Teams of bacteria have working memories remarkably like ours
A new paper published this week in the journal Cell Systems documents how these communities of bacteria have the capacity to remember when they are exposed to blue light.
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This photo confirms that your tongue is basically a microbe party
For the first time, researchers have been able to photograph this teeming microscopic community in more detail than ever before.
We finally know which bacteria give kimchi its power
Kimchi is an emblem of fermented foods: The Korean dietary staple contains a rich world of microbes. Now, we have a clearer view of what creates this tiny, bustling world.
Fight viruses in your home without making bacteria stronger
Not all bugs are bad (in fact, trillions exist on or inside us that we can’t survive without). But many of the microbes that do cause disease have developed the ability to thwart the drugs we use to treat them. In the United States alone, about 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections arise each year, resulting in more than 35,000 deaths—and the threat could worsen if we’re not careful about the cleaning products we use to battle the current viral outbreak.
Your smartphone is gross. Learn how to clean it properly.
You can’t see it with the naked eye, but your smartphone is likely to be crawling with bacteria—perhaps even more so than your toilet seat. That’s a lot of dangerous microbes floating around, and yes, it is gross.
The tricks to keeping flower arrangements gorgeous for as long as possible
A beautiful bloom and vase is just the beginning.
Hand washing trumps sanitizer when it comes to beating viruses
To soap or sanitize?
This new device seems to pull electricity out of thin air
The small-scale generator could hold thrilling possibilities for future renewables.
Strep throat is figuring out how to beat our go-to antibiotics
A new and unnerving Strep A threat is on the horizon: a version of the virus that’s partly or wholly resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics.
How to stay healthy on your next germ-filled flight
Packing a bunch of people into a confined airplane cabin during cold and flu season is a recipe for the sniffles. Here’s how to stay healthy when you fly.