That which does not kill them makes them stronger
By now, we’ve all heard the paranoia about how the overuse of antibiotics can create drug resistant bacteria, but a new study has confirmed that antibiotics aren’t the only worry. No, really. It might...
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Purell to become newest crime tool
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences theorizes that it may be possible to identify individuals using their bacterial trace. You see, everyone’s covered with...
View ArticleThe proof is phallic
A nerd at NASA thinks that he’s found evidence of aliens. Me, I think he’s found a picture of a dong. Richard Hoover discovered fossils of bacteria in an extremely rare kind of meteorite. If you’re...
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Your body is a disgusting, yet healthy wonderland
We know that human beings contain more germs on a single finger than an entire dog’s mouth. At least, according to Schools, who open mouth kisses dogs all the time. (All the time.) But, until recently,...
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Science: bacterium that eats arsenic? Inconceivable!
Back in 2010, scientists were excited by what appeared to be the discovery of a bacterium, GFAJ-1, that not only lives in an environment rife with arsenic, but also eats that arsenic and uses it to...
View ArticleWine: The hot new trend in mouth wash
You’ve probably seen friends passing around a news story about how wine can increase your longevity. It doesn’t. It just says that people who are 90 or whatever and drink wine seem to be in better...
View ArticleStudy: There’s poop on your clothes
If you’re the type of person who likes to go to a store and try on clothes before buying them, rather than just purchasing them online, the dying retail industry thanks you. But you should also know...
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If you give a mouse E. coli
Be on the lookout for diseased NYC mice. They’re somewhere out there. Who among us hasn’t cried watching An American Tail? (It’s OK, the Internet can’t see you nodding.) Fievel Mousekewitz, a young...
View ArticleScience finally finds a negative health impact from drinking
Pretty much every other day, heavy-drinking scientists come out with a new study declaring the health benefits of boozing it up on the reg. But did you know that there is actually a negative health...
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