Space stations could wage war on hitchhiking bacteria with self-cleaning tech By Tatyana Woodall / May 25, 2022
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This new museum exhibit tells us to respect the microbes that live on us By Claire Maldarelli / Jul 7, 2017
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Glacier-dwelling bacteria thrive on chemical energy derived from rocks and water By Kate Baggaley / Dec 30, 2020
Gut bacteria might flip the effects of a common cancer-causing mutation in an unexpected way By Hannah Seo / Aug 20, 2020
COVID-19 testing problems are all too familiar to Lyme disease patients By Carrie Arnold / Jun 28, 2020
Yeast and E. coli can grow in conditions that might exist on alien planets By Kate Baggaley / May 11, 2020
Inside a frozen tunnel hiding the galaxy’s biggest secrets By Madeline Ostrander/Undark / May 6, 2020
This photo confirms that your tongue is basically a microbe party By Claire Maldarelli / Apr 20, 2020
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Antibiotic over-prescription is worst for kids in low-income countries By Sara Kiley Watson / Dec 18, 2019
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