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The Sciences

Repurposing Urine Into a Valuable Biomaterial Could Benefit Dental Implants, and Construction

Starving Bacteria Use Type VI Secretion System

Hungry Bacteria Hunt Their Neighbors With Tiny, Poison-Tipped Harpoons 

Illustration of large and small intestine with gas

Health

How Can the Same Diet Affect People Differently? The Microbiome and Methane May be Why

Photo-Controlled Bacteria to Beat Antibiotic Resistance

How Light-Controlled Bacteria Could Tackle the Problem of Antibiotic Resistance

Macrophages infected with Yersinia pestis.

Black Death Bacterium Evolved to be Less Aggressive to Kill Victims Slowly

Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata

Planet Earth

Bat Tolerance to Viral Infections Could Help Humans Become More Resilient, Too

washing plate with sponge

To Avoid Bacteria Buildup, Ditch the Kitchen Sponge and Switch to a Brush Instead

Rug of biomass

Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Could Help Advance Environmental Cleanup

Food quality control inspection of sea fish

Skip Sushi No More – Designer Microbes Can Now Reduce Mercury Poisoning

Staph bacteria

The Fungus on Your Skin Can Stave Off An Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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Childhood Bacteria Exposure Linked to Early Cancer Risk

T cells attacking cancer cell

The Gut Microbiome Could Help Our Bodies Fight Cancer

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微生物与病毒

将尿液再利用为有价值的生物材料，可造福牙科植入物和建筑业

饥饿的细菌用微小的、带毒的鱼叉追捕邻居

同样的饮食为何对人产生不同影响？微生物组和甲烷可能是原因。

光控细菌如何解决抗生素耐药性问题

黑死病细菌进化得不那么具侵略性，以便缓慢杀死宿主

蝙蝠对病毒感染的耐受性也能帮助人类变得更有韧性

为了避免细菌滋生，丢掉厨房海绵，改用刷子吧！

导电细菌或有助于推进环境清理工作

不再需要跳过寿司——现在，定制微生物可以减少汞中毒

皮肤上的真菌可以抵御抗生素耐药细菌

儿童时期细菌暴露与早期癌症风险相关

肠道微生物群可能帮助我们的身体对抗癌症

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