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Environmental antimicrobial resistance is turning rivers, soils, and even the air into hidden highways for "superbugs," ...

Most conversations about breast milk tend to focus on topics like nutrients, antibodies and bonding time rather than bacteria ...

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Paris summit warns about “mirror life.” Scientists call for early limits on mirror bacteria that could evade defenses and ...

Dog ownership benefits the mental health and social behaviors of teens, which may come about due to changes in gut microbes.