Health
World war on superbugs can only be won by a UN-led global effort
Antibiotic resistance is now such a big threat that only a global campaign akin to that on HIV can tackle it, say Dilip Nathwani and Ramanan Laxminarayan
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Physics
Send secret messages hidden in the DNA of bacterial spores
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Bacteria lurking in blood could be culprit in countless diseases
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Technology
Bacteria made to turn sewage into clean water 鈥� and electricity
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Self-destructing bacteria are engineered to kill cancer cells
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Lung bacteria’s sense of touch tells them when to turn nasty
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Antibiotic resistance discovered in the guts of ancient mummies
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It鈥檚 safe to prescribe fewer antibiotics for coughs and colds
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Environment
Bacteria ‘gardeners’ farm algae to harvest when food runs out
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Gut bacteria spotted eating brain chemicals for the first time
The discovery of gut bacteria that need the calming chemical GABA to survive could explain why bacteria seem to influence our mood
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Health
Tourists pick up antibiotic-resistance genes in just two days
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Health
New life form discovered in saliva is linked to human disease
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Life
Ancient enzyme resurrected from the ancestor of all bacteria
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Earth
Treating cows with antibiotics doubles dung methane emissions
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