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Sep 13

Watch antibiotic-resistant bacteria evolve right before your eyes

By Lora Strum, Julia Griffin

It’s spreading! Scientists at Harvard Medical School in Boston and Technion-Israel have designed a way to document bacteria as the microbes become impervious to antibiotics.

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May 26

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New ‘superbug’ becomes first drug-proof bacteria to hit U.S.

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Mar 24

How many synthetic genes does it take to sustain life?

By Nsikan Akpan

By nailing down the genetic ingredients for life, synthetic biologists at the J. Craig Venter Institute may have redefined the rules for what's essential for survival.

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Mar 10

These plastic-munching bacteria could degrade soda bottles in weeks

By Nsikan Akpan

Scientists in Japan have discovered bacteria that feed on plastic and may change the future of recycling.

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Jul 09

Biologists manufacture bacteria that may one day treat an unhealthy stomach

By Catherine Woods

Scientists altered the DNA of a common gut bacteria, Bacteroides Thetaiotaomicron to treat an unhealthy stomach and make poop glow.

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Jun 23

This mushroom might alter gut bacteria for the better, study finds

By Catherine Woods

Ingredients in Reishi mushrooms can alter gut bacteria in the stomach, according to researchers, reversing the symptoms of obesity in mice, including weight gain and insulin resistance.

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May 07

Investigators say Blue Bell ice cream had evidence of listeria in 2013

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Blue Bell ice cream had evidence of listeria bacteria in its Oklahoma manufacturing plant as far back as March 2013, a government investigation released Thursday says. The company then continued to ship ice cream produced in that plant after what…

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Mar 27

White House unveils plan to fight antibiotic-resistant germs

By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The White House on Friday announced a five-year plan to fight the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria amid fears that once-treatable germs could become deadly.

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Mar 24

The day we discovered the cause of the ‘white death’

By Dr. Howard Markel

Robert Koch’s greatest evening unfolded 133 years ago today, when he solved the riddle that had plagued doctors for centuries: what, exactly, caused tuberculosis?…

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Feb 07

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Google Maps for bacteria? How NYC subway swab could change public health

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