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By Jul 24, 2021
Health

Use these commonsense rules to avoid food poisoning

Mold is the least of your worries.
By Jul 14, 2021
Animals

Raw dog food can harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria

At least in Europe, raw dog food often contains bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics.
By Jun 27, 2021
Health

You might be overusing hand sanitizer

Alcohol doesn’t discriminate good microbes from bad ones.
By Jun 24, 2021
Science

‘Fugitive dust’ seems to have caused last summer’s salmonella outbreak from peaches

Nearby chickens and cows contributed to the contamination of peaches that led to a large outbreak of salmonella.
By Jun 2, 2021
Health

Cities have unique microbiomes which could be key to keeping us healthy

Researchers swabbed city buses and subways and found DNA from viruses and bacteria that had never been classified before.
By Apr 15, 2021
Environment

Compost can help protect us from food poisoning

Organic fertilizer performed better than its industrial counterparts in fighting harmful pathogens.
By Feb 27, 2021
Science

The future of probiotics and gut microbiomes is bright

We might one day fix our whole bodies by balancing the organisms inside.
By Feb 24, 2021
Health

Some of Earth’s tiniest living things could survive on Mars

Bacteria and fungi were hurled into Earth’s middle stratosphere, which resembles many of Mars’ harsh conditions.
By Feb 20, 2021
Science

See the wonderful world of fermented foods on one delicious chart

And we didn’t even count cheeses.
By Jan 5, 2021
Science

The world’s most diverse group of bacteria lives inside your mouth

Mapping the planet’s microbiomes starts on your tongue.