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New research shows that nanoplastics in water can strengthen bacteria, raising concerns about drinking water safety.

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New research shows that the gene PTPN2 helps regulate gut bacteria and plays a key role in protecting the body from excessive inflammation. Scientists at the, Riverside, are uncovering how a single ge ...

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Antibiotic Resistance and New Approaches Development of resistance to therapeutically useful antibiotics is inevitable since bacteria reproduce rapidly and, with millions of years of “experience” have ...

Rice, even leftover rice, seems as harmless a food as any. While meat, seafood and produce are cited for causing foodborne illness more than others, that bowl of cooked black or basmati rice can be ...

The U.S. is witnessing a troubling rise in infections caused by bacteria carrying the NDM gene — dubbed “nightmare bacteria”— which one expert says poses a "grave danger" to public health. Infection ...

Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists. Bacteria that are ...