- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 30th, 2015
Scientist Injects Himself with 3.5-Million-Year-Old Bacteria
Because life is only as fun as you make it
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 24th, 2015
Ticks Known to Carry Lyme Disease Discovered in London Parks
Still, researchers say nature enthusiasts shouldn't worry
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 26th, 2015
Unusually High Number of Plague Cases Reported in the US This Year
Since April 1, 11 people have been diagnosed with plague
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 24th, 2015
Woman Develops Knee Infection from Flossing Too Eagerly
She injured her gums and so a bacterium entered her body
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 28th, 2015
US Military Sends Live Anthrax to Labs in the Country and Overseas
To be fair, they thought the spores were inert
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 15th, 2015
Scientists Want to Use Lethal Salmonella Bacteria to Treat Cancer
A genetically engineered form of Salmonella could kill cancer cells while at the same time being safe for the patient
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 19th, 2015
Mutant E. Coli Bacteria Are 750 Times Bigger than Normal
The abnormally long bacteria were knowingly and purposely grown by researchers with Canada's Concordia University
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 18th, 2015
Researchers Hope to Dig Out Cholera from Church Graveyard in Italy
The cemetery, located in Italy's Tuscany region, is believed to hold clues about the bacterium that causes cholera
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 30th, 2014
Teeny Tiny Human Stomachs Grown in the Lab in World First
The miniature stomachs could pave the way to the development of better treatments for a wide variety of conditions
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 14th, 2014
Bacterium Causes Tumors in Rats, Dogs, and Even Humans to Shrink
The bacterium used to shrink tumors in these experiments is commonly found in soils
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 3rd, 2014
Direct Conversion of Biomass to Biofuel Made Possible by Bacterium
The engineered bacterium promises to make biomass-based fuels more popular
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 27th, 2014
Rise of the Black Death Bug Explained
Scientists determine the genetic changes that resulted in the Black Death
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 8th, 2014
Bacterium Sporting “Alien” DNA Created in a Lab
Scientists say the bacterium is able to replicate the unnatural DNA
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 15th, 2013
Manda Packing Company Issues Recall for 468,000 Pounds (212,281 Kg) of Meat
The meat is believed to have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 16th, 2008
Ancient People Also Had Gastric Infections
Evidence of H. pylori causing gastric infections in Native Americans found
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Stefan Anitei
- May 9th, 2008
The Secret of the World's Largest Bacterium Revealed
Is in its DNA