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New study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...

New research shows that 'hacking' the communication channels between microbes in the mouth could boost levels of beneficial ...

Researchers have developed a compound that is effective against common bacteria that can lead to rare, dangerous illnesses. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have ...

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