Sepsis onset can be difficult to recognize, in part because its symptoms can mimic those of many other conditions. A treatment delay of even a few hours can make the difference between life and death.
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When humans eat fish, mussels and other foods containing antibiotics, the residual antibiotics may cause bacterial pathogens to become resistant.
New research shows five bacteria are associated with an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
If you’re tempted to wade into flood waters for fun, don’t. It not only risks your immediate safety, it’s also a threat to your health.
Reviving long-lost legume species could help improve global food security and decrease world hunger.
A billion-year-old ‘hydrogen economy’ in the frozen soil of Antarctica provides bacteria with energy, water, and the carbon that makes up their bodies.
Viruses have gotten a bad rap for the many illnesses and pandemics they’ve caused. But viruses are also genetic innovators – and possibly the pioneers of using DNA as the genetic blueprint of life.
We have trillions of microbes in our gut – and each do something different for our body.
Watch Lotti Tajouri explain how mobile phones are vectors for bacteria and viruses, why this is a problem in our hospitals, and how you can sanitise your phone to help stop the spread of disease.
When conditions are just right in some parts of the Indian Ocean, a type of bacteria will multiply and start to glow. Satellites are helping scientists study these milky seas for the first time.
How do organisms survive extreme conditions – and how can their adaptations help us develop better technology?
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health threats in the world. New research, however, may have found a way to keep up with rapidly evolving bacteria.
Three pioneering technologies have forever altered how researchers do their work and promise to revolutionize medicine, from correcting genetic disorders to treating degenerative brain diseases.
We can fine-tune bacteria using algorithms to help them produce the things we need, from antibiotics to methane.
You’ll probably want to wash your sheets after reading this.
A fear of microbes, like germs, could be harming human health.
The presence of multi drug-resistant bacteria in goats and sheep in southwest Nigeria may be due to regular use of antibiotics and unhygienic practices by farmers.
You could say there are a ‘crapload’ of viruses in the human gut. Luckily, most of these do not attack our cells, but instead feed on bacteria.
Solutions to some of the globe’s most daunting environmental challenges may be closer than you think. Scientists are harnessing nature to clean up toxic chemicals and mining waste.
With an average shelf life of nine years, the coming tsunami of waste EV batteries needs action now.
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences, RMIT University
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Australian National University
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Prof. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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IMB Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Research Associate in Microbiology, University of Guelph
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Professor of Food Science, Clemson University
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Director of the Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Newcastle University
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Research Fellow in Microbiology, University of Glasgow
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Lecturer in Microbiology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Medical Microbiology, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of microbiology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Emerging Technology, Co-director of the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, Newcastle University
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Researcher, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University
