It's time to track city sewage for emerging diseases, not just COVID-19
Read now →The current pandemic accelerated the wastewater epidemiology techniques, but researchers hope to continue the practice to prevent the next one
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Antibiotics in fish farming create resistance and are an animal welfare disaster. It’s time for a change
Read now →Aquaculture, like agriculture, has an antibiotic problem
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The bee microbiome can fight back against fungi that cause Colony Collapse Disorder
Read now →Biocontrol may help bees where other interventions, like chemical pesticides, have failed
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Cats communicate with the help of bacteria living in their butts
Read now →KittyBiome researchers want to study the cat microbiome to improve health and understand scent-based communication
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Meet Maria Sibylla Merian, the naturalist who painted insects in living color
Read now →One of the first to recognize insect metamorphosis, she's finally getting her dues after 300 years of obscurity
Bacteria from our guts have the tools to solve blood bank shortages
Read now →The discovery of a new enzyme system that can convert type A blood into type O blood could ease strain on universal donors and transform healthcare
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Reducing agricultural carbon emissions will be good for the planet and our stomachs
Read now →From soil microbes to factory farming, the Green New Deal could radically improve our food system
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Scientists are trying to develop sustainable biomaterials from wood
Read now →Hemicelluloses are already used in food packaging, hydrogels, and more
Bone proteins can help identify how long a body has been submerged in water
Read now →This finding will help forensic teams better determine time of death in some cases
Squid skin is naturally anti-microbial
Read now →This new finding makes squid skin a potentially valuable medical product, and could reduce waste from commercial fisheries
The upside-down jellyfish stings you with mucus grenades
Read now →Scientists call these, "Cassiomes"... but that doesn't make them any less painful
Genome analysis of Lactobacillus bacteria finds that they make up 25 distinct groups
Read now →These bacteria are important for gut health as well as in foods like kimchi, sauerkraut, and yogurt
We can measure coronavirus's spread by looking at people's poop
Read now →Municipal wastewater treatments plants are actually ideal testing locations
Unlike bacteria, diatoms are picky about microplastics
Read now →And that could affect how quickly different types of these tiny plastic particles are degraded
Start-up releases the world's first GMO probiotic
Read now →The company claims the probiotic supplement can cure hangovers, but evidence in humans is lacking
The placental microbiome may not exist, but the scientific method is real
Read now →Researchers from Cambridge have found that run-of-the-mill sample contamination likely led to the discovery of a placental microbiome
The #BetterPoster debate rages – should you redesign your presentations?
Read now →Biologist Lauren McKee chooses to reserve judgement – for now
To fight agricultural pests, scientists try spray-on plant vaccines
Read now →RNA interference can be used to protect food crops and improve plants' health, no genetic engineering required
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40% of food in America ends up in the trash. Is nanopackaging the answer?
Read now →Consumer habits aren't enough to curb the impacts of food waste — packaging companies have the opportunity to make a big difference
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Sometimes they make food ferment, but used in the right way, these bacteria can also be a preservative
Read now →Lactic acid bacteria produce antibiotic-like compounds that kill off potentially harmful contaminants
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Science has a garbage problem. Why aren't recycling schemes more popular?
Read now →Research institutions need to reflect on their attitudes toward plastic waste and make sustainability a priority in laboratories
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It's time to highlight our fungus friends in our microbiomes
Read now →Our gut microbiomes contain fungi and protists, not just bacteria - so why don't we study them?
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Organic food is booming, but it's grinding field laborers into the dirt
Read now →The well-being of organic farmworkers is falling to the wayside as we rapidly increase our consumption of these premium products
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That refreshing ocean mist is full of microbes
Read now →And they're landing on your face
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