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This Slo-Mo Sneeze Video Shows Just How Far Spray Clouds Can Spread
Gross as it may be, by mapping the ejected sneeze droplets, researchers hope to better control the spread of disease
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Can We Save Mars From Ourselves?
When we travel to Earth-like worlds, contamination may be inevitable
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Captive Komodo Dragons Share Their Teeming Microbiome with Their Environment, Just Like Us
Komodos could be the perfect model for studying host-microbe interactions
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How the Next Generation of Mars Rovers will Search for Signs of Life
The Mars 2020 rover doesn’t even have a name yet—but it already has an ambitious goal
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When It Comes to West Nile Virus, Atlanta’s Cardinals May Be Our Feathered Saviors
New research suggests the bright red birds are viral “super-suppressors”
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Summer Produce Could Last Longer With These Five New Technologies
Scientists seek solutions to slow the inevitable process of decomposition
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Scientists Find New Type of Antibiotics Hiding in the Human Nose
This whiff of success could be just the beginning of many new antibiotics
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Behold LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor of Life on Earth
New discoveries suggest life likely descends from the inhospitable environment of deep sea vents
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Journey to the Center of Earth
The Tiny World of Glacier Microbes Has an Outsized Impact on Global Climate
Microbes living on glaciers collectively cover an area the size of New Hampshire—and they could have a big influence on global climate
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Extremeophile Worms Discovered Living in Toxic Colorado Cave
Sulphur Cave in Steamboat Springs is home to a new species of blood-red worm capable of living in a cave full of hydrogen sulfide
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This “Lost Underwater City” Was Actually Made by Microbes
Though these formations may not be evidence of a lost city, they show off some intriguing chemistry
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Australians Make Beer Out of Belly Button Lint
Melbourne’s 7 Cent Brewery will debut a Belgian-style Witbier later this month brewed using yeast strains cultivated from its founders’ navels
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Your Skin’s Microbial Inhabitants Might Stick Around, Even If You Wash
This tiny ecosystem is surprisingly stable from months to years, study reveals
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Early Microscopes Revealed a New World of Tiny Living Things
A cloth merchant turned a device for checking his wares into an instrument fit for science
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Every City Has a Unique Microbial “Fingerprint”
From architecture to microbes, every city is different
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The CDC Says High Elevation Regions Are Safe From Zika
It’s welcome news for anyone with travel plans
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The Sky Might Soon Be Flush With Self-Cleaning Bathrooms
A new Boeing prototype lavatory zaps germs with UV rays
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Virus Genes in Human DNA May, Surprisingly, Help Us Fight Infections
Bits of ancient viral invaders woven into the human genome seem to boost our immune system
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How Can Viruses Like Zika Cause Birth Defects?
While the link between Zika and microcephaly is uncertain, similar diseases show how the virus might be affecting infants
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Does Having a C-Section Alter Baby’s First Microbiome?
A study of cesarean babies swabbed with birth canal fluids suggests that some newborns may be missing out on helpful microbes
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