Enlarge this image Jonah Reeder prepares a special protein shake that helps him manage a metabolic condition called phenylketonuria. Julia Ritchey/KUER hide…
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Bugs Vs. Superbugs: Insects Offer Promise In Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
by Paul Chisholm February 13, 2019Enlarge this image Scientists have isolated a molecule with disease-fighting potential in a microbe living on a type of fungus-farming ant (genus…
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Every once in a while at the office we are asked by our pregnant patients if “vaginal seeding” is offered or…
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Dangerous Infection Tied To Hospitals Now Becoming Common Outside Them
by Clayton Dalton November 25, 2018Enlarge this image Infections with Clostridium difficile can crop up after a round of antibiotics. BSIP/UIG via Getty Images hide caption toggle…
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Enlarge this image University of Oregon scientists used real dust from inside homes around Portland to test the effects of sunlight, UV…
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‘Predatory Bacteria’ Might Be Enlisted In Defense Against Antibiotic Resistance
by Richard Harris September 6, 2018Enlarge this image It’s a bacteria-eat-bacteria world, scientists say. Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, shown here in false color, attacks common germs six times its…
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Enlarge this image Mice may be adorable, but the droppings and the bacteria they contain, not so much. Mchugh Tom/Science Source/Getty Images…
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Enlarge this image The CDC is trying to stop E. coli and other bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics because they…