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A virus we thought was harmless to humans may worsen cystic fibrosis

Bacteriophage viruses target microbes and not human cells – but paradoxically, they make it harder to treat bacterial infections in people with cystic fibrosis

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Life

We contain microbes so deeply weird they alter the very tree of life

Features

Salmonella

Life

Salmonella can hijack immune cells to spread around the body

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Bacteriophage viruses attacking an E. coli cell

Life

Giant viruses have weaponised CRISPR against their bacterial hosts

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Cancer cells

Health

Spread of cancers halted by smart bacteria that trigger immune attack

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ISS toilet

Space

Toilet on International Space Station gets a bacteria-killing upgrade

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Eric Alm

Health

I'm travelling the world to collect poo for the good of humankind

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Nazi sub is being destroyed by bacteria due to Deepwater Horizon spill

Environment

Nazi sub is being destroyed by bacteria due to Deepwater Horizon spill

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Your phone and shoes are home to completely unknown life forms

Life

Your phone and shoes are home to completely unknown life forms

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breast pump

Health

Breast pumps may introduce harmful bacteria to babies’ gut microbiome

Milk from breast pumps contains more pathogens than milk that is directly breastfed, which may explain why asthma is more common in bottle-fed infants

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Life

DNA-eating bacteria lurk beneath the Atlantic Ocean floor

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Life

The ancestor of all creatures on Earth lived a lukewarm lifestyle

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Health

People with depression are less likely to have certain gut bacteria

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Health

Your gut bacteria may match your blood group – but we don’t know why

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