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Scientists Design Genome For Upgraded E. Coli

Scientists Design Genome For Upgraded E. Coli

By Kate Baggaley

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Meet The Germs Sharing Your Seat On The Subway

By Coby McDonald

Pandas Might Be Painfully Pooping Out Their Gut Lining Each Year

By Kate Baggaley

The Bacteria On Your Scalp Could Be Key To Fighting Dandruff

The Bacteria On Your Scalp Could Be Key To Fighting Dandruff

By Claire Maldarelli

Infecting Mosquitoes With Bacteria Could Help Stop Zika

Infecting Mosquitoes With Bacteria Could Help Stop Zika

By Claire Maldarelli

Learning How Microbes Live In Space

Learning How Microbes Live In Space

*Pseudomonas syringae*

How Bacteria Create Their Own Ice

By Alexandra Ossola

Scientists Build A Living Cell With Minimum Viable Number Of Genes

Scientists Build A Living Cell With Minimum Viable Number Of Genes

By Alexandra Ossola

Bacterial zoo in a bottle

Grow A Bacterial Zoo In A Bottle

How Microbes Contribute To Heart Disease

How Microbes Contribute To Heart Disease

Bacteria Have ‘Biological Wheels’ That We Can Finally See In 3D

By Claire Maldarelli

Thanatomicrobiome: Microbial Life After Death

Thanatomicrobiome: Microbial Life After Death

Evolutionary Conservation of An Antimicrobial Net

Evolutionary Conservation of An Antimicrobial Net

Finding A Source of Flavor In Mud Microbes

Finding A Source of Flavor In Mud Microbes

Overload Of Gut Bacteria Can Stunt Children’s Growth

Overload Of Gut Bacteria Can Stunt Children’s Growth

By Alexandra Ossola

Should I Be Freaked Out By Backwash?

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Should I Be Freaked Out By Backwash?

By Daniel Engber

Could Microbes Help Beat Zika?

Could Microbes Help Beat Zika?

Antiperspirants, Deodorants Change Your Armpit Microbiome

Antiperspirants, Deodorants Change Your Armpit Microbiome

By Alexandra Ossola

Tanzawaic Acid: A New Weapon In The Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

Tanzawaic Acid: A New Weapon In The Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

Scientists Manually Transmit Mom’s Microbiome To C-Section Babies

Scientists Manually Transmit Mom’s Microbiome To C-Section Babies

By Alexandra Ossola

The Month In Plagues: Zika Virus, Bugs In Your Home, And More

The Month In Plagues: Zika Virus, Bugs In Your Home, And More

By Brooke Borel

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Why runny noses are good for you

By Alexandra Ossola

Losing To Win: How Fungi Cause Trouble in Cystic Fibrosis

Losing To Win: How Fungi Cause Trouble in Cystic Fibrosis

Oil Spills: Uncovering A Battle Between Technology and Ecology

Oil Spills: Uncovering A Battle Between Technology and Ecology

Worms (And Germs) May Be The Answer To Preventing Allergies

Worms (And Germs) May Be The Answer To Preventing Allergies

Caramel Apples Can Give You Food Poisoning

Caramel Apples Can Give You Food Poisoning

By Alexandra Ossola

uBiome Teams Up With Apple To Study Your Gut

uBiome Teams Up With Apple To Study Your Gut

By Claire Maldarelli

How Microbial Farming Could Help Terraform Mars

How Microbial Farming Could Help Terraform Mars

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

Who Is The Master Of Your Microbial Domain?

Who Is The Master Of Your Microbial Domain?

Does The 5-Second Rule Hold Up Scientifically?

Does The 5-Second Rule Hold Up Scientifically?

By Paul Dawson/The Conversation

How Do You Know If You Have A Tickborne Illness?

How Do You Know If You Have A Tickborne Illness?

