Latest about Microbiology
Restroom Hand Dryers Are Blowing Bacteria Everywhere
Using a restroom hand dryer? Your digits aren't as clean as you think.
Here's What Growing Inside Your Rubber Ducky
This will take the fun out of bathtime: Rubber ducky toys are teeming with bacteria and fungi, a new study finds.
America's Tallest Mountain Has a Serious Human Poop Problem
Denali, the United States' tallest mountain, has issued new regulations to stop the accumulating mountain of human poop from contaminating local water sources.
These Bacteria Eat Toxic Metal, 'Poop' Gold Nuggets
Researchers discover how a weird bacteria survive their toxic environment.
Woman Dies After Eating Raw Oysters: What Are Vibrio Bacteria?
A Texas woman developed a fatal infection with flesh eating bacteria after eating raw oysters, according to news reports.
Extremely Rare Case: Man's Artificial Hip Infected with 'Rabbit Fever'
A severe pain in one man's artificial hip joint turned out to be caused by an extremely rare bacterial infection, according to a new report of the man's case.
Could Eating Poultry Raise Your Risk of UTIs?
The poultry products you buy at the grocery store may be a source of bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) in people, a new study suggests.
Bacteria Can Be Programmed to Assemble Structures from Gold Particles
Bacterial colonies programmed with synthetic genes can assemble microscopic particles of gold into useful devices such as sensors, a new study finds.
