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Hospital treatments may alter the balance of bacteria in your body

Just three days in hospital can change the bacteria in your gut

1 October 2019

A study of people in an intensive care unit has found that being in hospital can lead to harmful strains of bacteria taking over your microbiome

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

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

19 February 2019

A historic second world war German submarine off the US coast is being destroyed — thanks to oil released from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill

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