By Brooke Borel

Scientists Add Ingredient To Make Ice Cream Melt Slower

Scientists Add Ingredient To Make Ice Cream Melt Slower

By Alexandra Ossola

Drug Can Stop Radiation Poisoning Up To 24 Hours After Exposure

Drug Can Stop Radiation Poisoning Up To 24 Hours After Exposure

By Alexandra Ossola

Bacteria With Synthetic DNA Create Protein Never Found In Nature

Bacteria With Synthetic DNA Create Protein Never Found In Nature

By Alexandra Ossola

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

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

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

What Would An E. Coli Do If It Were Much, Much Bigger?

What Would An E. Coli Do If It Were Much, Much Bigger?

By Alexandra Ossola

More Evidence Life Could Have Come From Beyond

More Evidence Life Could Have Come From Beyond

The Month In Plagues: A Future Without Antibiotics, A Chlamydia Mystery Solved, And More

The Month In Plagues: A Future Without Antibiotics, A Chlamydia Mystery Solved, And More

By Brooke Borel

Scientists Are Studying Subway Germs To Keep Us Healthier

Scientists Are Studying Subway Germs To Keep Us Healthier

Brew Tang Clan: Can Rap Music Really Brew Better Beer?

Brew Tang Clan: Can Rap Music Really Brew Better Beer?

By G. Clay Whittaker

Your Microbiome May Hold Keys To Cancer Treatment

Your Microbiome May Hold Keys To Cancer Treatment

By Alexandra Ossola

The Month In Plagues: Parasitic Worm Sex, Lemony Malaria, And More

The Month In Plagues: Parasitic Worm Sex, Lemony Malaria, And More

By Brooke Borel

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

Your Farts Could Tell Your Doctor About Your Digestive Health

Your Farts Could Tell Your Doctor About Your Digestive Health

By Alexandra Ossola

What The 2016 Budget Proposal Means For Antibiotics Research

What The 2016 Budget Proposal Means For Antibiotics Research

By Lydia Ramsey

How Bread, Beer, And Soy Sauce Changed The Human Microbiome

How Bread, Beer, And Soy Sauce Changed The Human Microbiome

By Francie Diep

Bacterial “Signature” May Be Used To Identify Sexual Assaulters

Bacterial “Signature” May Be Used To Identify Sexual Assaulters

By Alexandra Ossola

Editing The Genes Of Superbugs To Turn Off Antibiotic Resistance

Editing The Genes Of Superbugs To Turn Off Antibiotic Resistance

How NASA’s Microbe Detection Technology May Speed Up Tissue Transplants

How NASA’s Microbe Detection Technology May Speed Up Tissue Transplants

Weird Microbes Thrive In Asphalt Lake And Sunless Glacial Water

Weird Microbes Thrive In Asphalt Lake And Sunless Glacial Water

By Francie Diep

This Bacterium Shoots Out Wires From Its Body To Power Itself

This Bacterium Shoots Out Wires From Its Body To Power Itself

By Francie Diep

Events In Your Past Determine Which Microbes Live On You

Events In Your Past Determine Which Microbes Live On You

By Akshat Rathi and Declan Perry, The Conversation

Missiles And Rockets Might Soon Smell Like Pine Trees

Missiles And Rockets Might Soon Smell Like Pine Trees

How Biological Patents Promote Research And Save Lives

How Biological Patents Promote Research And Save Lives

2 Million Americans Annually Get Infections That Antibiotics Can’t Cure

2 Million Americans Annually Get Infections That Antibiotics Can’t Cure

By Francie Diep

Fact: You Carry Around Enough Bacteria To Fill A Large Soup Can

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Fact: You Carry Around Enough Bacteria To Fill A Large Soup Can

How To Grow Your Own Photo

How To Grow Your Own Photo

A Light Bulb Powered By Bacteria

A Light Bulb Powered By Bacteria

FYI: Does The Komodo Dragon Really Kill With A Bacteria-Filled Bite?

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FYI: Does The Komodo Dragon Really Kill With A Bacteria-Filled Bite?

By Dan Nosowitz