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A baby in the womb

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The human placenta may not have a microbiome after all

Recent evidence that the placenta has its own community of microbes is now uncertain as it seems the experiments were corrupted by contamination

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Some types of bacteria help keep you healthy

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Lack of protective vaginal bacteria linked to high ovarian cancer risk

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How do antibiotics work?

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How do antibiotics work?

Antibiotic resistance

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Antibiotic resistance

Robert Koch

People in Science

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

People in Science

Louis Pasteur

child playing

Health

Gut bacteria might influence how our brains develop as children

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salad leaves being washed

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Vegetables as well as meat could spread superbugs into food chain

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A girl with a chicken

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Microbes from farms may protect children from asthma even in cities

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Everything you need to know about the hospital food listeria outbreak

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Everything you need to know about the hospital food listeria outbreak

Two more people are reported to have died after eating contaminated sandwiches at a UK hospital. Here’s everything you need to know about the listeria outbreak

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Alzheimer's disease

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Bacteria could identify month-old suspicious stains at crime scenes

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Working hypothesis: From space deliveries to dirty money

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Eczema-associated bacteria may be kept in check by a different microbe

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