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Urgent warning issued over kitchen item that could host E.coli and salmonella

Previous research has found that items we utilise regularly in our homes can be home to hundreds of different bacteria's - making the whole household ill with just a touch.

Edinburgh Live

Programmed bacteria make living material

A synthetic biologist explains how he programs bacteria to fix human and environmental problems

Salon

Scientists create a self-repairing material from a tiny but mighty natural force

Because engineered living materials are made of living cells, they can be genetically engineered to perform a broad variety of functions.

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Alzheimer's may not be a brain disease

A group of neuroscience researchers think Alzheimer's is an autoimmune condition — could this lead to a cure?

Salon

Why This Jewelry Designer Makes Pieces Using Her Own Bacteria

She was amazed at the microscopic world and thought the bacteria she could see was beautiful.

Zenger

Humble Potato Could Be Key To Beating Hospital Superbugs

Scientists say it contains a natural drug that destroys lethal bacteria.

Zenger

Genetically engineered bacteria make living materials for self-repairing walls and cleaning up pollution

With just an incubator and some broth, researchers can grow reusable filters made of bacteria to clean up polluted water, detect chemicals in the environment and protect surfaces from rust and mold.

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Warning over kitchen item that 'must be disinfected' as it could host E. coli and salmonella

Previous research has found that items we touch regularly in our homes can be home to hundreds of different bacterias.

Daily Record

Dirtiest items in your home revealed by expert - and you will be shocked by the worst offenders

You will find deadly germs in some unlikely places around your home

Dublin Live

Jewellery designer uses bacteria from her own skin

Chloe Fitzpatrick, 22, has racked up 106,000 followers on TikTok where she documents the zany design process

Wales Online

Dirtiest object in your house is one you use to clean everything else

Experts say you will find deadly germs in some unlikely places around your home

Wales Online

Why Covid-19 made this sexually transmitted superbug even worse

Gonorrhea is on the rise, but there are concrete steps that people can take to prevent it from getting worse.

Inverse

Your washing-up sponge could be making you ill - unless you put it in microwave

However long you spend cleaning your house every week, it's always easy to forget a few key areas which could be a breeding ground for microscopic bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, salmonella, E.coli and mould

Daily Mirror

Seville’s marmalade oranges under threat from deadly yellow dragon disease

The Spanish city is hoping to find a natural remedy to head off bacteria that have attacked citrus groves around the world

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Heart infection could be cause of death of Polish, US hero

Medical and genetics experts in Poland say that a heart infection caused by a common skin bacteria could have caused the 1817 death of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a Polish and U.S. military leader and national hero

The Conversation

Gonorrhea became more drug resistant while attention was on COVID-19 – a molecular biologist explains the sexually transmitted superbug

COVID-19 has rightfully dominated infectious disease news since 2020. However, that doesn’t mean other infectious diseases took a break. In fact, U.S. rates of infection by gonorrhea have risen during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Meningitis and septicaemia ‘more than just a rash’, charity warns

Symptoms can be hard to distinguish from other mild illnesses such as flu, particularly in the early stages of illness.

Irish Mirror

Meningitis symptoms to watch out for after woman dies in Limerick

The germs that cause bacterial meningitis can also cause septicaemia (blood poisoning).

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Scientists develop system to produce biodegradable plastics

A team of scientists has developed a system that uses carbon dioxide, CO2, to produce biodegradable plastics, or bioplastics, that could replace the nondegradable plastics used today. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Health: Gut bacteria may contribute to HIV infection susceptibility: Study

Certain bacteria" gut bacteria, including one required for a healthy gut microbiome, differ between people who develop HIV infection and those who do not, according to new UCLA-led research. Read more on Dynamite News:

Daily Mirror

'An expectant mother's gut bacteria can help to support her unborn child'

Gut microbes in someone expecting a child can change their body and change the structure of the placenta and how it transports nutrient, says Dr Miriam Stoppard

Chronicle Live

Dog owners warned over ‘serious disease’ caught from drinking or swimming outdoors

Leptospirosis is caused by bacteria and can cause damage to a dog’s vital organs, which sadly often proves fatal

The Conversation

Summer swimming season may be over, but you can still get swimmer's ear – and you don't even need to go in the water

Many forms of ear infections strike children and adults alike, but among the most common is acute otitis externa, also known as swimmer’s ear.

Daily Mirror

Personal trainer left half blind after bacterial infection from dirty make-up bag

Laura Hawkins, from Bristol, was travelling across Australia when she reached into her bag to fish out her contact lenses, little did she know the "excruciating" pain she was about to go through as her trip across the land down under was ruined

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Probiotics, gut bacteria and weight — what's the connection?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend insists that taking a probiotic supplement has helped her lose 50 pounds by keeping her gut bacteria in check. Will taking a probiotic in conjunction with a balanced diet and exercise help me lose weight?

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