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Bacteria seen with an electron microscope

Environment

Microfibres that pollute the seas are floating homes for bacteria

Almost 200 species of bacteria, including one that can cause food poisoning, were found on microfibre particles from the Mediterranean Sea

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Illustration of Yersinia pestis bacteria

Health

An mRNA vaccine protects mice against deadly plague bacteria

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Computer artwork of Mycobacterium leprae bacteria

Health

Leprosy bacteria may hold the key to helping the liver regenerate

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An old log floating among yellow autumn leaves in a pond

Health

We now know why some poos float and others sink

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The bacterium Hafnia alvei produces a molecule that mimics an appetite-reducing hormone

Health

Appetite-suppressing probiotic helps overweight people lose weight

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bandaged wound on a foot

Health

Antimicrobial drug derived from tree sap could treat chronic wounds

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2ATWGRR Juvenile Pollock (Pollachius virens) school within the protective fronds of kelp near Port Joli, Nova Scotia, Canada. August

Life

Heat-loving, oil-eating bacteria are seeping out of the seafloor

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Genetically engineered Escherichia coli is involved in the growth of many chemicals and drugs, such as insulin, but unmodified versions of the bacteria can be infected by viruses

Life

E. coli that is recoded to be virus resistant may aid drug production

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Life

Antarctic bacteria reveal an evolutionary limit to dealing with heat

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Computer artwork showing how irritable bowel syndrome affects the digestive tract

Health

Faecal transplants ease irritable bowel syndrome for three years

Two-thirds of people with IBS who received a stool transplant from a donor with a healthier mix of gut microbes had fewer symptoms and better quality of life three years later

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Life

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be killed by pom-pom molecules

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Life

Largest known bacteria in the world are visible to the naked eye

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Health

Origin of Black Death finally found in bacteria from Kyrgyzstan graves

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Health

Living with a dog during childhood may reduce risk of Crohn’s disease

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