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Gardnerella vaginalis that causes bacterial vaginosis

Health

Unhealthy vagina microbiome can make HIV drugs less effective

A bacterial strain associated with a common vaginal infection can break down tenofovir, a powerful preventative HIV drug used in protective gels and PrEP

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E. coli colonies

Life

Floating in microgravity gives bacteria permanent genetic boost

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Nanoparticles that chat back and forth could dispense medication

Technology

Nanoparticles that chat back and forth could dispense medication

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Colourful bacteria

Life

Gene tweak in gut bacteria could turn faeces blue if you’re ill

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A girl with cholera

Health

Unprecedented cholera outbreak tears through war-torn Yemen

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Bifidobacterium bacteria

Health

Diabetes drug may work by changing gut bacteria makeup

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Bacterial image

Life

Bacteria engineered to produce living, full-colour photographs

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evolution artwork

Life

Resurrected organisms reveal life’s bare essentials

Features

meteorites landing on early Earth

Space

Microbes might thrive after crash-landing on board a meteorite

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Open-heart surgery

Health

Deadly infection spread by contaminated heart surgery machines

To get a new heart valve, patients have to undergo open-heart surgery. But a machine used in such procedures has been contaminating these implants

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