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A scientific journal describes the fungus as a "potential agroterrorism weapon" that can be used against crops and people.

Plenty of different types of viruses and bacteria are resistant to alcohol-based sanitizers. And they can make you very sick.

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The World Food Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Brazilian microbiologist Dr. Mariangela Hungria, whose work has led to significant yield ... These bacteria can live independently in soil, but do not ...

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Vaccines work by imitating an infection to teach the body how to recognize and defend itself from disease without experiencing the dangers of an actual infection, according to the CDC. "They do so ...

But the treatments Kennedy supports generally do not help kids or adults get rid ... in the airways of people with asthma. “These drugs work by suppressing the immune system,” Hazra says.

Monerez will need to work hard at keeping the CDC on mission, says Orient. “Dr. Monarez’s expertise in microbiology is certainly needed, but her cited accomplishments seem more related to ‘social ...

An international team of microbiologists from the Medical University of Graz, the DSMZ—German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (Braunschweig, Germany)—and the University of ...