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Microbes
The Good Bacteria You Can Catch at Christmas
No need to candy-coat this research—the fun-loving people you hang out with for Christmas may improve your health.
Are We Too Afraid of Germs? Immunologist Dr. Steven Templeton on Healthy Infections, the Appearance of Safety, and Shutdown Culture
Dr. Steven Templeton is the author of “Fear of a Microbial Planet: How a Germophobic Safety Culture Makes Us Less Safe.”
Why Scientists Are Obsessing Over the Bugs in Our Stool
This microbial community plays several essential roles, from helping to create hormones to supplying the key components of our immune system.
How the Gut Cures and Creates Disease
The viruses, fungi, and bacteria that live inside and upon us are essential to critical functions in our bodies.
How Fertilizer Alters Soil Microbes Around the World
Adding nitrogen and phosphorous to the soil beneath grasslands shifts the natural communities of fungi, bacteria, and microscopic organisms called archaea that live in the soil.
Caves Get Bigger When Microbes Eat This
Since 2004, researchers have been studying the Frasassi cave system, an actively developing limestone cave system located 1,500 feet underground in central Italy.
