmissible Bird Flu Strains
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Scientists Create Hybrid, Air-Transmissible Bird Flu Strains

By Rebecca Boyle

New Bird Flu Spreads: What You Need To Know
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New Bird Flu Spreads: What You Need To Know

By Francie Diep

7 Ways Sitting Will Kill You
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7 Ways Sitting Will Kill You

By Shaunacy Ferro

Flu Researchers Say: Let Us Get Back To Work Studying Risky Mutations
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Flu Researchers Say: Let Us Get Back To Work Studying Risky Mutations

By Rebecca Boyle

Will This Fish Transform Medicine?
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Will This Fish Transform Medicine?

By Virginia Hughes

The Flu Virus Can Tell Time. Here’s Why You Should Care
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The Flu Virus Can Tell Time. Here’s Why You Should Care

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Why Is There A Winter Flu Season?
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FYI: Why Is There A Winter Flu Season?

By Emily Elert

Brand-New Vaccine Strategy Works Against Herpes, And Potentially HIV
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Brand-New Vaccine Strategy Works Against Herpes, And Potentially HIV

By Clay Dillow

Where will the next pandemic come from?
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Where will the next pandemic come from?

By David Quammen

How to Give Ferrets A Highly Contagious, Sneeze-Transmissible Version of the Bird Flu
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How to Give Ferrets A Highly Contagious, Sneeze-Transmissible Version of the Bird Flu

By Rebecca Boyle