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Microbiome

Small lungs made out of felt, infused with the DNA from killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria.

Art Meets Science

An Artist Dyes Clothes and Quilts With Tuberculosis and Staph Bacteria

Anna Dumitriu combines bacteria and textile design to explore our relationship with microorganisms

Not the best place to get diarrhea.

New Research

What Does Space Do To Your Microbiome?

Nobody wants E. coli on a trip to Mars

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