Reusable water bottles can help you stay hydrated, but experts say not cleaning your water bottle regularly can expose you to some potentially harmful bacteria. Boston 25’s sister station met with ...

Forget the eye drops. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have engineered a living bacterium to take up long-term residence on the eye’s surface and quietly deliver anti-inflammatory therapy ...

A new study reveals that close social relationships can drive the transfer of gut microbes, independent of shared ...

Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPH Key Takeaways People who live together share up to 30% of their gut bacterial strains, ...

The world has a big plastic problem that it's yet to fix. We're trying to reduce our reliance on plastic, but that's seemingly impossible in modern society. The material is too important for our daily ...

Evidence of living bacterial cells entering the Earth’s upper atmosphere from space has come from a joint project involving Indian and UK scientists. The first positive identification of ...

A plant compound in a popular skin-care ingredient shows antibacterial potential, revealing a new way to target ...

A hydrogel made from crustacean shells lets common food bacteria generate electrical signals 15 times more efficiently, opening the door to reusable living sensors for food safety. (Nanowerk Spotlight ...

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