The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people that they believe in promoting Hispanic-style cheese, which is linked to the spread of Listeria outbreak in New York. The agency said on Friday it had not determined the specific source of the virus, but suspected certain cheese was involved. …
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Leonardo da Vinci is famous for his elaborate, nuanced artwork and advanced technical ideas. But new research has revealed another level of complexity in his drawings: the hidden world of small life-forms on his artwork. These findings could help create a microbiome “catalog” for artwork, the researchers said. Each piece …
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Getting minerals into space can be a little easier than we thought – with the help of some of the earth’s smallest inhabitants. International Space Station experiments show that bacteria can increase space mining efficiency by 400 percent, providing a much easier way to access materials we use widely in …
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There is no walk in the park a year in space. Ask American astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a year on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015. Her DNA, telomeres, and gut microbiome were altered by her long stay in space, she lost bone density, and still had pain …
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In Hawaii, a hiker was injured by a tree – and infected by a rare carnivorous bacterium that caused his leg to rot, according to a report. Medical Journal B.M.J. According to a case study published in Case Reports on Tuesday, the 72-year-old woman was walking in a lava field …
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